Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

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Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Location Quito, Ecuador
Opened November 25, 1951
Owner Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha
Surface Grass
Tenants
Ecuador national football team
Sociedad Deportivo Quito
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica del Ecuador
Capacity
39,816

Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa is a multi-use stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000. Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's capital city. The stadium is named after Inca prince Atahualpa.

Deportivo Quito, Club Deportivo El Nacional, and Universidad Catolica use the facility for their home games. At this venue, Ecuador has beaten Brazil twice, Paraguay twice, and Argentina twice, amongst others, securing their positions in Japan/Korea 2002 and Germany 2006. During the qualifying for Germany 2006, Ecuador successfully qualified and remained undefeated in this stadium.

Coordinates: 0°10′39.1″S, 78°28′35.7″W

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