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Estadio Municipal de La Florida
Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida is a multi-purpose stadium located in La Florida, one of the southern areas of Santiago, Chile. It is used mostly for football matches because it is the home stadium of the Chilean football team Audax Club Sportivo Italiano. The stadium was built in the same place where the old 'Estadio Municipal' was placed. The former stadium was built in 1986 and demolished in 2008.
In 2007, La Florida was selected as a venue for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In order to comply with FIFA standards, the old stadium was torn down and a completely new venue was built. The capacity of the latter was increased from 7,000 to 12,000 people. The new stadium was inaugurated on November 12, 2008.
The stadium also hosts a variety of events such as summer theatre festivals and music concerts, as the Kiss concert early 2009, with a 18,000 people attendance. Faith No More performed at the stadium on October 30, 2009 as part of their The Second Coming Tour. For that concert, 9,000 tickets were sold within the first two days of presale.
External links
FIFA site
Audax Italiano Football Team
Municipalidad de La Florida
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