- Address: Pasaje América 222, Cusco
- Country: Peru
- Capacity: 42,000
- Opened: 1958
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Cienciano (football), Garcilaso (football)
Extra stadium info – Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
The Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega is among the main sports venues in the Republic of Peru. The stadium hosted its first-ever Copa América match in 2004. The national football team of Uruguay, the first national football team with a FIFA World Cup title, finished third place in that game after beating Colombia. 35,000 spectators showed up for the match.
Other Copa América matches
The national football team of Brazil won the Copa América, the South American championship for national football teams, in 2004. They won the title after beating the Argentine Republic, commonly known as Argentina, in a penalty shoot-out. Brazil and the Argentine Republic both won multiple FIFA World Cup titles. The final of the 2004 Copa América took place in the city of Lima in front of 43,000 spectators. It was the sixth Copa América final in Peru. The first one, which was won by the national football team of the Argentine Republic after beating Peru, took place in 1927.
Club Sportivo Cienciano and Club Deportivo Garcilaso
Club Sportivo Cienciano and Club Deportivo Garcilaso both use the venue named Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega for home games. Cienciano was founded in 1901 by a group of students. Garcilaso was founded in 1957. Both clubs played numerous matches in the top-flight football league of Peru. Cienciano played their first-ever top-flight football league match in 1973. They finished ninth place in the top division during that league season. Cienciano won 11 of the 34 league games. 11 games ended in a draw. In 2001, Cienciano were crowned Peruvian football champions for the first time in their history. Deportivo Garcilaso played their first-ever Peruvian top-flight football league match in 2023. They won the match, which took place at the Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
