Estadio Charrúa, Sports stadium in Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Estadio Charrúa is a sports stadium in the Carrasco neighborhood with capacity for about 14,000 spectators and up-to-date facilities. The venue hosts national rugby union matches and major entertainment events throughout the year.
Built in 1984 as a football venue, the stadium was rebuilt in 2006 through FIFA's GOAL project and renovated again in 2018. Peñarol tried to buy it in 1993 and in 2001 proposed expanding it to 30,000 seats for US$8 million, but the Montevideo Neighborhood Council rejected the plan. In December 2012 the Municipality leased it for ten years to the Uruguayan Rugby Union and the Uruguayan Football Association.
The name honours the Charrúa, the Indigenous peoples of the Banda Oriental, and the ground sits inside Parque Rivera, named after General Fructuoso Rivera, Uruguay's first president. Since the 2012 concession it has been the home of the Uruguay national rugby union team and the Uruguayan Rugby Championship.
The stadium is located in an accessible part of Carrasco neighborhood and is set up to handle different types of events and gatherings. Visitors should check in advance about current activities and entry procedures before planning their visit.
The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup used the stadium as one of three venues, with 18 matches played here including the opening match and the final. In 2022 it staged all 26 matches of the South American U-17 Women's Championship. Part of the film Mi mundial was believed to be set here, but it was actually shot at Estadio Jardines del Hipódromo.
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