Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón is a stadium in Avellaneda, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. More commonly, it is called El Cilindro de Avellaneda (English: The Cylinder of Avellaneda). The stadium is the home of Racing Club de Avellaneda.[3]
| Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | |
El Cilindro | |
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| Full name | Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón |
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| Location | Mozart and Oreste Corbatta streets, Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°40′03.2″S 58°22′6.9″W / 34.667556°S 58.368583°W |
| Owner | Racing Club |
| Operator | Racing Club |
| Capacity | 41,900[1] |
| Record attendance | 120,000 (Racing 2–1 Celtic, 1967 Intercontinental Cup)[2] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1949–50 |
| Opened | 3 September 1950 |
| Renovated | 1995–97 |
| Tenants | |
| Racing Club (1950–present) | |
| Website | |
| racingclub.com.ar/estadio | |
The stadium was designed by German engineers with experience in reconstruction of cities destroyed in the World War II.[4] It has a capacity of 41,900 spectators.
Racing venue was the first stadium to have roof grandstands, after refurbishment made in the 1990s.[5]
The Presidente Perón replaced the old Alsina y Colón stadium, which was closed in 1946.
History edit
The first project to build this stadium started in 1944, with the purpose of improving club's facilities. A special committee was created to acquire 30,000 m2 that were owned by railway companies (British-owned by then). President of Argentina, Juan Perón suggested to build it in Retiro neighborhood, near de Buenos Aires downtown. Racing Club executives decided to stay in Avellaneda to keep their belonging place.[6]
Works began in 1946. The Government of Argentina lent Racing Club the money to finance the construction. As gratitude for that, the club executives named Juan Perón honorary president of Racing. The driving force behind this funding was Argentina's Minister of Finance, Ramón Cereijo, a passionate supporter of Racing Club.[7]
On 1 December 1946, Racing played its last match in the old stadium, vs Rosario Central (a 4–6 defeat). The old stadium was demolished while the new venue was inaugurated on 3 September 1950, when Racing beat Vélez Sársfield 1–0. Llamil Simes scored the only goal.
In 1951 the Presidente Perón stadium was one of the venues for the Pan American Games held in Argentina that year. All the football matches of the competition were held there. In 1966, the club placed light towers. To celebrate that, the club invited FC Bayern Munich (that brought Argentina some of its most notable players such as Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Sepp Maier) to play a match in the stadium, which was won by Racing 3–2.[8]
At international club level, Racing Club played significant matches in Estadio Presidente Perón, such as the 1967 Copa Libertadores final v Club Nacional de Football and the 1967 Intercontinental Cup final v European champion Celtic FC. At domestic competitions level, Racing was the venue for the 1969 Argentine Primera División final between Chacarita Juniors and River Plate, and the 1976 final where Boca Juniors beat River Plate 1–0 with the "ghost goal" by Rubén Suñé.[9]
In 1993, the Municipality of Avellaneda gave its approval to change the name of Cuyo, one of the streets that surround the stadium. The name changed to Oreste Corbatta to honour a player who is regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Racing.[10][11] It also resembles an American cookie cutter stadium from the 60s and 70s
Concerts edit
The stadium has hosted some national and international concerts since the late 1990s. Some of the artists to have played at the stadium are Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota (1998, with a record attendance of 45,000),[12][13] Rammstein (on 27 November 2010, att: 40,000),[14] Judas Priest and Whitesnake together (18 Sep 2011, att: 35,000),[15] Viejas Locas (14 Jul 2012),[16] and La Renga (6 Jan 2024).[12]
References edit
- ^ Estadio Presidente Perón. RACINGCLUB. 3 April 2023. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Los cinco partidos con más público en la historia del fútbol argentino by Daniel Szwarc on 90 Minutos, 30 Apr 2019
- ^ "Racing Club". Classic Football. FIFA. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ EL CILINDRO DE AVELLANEDA CUMPLE 65 AÑOS (in Spanish). DXTV. 3 Sep 2015 (archived).
- ^ Estadio en la página oficial del club
- ^ ¿QUÉ SON 66 AÑOS, CILINDRO? on Racing Club website
- ^ Clarín, Redacción (2001-12-05). "Aquella histórica definición entre Racing y Banfield". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Cilindo iluminado, El Gráfico,
- ^ El de Suñé a River, un gol "fantasma" by Pablo Lisotto on La Nación, 22 Dec 2016
- ^ Corbatta, el dueño de la raya by Damián Didonato on Un Caño
- ^ https://racinghoy.com/efemerides-a-66-anos-del-debut-de-oreste-corbatta/ A 66 años del debut de Oreste Corbatta
- ^ a b Las bandas que tocaron en el estadio de Racing on Avellaneda Hoy, 6 Jan 2024
- ^ Los Redondos se mostraron en Racing on La Nación, 19 Dec 1998
- ^ Y Rammstein incendió Racing on Diario 26
- ^ Cobertura: Judas Priest & Whitesnake by Kurt de So-Metal-It-Hurts on Metal Argento
- ^ Viejas Locas copó Racing, El Día, 15 Jul 2012
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