Estadio Defensores del Chaco is situated in Asunción, Paraguay. It is predominantly used for football events and had an initial capacity to hold more than 50,000 people. However, after years of remodelling and redesigning, it has now reduced to 38,000 people. It is one of the oldest stadiums in Paraguay, inaugurated in 1917. The significant renovations of the stadium took place in 2000 and 2015. Club Olimpia, Club Guaraní, Club Nacional and Paraguay national football team use the stadium as their home field.
In 1924, when Uruguay won the Olympic gold medal in football, the Football Association of Paraguay named the stadium "Uruguay" in honor of South American nation. However, the name was reverted back to Estadio de Puerto Sajonia.
The stadium’s first name was Estadio de Puerto Sajonia as it was located in the Sajonia, the neighborhood in Asunción. 
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