Hernando Siles Stadium
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| Full name | Estadio Hernando Siles |
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| Location | Avenida Saavedra, La Paz, Bolivia |
| Operator | SEDEDE |
| Capacity | 41 143 |
| Field size | 68 m * 105m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
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| Opened | 1930 |
| Renovated | 1977 |
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Club Bolivar The Strongest Universitario de La Paz Chaco Petrolero Mariscal Braun Fraternidad Tigres Academia de Balompié Boliviano Club 31 de Octubre Bolivia national football team |
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Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 41,143 seats. It is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia (1926–1930). The stadium is located in the Miraflores borough of La Paz, at an altitude of 3,637 metres (11,932 feet) above sea level, making it one of the highest professional stadiums in the world. The Stadium was opened in 1931 with a match between The Strongest and its classic rival, Universitario, with The Strongest winning 4–1. It is the home ground of three major Bolivian league football clubs, Club Bolivar, The Strongest and La Paz F.C. as well as several smaller top sides: Universitario de La Paz, Chaco Petrolero and Mariscal Braun. The stadium also hosts lower league clubs: Fraternidad Tigres and Academia de Balompié Boliviano.
The stadium has been the site of historic moments in Bolivian football history, including Bolivia's 2–0 defeat of Brazil in the CONMEBOL Group 2 1993 qualifiers for 1994 World Cup, Brazil's first defeat in 40 years of playing the qualifiers. Another such moment of this history occurred on April 1, 2009 when Bolivia defeated Argentina 6–1, inflicting the worst defeat for Argentina in 60 years. 6 months after, on October 11 (in the same qualifying group for 2010 World Cup), Bolivia defeated 2–1 an underweight Brazil.
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