Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes is a

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located in

Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the southeast end of the Greater Buenos Aires, being some away from the urban centre area of Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and is the seat of the eponymous '' ...

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. The stadium, owned and managed by

Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Arg ...

, has a capacity of 30,200 people and was inaugurated in 1995. replacing the first Quilmes A.C. venue, Estadio Guido y Sarmiento."Quilmes" on Viejos Estadios blogsite The Estadio Centenario was named in commemoration of the 100th. anniversary of Quilmes A.C., which sets its year of foundation in 1887.Historia
on Quilmes A.C.

History

left, Estadio "Guido y Sarmiento", predecessor of Estadio Centenario, operated from 1898 to 1995 The club announced the construction of a new stadium in November 1987, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the institution. Proyect was directed by architect Iván Urbán (also a Quilmes supporter) and works began one year later. The stadium was partially opened in 1993 with a friendly match between "Quilmes Campeón" (a combined with former players of the 1978 Primera División champion team) and an all-time stars combined team. The venue was officially inaugurated on April 25, 1995, with the name "Estadio Centenario 'José Luis Meiszner'". Meizner was then the president of Quilmes. Celebrations included a match between Quilmes and

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an club

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, won by Quilmes 2–1. On June 30, 1995, the

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played for the first time in Estadio Centenario v.

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, winning 2-0 with goals scored by

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and

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. The stadium was refurbished and later re-opened in November 1998. The old Quilmes stadium located on Guido and Sarmiento streets (behind the club's headquarters) was demolished. The stadium has been used by other teams such as

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in the 2010 Apertura championship, which also won coached by Alejandro Sabella. In 2016, the club (led by new president Marcelo Callelo) changed the name of the stadium to "Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes", removing the name of the former president after he was involved in the

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.Por qué el estadio de Quilmes dejará de llamarse José Luis Meiszner
by Rodrigo Tamagni, Infobae, 26 Aug 2016 Meiszner had managed the club for over 30 years, apart from being a close collaborator of

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in the

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.Más de 200 millones de deudas, un ex presidente acusado por el FIFAgate y el descenso encima: Quilmes, en su peor hora
by Julián Lichene, ''La Nación'', 24 Aug 2016

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Centenario Ciudad De Quilmes cent Quilmes Atlético Club Sports venues completed in 1995 1995 establishments in Argentina

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