Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López

Estadio Brigadier Gral E. López
El Cementerio de Los Elefantes ; (The Elephants Graveyard)
Full name	Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
Location	Santa Fe, Argentina
Capacity	47,000
Opened	9 July 1946
Tenants
	Club Atlético Colón

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao Lopez (nicknamed "El Cementerio de Los Elefantes") is a football stadium in Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the home stadium of Club Atlético Colón. The stadium has a capacity of 47,000, and was first opened in 1946.^[2]

The ground's nickname (Elephants Graveyard in English) was created in 1964, as a result of the unexpected defeat of the Brazilian team Santos FC led by Pelé. The frequent defeats of the major Argentine teams strengthened the reputation.^[3]

It has also been used occasionally for Argentina rugby internationals, most recently in 2007 for a test against Ireland. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/south-america/argentina/estadio-brigadier-general-estanislao-lopez/
^ "ESTADIO BRIGADIER GENERAL ESTANISLAO LÓPEZ". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ Gabriel Briceño. "'El cementerio de los elefantes', el escenario de Argentina-Colombia" (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. Retrieved July 15, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Photos at stadionwelt.de

31°39′47.58″S 60°43′31.42″W / 31.6632167°S 60.7253944°W / -31.6632167; -60.7253944

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[1] ttp://www.worldofstadiums.com/south-america/argentina/estadio-brigadier-general-estanislao-lopez/

[sway-2] "ESTADIO BRIGADIER GENERAL ESTANISLAO LÓPEZ". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

[3] Gabriel Briceño. "'El cementerio de los elefantes', el escenario de Argentina-Colombia" (in Spanish). Fútbol Red. Retrieved July 15, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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