Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry
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Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry is a multi-purpose stadium
in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, located close to the Puan station on Line A
of the Metro
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches, by Ferro Carril Oeste
. The stadium has a capacity of 24,442 people. It was built in 1905.
The stadium was officially named Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri in 1995 in honour of Ricardo Etcheverri who served as the club vicepresident for 30 years. It has been known as "El Templo de Madera" or "El Monumental de Madera" due to the wooden construction of some of the stands.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, located close to the Puan station on Line A
Line A (Buenos Aires)
Line A is the oldest line of the Buenos Aires Metro. This historic line runs from Plaza de Mayo to Carabobo, and is scheduled to be extended towards San Pedrito station....
of the Metro
Buenos Aires Metro
The Buenos Aires Metro , locally known as Subte is a mass-transit system that serves the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first station of this network opened in 1913, the first of its kind in South America, the Southern Hemisphere and the entire Spanish-speaking world...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches, by Ferro Carril Oeste
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or Ferro, is a sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club was founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers from the Buenos Aires Western Railway...
. The stadium has a capacity of 24,442 people. It was built in 1905.
The stadium was officially named Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri in 1995 in honour of Ricardo Etcheverri who served as the club vicepresident for 30 years. It has been known as "El Templo de Madera" or "El Monumental de Madera" due to the wooden construction of some of the stands.