Paraguay

Location

Asunción, Paraguay

Capacity

36,000

Opened

1917

Time zone

UTC -03:00 Paraguay Time (PYT)

The Defensores del Chaco Stadium (Spanish pronunciation: ; lit. 'Defenders of the Chaco Stadium', named after the Paraguayan Chaco soldiers in the Chaco War) is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. Located in the Sajonia neighbourhood, it is the owned by the Paraguayan Football Association and used mostly for football matches. In 1960, the stadium was the venue of the first final of the Copa Libertadores. After construction the stadium had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling in 1939, 1996 and 2007, that generally reduced it to 42,354. The stadium was again renovated in 2015, with further capacity decrease to the current 36,000 and should proceed with another process prior to 2030, restoring it to 41,186 seats.