Estadio El Cobre, Football stadium in El Salvador, Chile

Estadio El Cobre is a football stadium in El Salvador, Chile, with a grass field measuring 105 by 75 meters surrounded by concrete stands. The complex holds approximately 20,750 spectators across multiple seating sections.

Construction began on 27 July 1979 on the Sausalito pitch, with Codelco funding and the El Salvador community laying the grass in one of the world's driest deserts. The stadium opened on 1 June 1980 with a 1-1 draw between Cobresal and Independiente de Cauquenes. For the 1986 Copa Libertadores, Conmebol rules forced capacity up from 8,000 to 20,752. Floodlights were installed on 8 May 1999 for a televised match against Universidad de Chile.

Locals call it "the largest stadium in the world" because its capacity exceeds the roughly 8,500 residents of El Salvador, so Cobresal can never play before a full house. The ground was built with Codelco funds and the work of the town's own residents, and the club's mining name ties the team to the copper deposit.

The stadium sits in El Salvador, in the Atacama Region, not in the Andes; the town lies in the desert interior of northern Chile. Access is from Diego de Almagro, the nearest city, and the ground is reached by road. The stands are open-air, so sun and wind are the main conditions to plan for.

The stadium is home to CD Cobresal, a club whose name references the copper mines that shaped the area's economy for generations. This connection to mining heritage makes the team a symbol of local identity.