The Excursionistas Stadium is a

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located in the

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neighborhood of

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. It is owned and operated by

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. Opened in 1912, is one of the oldest stadiums in the city of Buenos Aires, and the first with

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.Excursionistas y su novedosa cancha de césped sintético
by Guillermo Tagliaferri on ''Clarín'' - 12 Feb 2015Excursionistas inaugura la era del fútbol en césped sintético
by Martín Castilla on ''La Nación'', 23 Dec 2014
on Uno Santa Fe, 24 Dec 2014 The stadium does not have an official name, and is thus simply referred to as "Estadio de Excursionistas" or colloquially as ''Pampa y Miñones'' (due to the street names where it is located), or ''El Coliseo del Bajo Belgrano''.Estadio de Excursionistas
by Adrián Redl

Overview

The stadium was officially inaugurated on April 14, 1912, on the occasion of a third division ("Tercera de Ascenso") match between Excursionistas and club Libertad. ''Excursio'' went on to win the match 4–0. The land where the stadium was built had been acquired after the efforts made by secretary of the club Santos Cameán.A 111 años de la inauguración del estadio de Excursionistas
on "Mi Belgrano", 14 Apr 2023 The stadium comprises the full block between streets La Pampa, Miñones, Migueletes and José Hernández. Excursionistas is the only club affiliated to the Argentine Football Association that has never relocated its stadium, making it a unique and historic venue. The stadium currently has a capacity of 7,200 spectators. In 2014 it underwent significant renovations, including a new

(the first to be approved by the

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for official competitions), an improved

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system, new dressing rooms and club and medical facilities. While works were in progress, Excursionistas played their home matches at

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stadium for 18 months. The team returned to their home venue on 23 April 2015. The artificial turf was provided by local company Forbex, and rated two stars (the highest quality according to

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certifications).

Concerts

In December 2004, rock band

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performed at Excursionistas Stadium with an attendance of 15,000 people. Only few days later, on December 30, the band played a concert at the club

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that ended in a tragedy eventually killing 194 people, mostly due to burnings in the

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and inhalation of

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. The incident remains at the worst tragedy in Argentine music.Tragedia de Cromañón: qué pasó esa noche
on Todo Noticias (TN), 30 Dec 2022

References

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