Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander

Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈli.as fiɣeˈɾoa] | in English: Elías Figueroa Brander Stadium), formerly known as Estadio Regional Chiledeportes and Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso, is a multi-purpose stadium in Valparaíso, Chile. It is commonly known as Estadio Playa Ancha,^[3] due to the suburb where it is located. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Wanderers. The stadium holds 20,575,^[4] was built in 1931^[5] and renovated in 2014.

Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander

Playa Ancha
Full name	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander de Valparaíso
Former names	Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso (1931 − 2005), Estadio Regional Chiledeportes (2005 − 2012)
Location	Valparaíso, Chile
Coordinates	33.022°S 71.640°W / -33.022; -71.640
Owner	Chiledeportes
Capacity	20,575[1]
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	grass
Construction
Opened	December 25, 1931 (1931-12-25)
Reopened	19 February 2014
Construction cost	$19.000.000.000[2]
Architect	Gerardo Marambio, Claudio Aceituno,Claudio Palavecino, Mauricio Carrion
Tenants
Santiago Wanderers

The highest attendance at the Elías Figueroa, then "Municipal de Valparaiso", was 23,109 for a Primera Division league match between Santiago Wanderers and Colo-Colo (0-2) on October 25, 1953.

In July 2022, the venue was confirmed to host the women's football tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games.^[6]

In July 2024, it was confirmed as one of the 5 host venues for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[7]