Estadio Nueva Chicago is a football stadium located in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is also popularly known as Estadio República de Mataderos.[4] The stadium, inaugurated in 1940,[5] is owned and operated by Club Atlético Nueva Chicago. It has a capacity of 20,000.[6]
| Estadio Nueva Chicago | |
Estadio República de Mataderos | |
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 The stadium in 2010 | |
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| Address | Justo Suárez 6900[1] Buenos Aires Argentina |
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| Coordinates | 34°40′04.51″S 58°29′58.56″W / 34.6679194°S 58.4996000°W |
| Owner | C.A. Nueva Chicago |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 27 October 1940[2] |
| Architect | Dartiguelongue[3] |
History
editDuring their first years of existence, Nueva Chicago played in fields located near the "Mercado de Hacienda" in Mataderos. In 1920 the club started using a field on Piedrabuena and Av. Campana (now "Avenida del Trabajo") streets. Nueva Chicago played their home matches there until 1934. In successive years, the team played in other clubs stadiums.[5]
As the land on Piedrabuena and Av. Campana was chosen to build a new hospital (current Mataderos Health Center),[3] Nueva Chicago had to leave it. The club acquired a new land, starting to build a stadium, which was inaugurated in 1940 in a Tercera Divisón match vs Sportivo Buenos Aires, won by Chicago 2–0. That victory also allowed the team to be crowned champion, promoting to Segunda División.[3][7]
In September 1944,[8] the club inaugurated a velodrome, surrounding the pitch of the stadium.[7] The track had a circunsference of 370 metre.[3] Between mid-1970s and early 1990s, the stadium hosted speedway and midget races, held in the former velodrome track.[5]
References
edit Media related to Estadio Nueva Chicago at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ canuevachicago.com.ar/instalaciones Instalaciones on C.A. Nueva Chicago
- ^ "El estadio del club Nueva Chicago cumplió 80 años". Medios del Sur (in Spanish). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Nueva Chicago history on Webcindario.com
- ^ "Confirmaron la clausura del estadio Republica de Mataderos". Medios del Sur (in Spanish). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mataderos" on Viejos Estadios blogsite
- ^ Estadios de Argentina
- ^ a b Orgullo de Mataderos, orgullo de barrio on Clarín, 11 Jun 2001
- ^ "Velódromo municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" on Palermo online, 11 Oct 2023