The
Estadio Mariano Melgar is a multi-use
stadiumA modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in
ArequipaArequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
, Peru. Its primary use is to host
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
games for Peruvian First Division team Melgar FBC and
Copa PeruThe Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
teams Sportivo Huracán, Senati FC, FBC Aurora and
FBC White StarFBC White Star are a Peruvian football club based in Arequipa, Arequipa Region. The women's football department of the club won the national league in 2009, and competed in that season's Copa Libertadores.-History:...
. The stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000 and includes a running track for
track and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
events. It was named after
Mariano MelgarMariano Melgar was a Peruvian patriot, poet, artist, and warrior for the cause of independence from Spain. As a poet, Melgar became one of the most prominent romantic poets of Peru in the 19th century history, best known for his famous poetic love songs known as yaravíes...
, a Peruvian patriot and poet from Arequipa. It is also known as "Estadio de Cuarto Centenario" (Fourth Centennial Stadium) since it is in a neighborhood which was built in celebration of the fourth centennial of the
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foundation of Arequipa. The stadium was a venue for the
2001 South American Under 17 Football ChampionshipThe South American Under 17 Football Championship of 2001 was played in Peru from 2 till 18 March 2001.The host of the competition was the city of Arequipa-First round:The 10 national teams were divided in 2 groups of 5 teams each...
in Peru.
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