Location Salta, Argentina Capacity 20,408 Province Salta Province | Surface Grass Opened January 2001 Phone +54 387 427-2523 | |
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Address Av Juan Pablo Segundo, 4400 Salta, Argentina Teams Central Norte, Juventud Antoniana Similar Estadio San Juan del Bicent, Estadio 23 de Agosto, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Estadio Brigadier General, Estadio El Gigante del Norte | ||
Estadio padre ernesto martearena salta
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena is a multi-use stadium in Salta, Argentina. The stadium, built for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, holds 20,408 people and was opened in January 2001. It is now the home ground of football clubs Juventud Antoniana and Central Norte, both playing currently in the country's third level.
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While it is mainly used for football, the Argentina national rugby union team has also played at the stadium.
Estadio padre ernesto martearena salta
Football
During the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship this stadium hosted the Group E, conformed by Netherlands, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Ethiopia, and the round of 16 match between Costa Rica and Czech Republic. It also hosted two Group B matches for the 2011 Copa America:
The stadium hosted for the first time an international club competition when Boca Juniors played its home matches for the round of 16 and quarter finals of the 2004 Copa Sudamericana. For the 2005 and 2006 editions of the cup, Boca Juniors used this stadium only for the round of 16 home matches.
Since 2002 Salta hosts one of the many annual Summer Tournaments and has hosted several matches for the Copa Argentina on its 2011–12, 2013–14 and 2014–15 editions.
Rugby
Argentina national rugby union team, Los Pumas, has played several test matches here and two The Rugby Championship matches against South Africa for the 2014 and 2016 editions.
Shows
Some of the artists that have performed at the Padre Martearena Stadium are Indio Solari (2009 and 2011), Wisin & Yandel (2010), Calle 13 (2011), Shakira (2011), Ricardo Arjona (2014), Violetta (2015) and Ricky Martin (2016).