Islas Malvinas Stadium
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Islas Malvinas Stadium is a multi-use stadium
in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. It is the home ground for All Boys
of the Argentine Primera División. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators.
The stadium's name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands
(Islas Malvinas in Spanish), and could be translated as "Falkland Islands Stadium".
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 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...
. It is the home ground for All Boys
All Boys
Club Atlético All Boys is a sports club based in the Floresta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays at the Primera División, the top division of Argentine football league system....
of the Argentine Primera División. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators.
The stadium's name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
(Islas Malvinas in Spanish), and could be translated as "Falkland Islands Stadium".