Estadio Racing Club
Defunct football stadium in Avellaneda, Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the current stadium, see Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón.
The Estadio Racing Club, popularly known as Estadio Alsina y Colón, was an association football stadium in Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Estadio Racing Club | |
Estadio Alsina y Colón | |
Address | Alsina and Colón |
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Location | Avellaneda, Argentina |
Coordinates | 34.6675°S 58.3683°W / -34.6675; -58.3683 |
Owner | BA Great Southern Railway |
Operator | Racing Club |
Type | Stadium |
Genre(s) | Sporting events |
Capacity | 50,000[1] |
Field size | 105 x 85 m [2] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1904 |
Renovated | 1928–29 |
Closed | December 1946; 77 years ago (1946-12) |
Demolished | 1948 |
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It was the home ground of Racing Club before they moved to Estadio Juan Domingo Perón in 1950, and was located in the intersection of Alsina and Colón streets, hence been sometimes referred as 'Estadio de Alsina y Colón'. The stadium held 50,000 spectators. It was one of two stadiums that hosted the first Copa América in 1916, along with Gimnasia y Esgrima.
The stadium was closed in December 1946 to build the Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón which was inaugurated in 1950.