Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón
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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]
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Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | |
El Cilindro | |
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 |
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; 73 years ago (1950-09-03) |
Renovated | 1995–97 |
Tenants | |
Racing Club (1950–present) | |
Website | |
racingclub.com.ar/estadio |
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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.