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The stadium has hosted some of the Peru national football team's international matches including
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. It also hosted the final stages of the 2008 Copa Perú. However, the Aerial view
Monumental was absent from the organization of the 2004 Copa América because of conflicts
Full name Estadio Monumental
between the club and the organizers. In addition, between its opening in 2000 until 2007, only
one edition of the Peruvian Clásico was played due to security concerns; however, in late 2008, Location Ate, Lima, Peru
the derby returned to the stadium. Coordinates 12°03′20.5″S 76°56′09.5″W
Owner Gremco
Universitario de
Contents Deportes[1]
Executive suites 1,251
Building
Capacity 80,093
Tenants
Peru national football team records Field size 105 x 69 m
Notable Events Surface Grass
Explanada del Estadio Monumental
Construction
Christian Events
Broke ground 16 January 1991
References
Built 1991–2000
External links
Opened 2 July 2000
Construction S/.146,538,000
Building cost
Located on Avenida Prolongación Javier Prado Este, the 80.093-spectator stadium and the Architect Walter Lavalleja
surrounding sport complex cover an area of 186.542 m². There are 3 fields; the stadium field and Project manager Walter Lavalleja
two training grounds. The stadium is divided into two main sections; the lower section of stands
Main contractors Gremco
for the general public and the upper section of 6 floors of luxury boxes. The lower section of the
Progreso International
stadium consists of four stands—known as Norte, Sur, Oriente, and Occidente (North, South,
Tenants
East, and West respectively)—each having its own entrance. The east and west stands are all-
seaters, while the north and south stands have standing terraces. Behind the western and eastern Universitario de Deportes (2000-present)
stands, there is a handicapped zone. In the center of the western stand the Palco Oficial is
situated for about 600 spectators, which has a private entrance and commodities such as bathrooms and a cafeteria. Together, these four stands can
receive 59,177 spectators. The upper section consists of the luxury box suites which are 1,250 in total for 20,916 spectators; the suite owners have a
private parking lot.[4][6]
The main field is 18 meters below ground level and from the outside the stadium, only the luxury suites are visible. The field is 105 x 70 meters in size.
Modern floodlighting was installed, with a total of 160 Ultra Sport General Electric spotlights of 2,000 watts with four levels of illumination. Above the
northern stand, an LED display electronic scoreboard stands which measures 8 x 10 meters. Above the southern stand, a Philips screen is situated that
measures 10 x 6 meters. Above the western stand, a surveillance room with eight security cameras monitoring the interiors and exteriors of the stadium.
The field is watered by sprinkler irrigation.[4][6]
The stadium has four changing rooms which are below the western stand; two of them are the main changing rooms for the main game the stadium
hosts, while the other two are for teams participating in a preliminary match. The changing rooms include showers, bathrooms, dressing rooms, and
massage rooms. The main changing rooms have an office for the manager of the team. There is also an anti-doping room, a referees changing room, and a
chapel. Below the southern stand is a changing room for musical concert personnel.[6]
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In the western stand–Occidente–the first floor of the upper section was exclusively made for the media and press. There are 168 positions for newspaper
journalists in addition to 32 cabins for radio broadcasts as well as 5 specially-made positions for television broadcasts. Two photography laboratories are
available. Several rooms are also available for the press, press conferences, telecommunications, and accreditation.[4]
Tenants
Universitario de Deportes is the Monumental's principal tenant as well as the owner of the entire sports complex. The football club plays its home games
for domestic and international matches since its opening in 2000. The inaugural match was played on 2 July 2000 against Sporting Cristal for the local
Primera División with a record assistance of 54,708 spectators (not counting luxury boxes). The new stadium replaced the club's Estadio Teodoro Lolo
Fernandez which now serves as the club's social headquarters in addition to a training ground. Since its opening, the most important derby of Peru has
been repeatedly prohibited from being played there because of security issues. On 26 June 2002, the derby was allowed to be played for the first time at
the Monumental between Universitario and Alianza Lima for the Torneo Apertura trophy. This first leg match was a 1–0 victory for Universitario;
however the aftermath of the match inside and outside of stadium was disastrous leading to further prohibition of the match from the Monumental. After
the derby's six-year absence from the Monumental, on 14 September 2008 the Estadio Monumental hosted a second derby after the club fought bitterly,
seeking the authorities' approval to be able to host the game. This time the derby was successfully hosted without security issues and subsequently the
stadium was not rejected for further derby matches in the following seasons.
