Estadio del Bicentenario
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Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario is a multi-use stadium
in San Juan
, Argentina
. It is used mostly for football
matches and hosts the homes matches of San Martín de San Juan as well as matches for the 2011 Copa América
. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 25,286 spectators.
The stadium was supposed to be inaugurated in May, 2010, to commemorate the 200 years of the May Revolution
. Delays, however, have meant that the stadium was inaugurated on March 16, 2011 with the Argentina – Venezuela match which Argentina won by a score of 4–1.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in San Juan
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....
, 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...
. It is 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 and hosts the homes matches of San Martín de San Juan as well as matches for the 2011 Copa América
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...
. The stadium was designed with a capacity of 25,286 spectators.
The stadium was supposed to be inaugurated in May, 2010, to commemorate the 200 years of the May Revolution
May Revolution
The May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish colony that included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay...
. Delays, however, have meant that the stadium was inaugurated on March 16, 2011 with the Argentina – Venezuela match which Argentina won by a score of 4–1.