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The Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López is a
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located in the neighborhood of
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in
Vicente López Partido Vicente López is a partido in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is one of the country´s most affluent municipalities. Vicente López is located 20 kilometers north of downtown Buenos Aires and 80 kilom ...
of
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. Owned and operated by
Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Florida, Buenos Aires. The club nickname is (Squid) after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink". Although the club hosts many activities, Pla ...
, the stadium was built in 1979, and has a capacity of 28,530 spectators. The stadium is mainly used for
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matches.


History

Platense had its first stadium on Posadas street in the Retiro neighborhood, built on a land rented to the Municipality of Buenos Aires. It had been built in 1907 and the club used the venue until 1911, when Platense moved to Manuela Pedraza and Blandengues streets in the neighborhood of
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. In 1917 the club rented a land on Manuela Pedraza and Crámer streets in the
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district, where the football team (promoted to
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in 1912)"Platense", stadium history on Viejos Estadios blogsite played their home matches until 1971. The first match in Saavedra was held on July 9, 1917, when Platense beat Rosarian club
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1–0. By 1922, the stadium included an official grandstand (with roof), with seven rooms on the main floor, and one
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among other facilities. The stadium was refurbished to expand its capacity, in 1932 and 1939. In February 1941, Platense opened a
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, placed next to the stadium. For years, it was the only velodrome in the city of
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. In the centre of the arena, the
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team of the club played their home games. The club acquired land in Vicente López Partido to build a stadium there in 1947. Three years later, C.A. Platense obtained a loan to build a stadium made of concrete, inspired by
Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its association football, football team, that currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera Divi ...
's venue,
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. The stadium would host 60,000 spectators. Nevertheless, the project was dismissed in 1955, when after the ''
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'', a military government took the power in Argentina. In 1965, the club refurbished the stadium, expanding the field dimensions to 110 x 70 m, and demolishing the velodrome. In 1971, the club was in a deep financial crisis and had to leave the land on Manuela Pedraza and Crámer. The last match played there was on September 26, when Platense beat
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2–0. In 1974 architect Haedo led works to build a new venue in the
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district of
Vicente López Partido Vicente López is a partido in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is one of the country´s most affluent municipalities. Vicente López is located 20 kilometers north of downtown Buenos Aires and 80 kilom ...
, on the other side of
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. The stadium was inaugurated on July 22, 1979, when Platense played v Gimnasia y Esgrima LP. The visitor team's grandstand was finished one year later while the
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system was placed in September 1982. In 1994, the stadium was refurbished, expanding its capacity from 18,000 to 28,530. Works included the construction of two new concrete grandstands, named "
Julio Cozzi Julio Adolfo Cozzi (14 July 1922 – 25 September 2011) was an Argentine football goalkeeper who won the Copa América 1947 with the Argentina national team. Cozzi started his career in 1941 with Club Atlético Platense. He played for the club ...
" and "
Roberto Goyeneche Roberto Goyeneche (January 29, 1926 in Saavedra, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires – August 27, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine tango singer who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' bohemian life, and became a living legend in ...
", honoring one of the most notable goalkeepers in the club's history and Platense's most recognised supporter,El Platense del Polaco
by Alejandro Fabbri on ''Caras y Caretas'', 27 May 2019
respectively. Works concluded in 1998.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez
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