Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario is a

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. It is used mostly for

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events, hosting the home matches of

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, and other local clubs. The stadium also served as venue for the

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. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 25,286 spectators and required an investment of AR$86 million.Así quedó el estadio Bicentenario
on TN, 15 Mar 2011 The stadium has also hosted

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and

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matches.Estadio del Bicentenario
on San Juan al Mundo

History

Works started in March 2009, with a total of 500 workers employed.El escenario del amistoso
on AFA website, 6 Jun 2019 Works extended for 24 months. The stadium was supposed to be inaugurated in May, 2010, to commemorate the 200 years of the

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. Delays, however, have meant that the stadium was inaugurated on March 16, 2011, with the

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friendly match which Argentina won by a score of 4–1, in front of an attendance of 30,000. That year, the stadium hosted group stage and quarter-final matches in the

. In March 2013, an additional field was also inaugurated at a cost of AR$ 9 million. The field has similar measures (105 x 68 m) and six lighting towers which allow it to host matches at night. In 2012, Estadio del Bicentenario hosted the first final of the relaunched

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, where

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beat

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21.Estadio San Juan
on Copa Argentina website One year later, the stadium was one of the two venues of the 2013 South American Youth Championship and hosted Group B in the first stage. In 2018, it again hosted the Argentina national team, this time for a

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match against Colombia, which Argentina won 3–0.

Sporting events

2011 Copa América

FIFA World Cup qualification

Rugby union

References

External links

Sedes: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
at Copa Argentina.org
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