Estadio de Hanga Roa, Municipal stadium in Hanga Roa, Chile.
Estadio de Hanga Roa is the main football ground of Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui, laid out in 1950 as an open amateur field. A 2012 reconstruction by the Regional Government of Valparaíso added synthetic turf, an athletic track, dressing rooms, floodlights and stands; capacity is about 2,500.
The facility was first built in 1950 as a simple playing field and underwent major renovation in 2012. This modernization, funded by the Regional Government of Valparaíso, transformed it into the current sports complex.
The Easter Island football team, known as Rapa Nui and organised through the Asociación de Fútbol de Isla de Pascua, played its first official match here on 5 August 2009, losing 4–0 to Colo-Colo in the Copa Chile. Former Chilean international Miguel Ángel Gamboa coached the islanders for that game, spending weeks teaching heading, shooting and positioning. In 2018 the team finished third in its group at the Festival des Îles in Tahiti.
The ground sits in Hanga Roa, the island's only town, on Rapa Nui, and is reached by the road running through the settlement; the pitch and running track are outdoors, so visits depend on whether a match or training session is on. Ask locally in the village about what is being played before walking over.
In 2009, the venue hosted a memorable match where the local amateur team played against professional club Colo-Colo in the Chile Cup. This match stands out as a highlight in the island's sporting history and demonstrated the enthusiasm of local supporters.
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