Estadio Libertadores de América
| Estadio Libertadores de América | |
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| Location | Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Built | 2007–2009 |
| Opened | October 28, 2009 |
| Capacity | 40,000 (50,201 in the future) [1] |
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| Club Atlético Independiente | |
The Estadio Libertadores de América is a stadium located in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. It is home to the Argentine football club Independiente. The stadium was officially named only as recently as 2005,[2] having been previously known simply as Estadio de Independiente or La Doble Visera de Cemento ("The double cement visor") because of the two roofs overhanging the spectators.
The stadium, ubicated in Ricardo Bochini 751/83, was built in 1928 and had a capacity of 52,823 with 27,863 seats. La Doble Visera was the first cement stadium to be constructed in South America.
[edit] Reconstruction
In December 2006 the stadium was closed for major renovations. The reconstructed stadium was inaugurated on October 28, 2009, in a match against Colón de Santa Fe of the Argentine First Division championship (Apertura 2009).
The new European style stadium has a capacity of roughly 46,000 seats. It also features large digital screens, a restaurant with panoramic view of the pitch, a club museum, offices and conference facilities, and a shopping centre.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Paseá por el Libertadores (Spanish)
- ^ Estaba en cola... pero a partir de hoy... (Spanish)
- ^ Website for the new stadium (Spanish)
[edit] External links
- At www.independiente.com
- Stadium's File (Spanish)
Coordinates: 34°40′12.96″S 58°22′15.49″W / 34.6702667°S 58.3709694°W
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