Estadio Nueva Chicago is a

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located in the

Mataderos Mataderos (Spanish for "slaughterhouses") is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is one of the three ''barrios'' that make up the Comuna 9, alongside Liniers and Parque Avellaneda. Located in the south-west end of the cit ...

neighborhood of

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. It is also popularly known as ''Estadio República de Mataderos''. The stadium, inaugurated in 1940,"Mataderos" on Viejos Estadios blogsite is owned and operated by

Club Atlético Nueva Chicago Club Atlético Nueva Chicago is an Argentine sports club based in Mataderos, a neighborhood in the west side of Buenos Aires, formerly called "Nueva Chicago". The club's nickname, ''El Torito'' ("The Little Bull") is an allusion to legendary 1930 ...

. It has a capacity of 20,000.

History

During their first years of existence, Nueva Chicago played in fields located near the "Mercado de Hacienda" in Mataderos. In 1920 the club started using a field on Piedrabuena and Av. Campana (now "Avenida del Trabajo") streets. Nueva Chicago played their home matches there until 1934. In successive years, the team played in other clubs stadiums. As the land on Piedrabuena and Av. Campana was chosen to build a new hospital (current ''Mataderos Health Center''), Nueva Chicago had to leave it. The club acquired a new land, starting to build a stadium, which was inaugurated in 1940 in a

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match vs

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, won by Chicago 2–0. That victory also allowed the team to be crowned champion, promoting to

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. In September 1944,"Velódromo municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" on Palermo online, 11 Oct 2023 the club inaugurated a

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, surrounding the pitch of the stadium.Orgullo de Mataderos, orgullo de barrio
on ''Clarín'', 11 Jun 2001 The track had a circumference of 370 metre.Nueva Chicago history
on Webcindario.com Between mid-1970s and early 1990s, the stadium hosted

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and

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races, held in the former velodrome track.

References

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