City of Caseros Stadium () is a

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stadium located in the city of

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. It is owned and operated by

Club Atlético Estudiantes Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B N ...

and holds 16,740 people. The venue was officially opened on 11 May 1963.#SedesEn1Minuto: Ciudad de Caseros
on Copa Argentina.org, 2 Feb 2023 The stadium's name "Ciudad de Caseros" was elected by Estudiantes' members, and is used since September 1992.

History

Background

Soon after C.A. Estudiantes was founded in 1898, students of Mariano Moreno and Nacional de Buenos Aires used to play at the dock 2 of

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, which had been previously used by a British institution, "Madero Rangers" located in

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neighborhood. In 1928, Estudiantes had to leave the field because of financial problems. In 1931, the club got a new land in

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, on Desaguadero and José P. Varela streets. The club played in Villa Devoto until 1944.Club Atlético Estudiantes, "Decano del fútbol porteño" 1898-15 Agosto-1998
by Carlos Micko on ''Devoto Historia'' During the following years, Estudiantes used different stadiums as home venues, until the club acquired a land in the city of Caseros in

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where it would build a new stadium.

Own venue

left, The stadium during a match in 1967 The first match held in the stadium was during the Torneo de Aficionados when Estudiantes played v

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, winning 5–0. In 1988, the club inaugurated a new

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stand after 18 months. The stand can hold more than 10,000 spectators. In 1992, the stadium was named "Ciudad de Caseros" after the Estudiantes' members decided the name by votation."HISTORIA DEL CIUDAD DE CASEROS" on ''Subcomisión del Hincha'' (blog) In 2000, Estudiantes won their first title in the stadium, the 1999–2000

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championship therefore promoting to

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. The club renovated the stadium in 2010, adding new benches for substitute players,

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system, and medical rooms. The

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system was inaugurated on 20 May 2011, with a match between children teams of the club. The venue has also been used by other teams such as

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until 2005 when the club inaugurated its own stadium. Other teams using Estadio Ciudad de Caseros as home venue were

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, and Centro Español, so their venues were not suitable for official matches. The stadium is also a frequent venue for

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matches.

Other events

On 20 March 1982, the stadium hosted the ''Festival Rock del Sol a la Luna'', a festival attended by near 20,000 people. Some of the

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artists performing there were Sumo, Riff, Los Violadores, Los Abuelos de la Nada, Orions, Memphis la Blusera, Juan Carlos Baglietto, among others. Other artists that have performed at the stadium are

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, and

Vicentico Gabriel Julio Fernández Capello (born July 24, 1964), better known as Vicentico, is an Argentine musician and composer. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo. He was part of the group since ...

(2011).Vicentico en Caseros
on n3f.com.ar, 11 Oct 2011 (archived)

References

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