Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario

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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario is a football stadium located in the Pocito Department of San Juan Province, Argentina. Owned by the Government of San Juan Province, it currently hosts the home matches of local clubs San Martín, Sportivo Desamparados, and others. The stadium also served as venue for the 2011 Copa América. Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario was designed with a capacity of 25,000 spectators[3] and required an investment of AR$86 million.[2]

San Juan of Bicentennial Stadium
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Night view of the stadium in 2011
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AddressAv. San Juan-Mendoza s/n
Pocito, San Juan,
Argentina
OwnerSan Juan Province
Capacity25,286
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened16 March 2011; 13 years ago (16 March 2011)
Renovated2021
Construction costAR$ 86 million [1][2]
Tenants

Apart from football matches, the stadium has also hosted rugby union and field hockey matches.[1]

History

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Works started in March 2009, with a total of 500 workers employed.[4] Works extended for 24 months.[1] The stadium was supposed to be inaugurated in May, 2010, to commemorate the 200 years of the May Revolution. Delays, however, have meant that the stadium was inaugurated on March 16, 2011, with the Argentina vs Venezuela friendly match which Argentina won by a score of 4–1, in front of an attendance of 30,000. That year, the stadium hosted group stage and quarter-final matches in the 2011 Copa América.

In March 2013, an additional field was also inaugurated at a cost of AR$ 9 million. The field has similar measures (105 x 68 m) and six lighting towers which allow it to host matches at night.[1]

In 2012, Estadio del Bicentenario hosted the first final of the relaunched Copa Argentina, where Boca Juniors beat Racing 21.[5] One year later, the stadium was one of the two venues of the 2013 South American Youth Championship and hosted Group B in the first stage.

In 2018, it again hosted the Argentina national team, this time for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) match against Colombia, which Argentina won 3–0.

In 2023, the stadium is expected to host matches of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Sporting events

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2011 Copa América

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Date Group Team 1 Score Team 2
4 Jul Group C   Uruguay   Peru
4 Jul Group C   Chile   Mexico
17 Jul Quarter-finals   Chile   Venezuela

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Date Group Team 1 Score Team 2
20 May Group B   United States
1–0
  Ecuador
20 May Group B   Fiji
0–4
  Slovakia
23 May Group B   United States
3–0
  Fiji
23 May Group B   Ecuador
2–1
  Slovakia
26 May Group B   Slovakia
0–2
  United States
26 May Group A   New Zealand
0–5
  Argentina
31 May Round of 16   Colombia
5–1
  Slovakia
31 May Round of 16   Argentina
0–2
  Nigeria
5 Jun Quarter-finals   Israel
3–2
(a.e.t.)
  Brazil
5 Jun Quarter-finals   Colombia
1–3
  Italy

FIFA World Cup qualification

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Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Qualifier for Att.
15 Nov 2016   Argentina
3–0
  Colombia 2018 FIFA World Cup 25,000
16 Nov 2021   Argentina
0–0
  Brazil 2022 FIFA World Cup 25,000

Rugby union

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Date Event Home team Score Away team Ref.
10 Jun 2017 England tour   Argentina
34–38
  England [6]
9 Jun 2018 Wales tour   Argentina
10–23
  Wales [7]
13 Aug 2022 The Rugby Championship   Argentina
48–17
  Australia [8]

References

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See also

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Preceded by
various venues in
Venezuela
Copa América
Venue

2011
Succeeded by
various venues in
Chile
Preceded by
various venues in
Poland
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Venue

2023
Succeeded by
TBD

31°36′43″S 68°31′39″W / 31.611946°S 68.527479°W / -31.611946; -68.527479