The Estadio José Fierro (nicknamed Monumental) is a football stadium in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is the home ground for Club Atlético Tucumán. The stadium's capacity is now 35,200 due to extensive remodeling of the stadium.[2][3]
| Estadio José Fierro | |
Monumental | |
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 The stadium in 2023 | |
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| Former names | Grand Stadium |
|---|---|
| Address | 25 de Mayo 1351 S.M. Tucumán Argentina |
| Owner | Atlético Tucumán |
| Operator | Atlético Tucumán |
| Genre(s) | Sporting events |
| Capacity | 35,200 [1] |
| Field size | 105 x 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1922 |
| Opened | May 21, 1922 |
| Architect | José Graña |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| clubatleticotucuman.com.ar/estadio | |
The stadium also hosted games of the Argentina national rugby union team.[4][5] Besides, the Tucumán Rugby Union representative has also played at Atlético Tucumán facing national sides touring on Argentina.[6][7]
History edit
The stadium was designed by Spanish architect José Graña. It was completed in 1922 and had a capacity for 5,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on May 21 of the same year and was originally baptized as "Grand Stadium" due to its monumental characteristics that made it the largest in dimensions in all of northern Argentina. For the occasion, the entire Racing Club de Avellaneda was invited.
As time passed, it was given the name "José Fierro" Monumental Stadium, in honor of the former president of the institution, José Fierro.
It was the first roofed stadium in Tucumán, and the first to have a high grandstand. Due to its size, it is chosen for the big events that take place in the province. The dimensions are 105 x 70.20 m and both the stands and the ceiling are made of concrete, the rest of the installations are made of cement (as are some seats, the rest are made of cement). Its old capacity was 29,200 spectators.[8]
In July 2009, 2,700 seats were added to the stadium. The construction of VIP boxes was also carried out. In 2016 more VIP boxes were built under the new grandstand.
After an announcement made by the president of Atlético Tucumán Mario Leito, in February 2019 the local construction company"Tensolite S.A." carried out a refurbishing that included 2,700 new seats and VIP boxes. New toilettes and access were also added.[9] As a result of the various works that increased the total capacity of the stadium, it currently stands at 35,200 people.[3]
Rugby edit
The ground has been also used by the Argentina national rugby union team.[4][5] A 24–16 defeat by Scotland in June 2010 was the first time Argentina had lost at the ground, after seven previous wins.[5][10] In 2014, it hosted one of two Admiral Brown Cup matches when Argentina faced Ireland.[11]
Los Pumas also played France at Estadio José Fierro in 2012[12] and 2016.[13][14]
On the other hand, the Tucumán Rugby Union team has also played at the stadium v national sides touring on Argentina. Some of the URT rivals at Estadio José Fierro were France (1988, 1992, and 1996.[6][7]), England (1990)[15] New Zealand (1991)[16] South Africa (1993,[17] 2000[18]), and Australia (1997,[19] and 2002[20]).
References edit
- ^ Clausuraron el Monumental José Fierro
- ^ El nuevo Monumental! by Mariano Correa on C.A. Tucumán (archived, 4 Mar 2016)
- ^ a b Estadio Atlético Tucumán on Superliga Argentina (archived, 6 Dec 2018)
- ^ a b El rugby, una pasión tucumana Archived 2022-01-31 at the Wayback Machine on URT
- ^ a b c Reid, Alasdair (13 June 2010). "Dan Parks' adroit kicking gives Scotland a unique win in Tucuman against Argentina". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ a b Memoria y Balance UAR 1988
- ^ a b Memoria y Balance UAR 1992
- ^ Monumental José Fierro on Decano Web
- ^ Comenzaron las remodelaciones en el Estadio Monumental José Fierro on Contexto Tucumán, 24 Jan 2018
- ^ "Statsguru / Team analysis / Argentina / Test matches". www.scrum.com. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Argentina - Argentina News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".
- ^ La venganza fue terrible on "A pleno rugby", 24 Jun 2012
- ^ Los Pumas and France to play Two Tests in Tucumán on Americas Rugby, 1 Apr 2016
- ^ Los Pumas vencieron a Francia en el primer amistoso on Infobae, 19 Jun 2016
- ^ Memoria y Balance UAR 1990
- ^ Memoria y Balance UAR 1991
- ^ "Memoria y Balance UAR 1993" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Memoria y Balance UAR 2000
- ^ Memoria y Balance UAR 1997
- ^ Memoria y Balance UAR 2002
External links edit
- Official website
- Stadium information Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
