Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
El Tahuichi | |
| Full name | Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera Costas |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio William Bendeck (1972–1980) Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz (1940–1972) |
| Location | Avenida San Aurelio
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| Owner | Santa Cruz Department |
| Capacity | 38,000 35,180 (international) |
| Field size | 105 x 64.7 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 28 January 1938 |
| Built | 1938–1940 |
| Opened | 25 May 1940 |
| Renovated | 1995–1996 2014–2020 |
| Tenants | |
| Oriente Petrolero Blooming Destroyers Royal Pari Universidad Cruceña | |
Estadio Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas is a multi-purpose stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Destroyers, and Royal Pari. Inaugurated in 1940, the stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was one of the official stadiums for the 1997 Copa America.
Organized by the Tahuichi Academy, every year during January this stadium hosts one of the greatest youth football tournaments in the world, the "Mundialito Paz y Unidad." Past participants of the U-15 tournament have included Real Madrid, Benfica, Vasco da Gama, River Plate, Colo-Colo and many youth national teams.