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==Stadium==
{{Main|Estadio Monumental David Arellano}}
Colo-Colo initially played on a field called Estadio El Llano but in January 1928 moved to the [[Estadio Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa|Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa]]. The team later moved to [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez|Estadio Nacional]] where it played from 1939 to the late 1980s. In 1946 the club bought a stadium from [[Carabineros de Chile]] – then called ''Fortín Mapocho'' – which was closed according security reasons. It was intended to build a 30,000-seat stadium at the site. However, a municipal ordinance prohibited construction in the area. For that reason, Colo-Colo sold the stadium in order to raise funds for the future [[Estadio Monumental David Arellano|Estadio Monumental]].

In 1956, club's president Antonio Labán acquired a 28&nbsp;[[Hectare|ha]] terrain at [[Macul]], close to the intersection between [[Vicuña Mackenna Avenue|Vicuña Mackenna]] and Departamental. The new stadium was originally planned with a capacity of 120,000. Due to the work's high cost and lack of a government subsidy the project was halted. In 1960, after Chile's successful proposition to hold the [[1962 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], several congressmen proposed to build a 52,000-seat stadium at Colo-Colo's site. However, the [[1960 Valdivia earthquake|9.5 Valdivia earthquake]] and a willingness from congress stopped the initiative.

Colo-Colo's brilliant campaigns in 1972 and 1973 allowed the stadium construction to resume. It was inaugurated in a league match 1975 which Colo-Colo win 1–0 over [[Deportes Aviación]] with [[Juan Carlos Orellana]], who become the first player to score a goal in Monumental's history.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.colocolo.cl/estadio-monumental/monumental/historia/ |title = Una historia monumental |publisher = Colocolo.cl |access-date = 13 September 2015 |archive-date = 1 April 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401232058/http://www.colocolo.cl/estadio-monumental/monumental/historia/ |url-status = live }}</ref> However, the stadium was closed due to lack of basic services and infrastructure. It was not reopened until 1989 thanks to [[Hugo Rubio]]'s transfer to [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] which allowed the club to receive [[US$]]1 million to repair the problems mentioned. The stadium was called ''Monumental [[David Arellano]]'' in honour of its founder and its definitive inauguration was in a match against Uruguay's [[CA Peñarol|Peñarol]] which Colo-Colo won 2–1.<ref name="ianu"/>

Since its definitive opening, the stadium has seen the [[1991 Copa Libertadores]] and [[1992 Copa Interamericana]] titles as well as several league honors.

Monumental's public record attendance was in 1992 for a derby match with [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] which registered an attendance of 70,000 fans approximately.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile |year = 1994 |url = http://www.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=recursoslegales/10221.3/22919/1/HL19327.pdf |title = Historia de la Ley Nº 19.327. Fija normas para prevención y sanción de hechos de violencia en recintos deportivos con ocasión de espectáculos de futbol profesional |work = Diario Oficial |access-date = 7 July 2007 |archive-date = 12 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110312014116/http://www.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=recursoslegales/10221.3/22919/1/HL19327.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref> That record was closely followed in August 1993 during a 2–0 exhibition match win over [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] with a 67,543 attendance.<ref name="sobre">{{cite web |publisher = EFE |year = 1993 |url = http://hemeroteca.abcdesevilla.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1993/08/23/076.html |title = 2-0: Derrota del Real Madrid ante Colo-Colo |work = Diario ABC |access-date = 7 July 2007 |archive-date = 27 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120127161406/http://hemeroteca.abcdesevilla.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1993/08/23/076.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Several remodeling works and stricter security brought down the total capacity to 47,347.

The [[Chile national football team|Chilean national team]] usually use the stadium for its games since 1997.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = Prensa Fútbol |date = 5 September 2009 |url = http://www.prensafutbol.cl/reportajes/43-reportajes/8649-chile-vs-venezuela-a-repetir-la-magica-noche-del-monumental-.html |title = Chile vs. Venezuela: A repetir la mágica noche Monumental |access-date = 19 April 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130518145748/http://www.prensafutbol.cl/reportajes/43-reportajes/8649-chile-vs-venezuela-a-repetir-la-magica-noche-del-monumental-.html |archive-date = 18 May 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The stadium was also used during the [[2015 Copa América]].