The Peru national football team has been a minor tenant of the Monumental. Although the Estadio Nacional is the national team's home venue, on more
than one occasion has Peru played at the Monumental. The first match Peru played at the Monumental was on 2 June 2001 against Ecuador for the 2002
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The match was an unfortunate 2–1 loss for the home side. A second qualifier was played later that year against Bolivia which
was also their last fixture of the 2002 qualifiers which ended in a 1–1 draw. The Monumental hosted a third match for the national team in 2003,
however this was only a friendly against Paraguay; the match was Peru's second loss at this stadium. Peru's fourth match at the Monumental was a new
qualifying match in 2003 for the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Brazil. The match was 1–1 draw and there was a record assistance of 59,566 spectators.
Due to the installation of artificial turf at the Estadio Nacional, the Estadio Monumental hosted 8 of Peru's 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Of these 8
matches, 2 wins were achieved against Venezuela and Uruguay, both 1–0 victories.
The stadium hosted the Finalisima of the 2008 Copa Perú. This was the final stage of Peru's promotion tournament in which four teams played in six
matches in order to gain promotion to the first division. The champion Sport Huancayo and runner-up Colegio Nacional Iquitos were promoted the first
division while third place Atlético Torino and fourth place Cobresol FBC were promoted to the Segunda División.
The Monumental had a chance to be a venue for the 2004 Copa América, however conflict ignited between the club and the tournament organizers which
led to the absence of this stadium from the event.
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Panoramic view of Universitario's 80,000-seater stadium on 13 December 2009 for the Descentralizado second leg playoff against rival Alianza Lima.
12 September 2007 Bolivia W 2–0 Friendly match Front entrance of the stadium where
the statue dedicated to Teodoro
13 October 2007 Paraguay D 0–0 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Fernández can be seen.
19 November 2007 Brazil D 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Notable Events
Estadio Monumenta has played host to several world-acclaimed musical artists such as:
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Britney Spears - Femme Fatale Tour, 2011
Maroon 5 - Overexposed Tour, 2012
The Rolling Stones - América Latina Olé Tour 2016, 2016
Guns N' Roses - Not in This Lifetime... Tour, 2016
Roger Waters - Us + Them Tour, 2018
Depeche Mode performed at the open area on October 13, 2009 during their Tour of the Universe, in front of a crowd of 30,000 people.
Christian Events
Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua held a two-day crusade in September 2016 which attracted nearly 100,000 over both days and made headlines in local
Peruvian media.[7][8][9]
References
1. "Estadio Monumental "U" " (http://www.stadiumguide.com/estadio-monumental-u/). stadiumguide.com. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
2. "Walter Lavalleja Sarries: un continente de cemento" (http://www.elpais.com.uy/especiales/Anuarios/2000/13.html) (in Spanish). elpais.com.uy.
Retrieved 24 November 2007.
3. "Por fin el Monumental es de Universitario" (http://www.peru.com/futbol/autonoticias/FutbolNacional/2007/08/02/DetalleNoticia92652.asp) (in
Spanish). futbolperuano.com. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
4. "Escenario" (https://web.archive.org/web/20090504073948/http://www.fpf.com.pe/escenario.htm) (in Spanish). Federación Peruana de Fútbol.
Archived from the original (http://www.fpf.com.pe/escenario.htm) on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
5. "The football stadiums of South America" (http://www.fussballtempel.net/conmebol/PER.html). fussballtempel.net. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
6. "El Estadio "Monumental" " (http://clubuniversitario.galeon.com/productos902537.html). clubuniversitario.galeon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved Jun 19,
2006.
7. "El polémico pastor TB Joshua llegó al estadio Monumental" (http://panamericana.pe/alsextodia/locales/215238-polemico-pastor-tb-joshua-llego-est
adio-monumental). Pan Americana (Peru). 2016-10-19.
8. "Las manos milagrosas del nigeriano TB Joshua" (http://www.atv.pe/actualidad/las-manos-milagrosas-del-nigeriano-tb-joshua-317090). ATV (Peru).
2016-10-10.
9. "Trabajador de limpieza consigue pulmones nuevos" (http://pressperu.com/trabajador-de-limpieza-consigue-pulmones-nuevos/). Press Peru. 2016-
10-07.
External links
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