Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes is a football stadium located in Quilmes, Argentina. The stadium, owned and managed by Quilmes Atlético Club, has a capacity of 30,200 people[4] and was inaugurated in 1995.[2] replacing the first Quilmes A.C. venue, Estadio Guido y Sarmiento.[3]
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Estadio Ciudad de Quilmes | |
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 Estadio Centenario during a match in 2010 | |
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| Full name | Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes |
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| Address | Vicente López y Esquiú Quilmes Argentina[1] |
| Coordinates | 34°44′30.4″S 58°15′06.8″W / 34.741778°S 58.251889°W |
| Owner | Quilmes A.C. |
| Operator | Quilmes A.C. |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Sporting events |
| Capacity | 30,200 [4] |
| Field size | 105 x 66 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April 25, 1995[2] |
| Expanded | 1998[3] |
| Architect | Iván Urbán[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Quilmes (1995–present) | |
| Website | |
| quilmesaclub.org.ar/estadio | |
The Estadio Centenario was named in commemoration of the 100th. anniversary of Quilmes A.C., which sets its year of foundation in 1887.[5][6][7]
History
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The club announced the construction of a new stadium in November 1987, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the institution.[3] Proyect was directed by architect Iván Urbán (also a Quilmes supporter)[8] and works began one year later. The stadium was partially opened in 1993 with a friendly match between "Quilmes Campeón" (a combined with former players of the 1978 Primera División champion team) and an all-time stars combined team.
The venue was officially inaugurated on April 25, 1995, with the name "Estadio Centenario 'José Luis Meiszner'". Meizner was then the president of Quilmes. Celebrations included a match between Quilmes and Uruguayan club Nacional, won by Quilmes 2–1.
On June 30, 1995, the Argentina national football team played for the first time in Estadio Centenario v. Australia, winning 2-0 with goals scored by Abel Balbo and Gabriel Batistuta. The stadium was refurbished and later re-opened in November 1998.
The old Quilmes stadium located on Guido and Sarmiento streets (behind the club's headquarters) was demolished. The stadium has been used by other teams such as Estudiantes de La Plata in the 2010 Apertura championship, which also won coached by Alejandro Sabella.
In 2016, the club (led by new president Marcelo Callelo) changed the name of the stadium to "Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes", removing the name of the former president after he was involved in the 2015 FIFA corruption case.[9] Meiszner had managed the club for over 30 years, apart from being a close collaborator of Julio Grondona in the Argentine Football Association.[10]
What we want to do is to change the image of the club (...) We didn't want to see it being associated to mafia or illicit acts. Thus, changing the stadium name was an important step for that purpose.[9]
— Jairo Gomelsky, secretary of communications of Quilmes A.C.
See also
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edit- ^ Estadio Centenario on Quilmes A.C. website
- ^ a b A 27 años de la inauguración del Estadio Centenario on El Sol Noticias, 24 Apr 2022
- ^ a b c d "Quilmes" on Viejos Estadios blogsite
- ^ a b Estadio Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes on Copa Argentina
- ^ Historia on Quilmes A.C.
- ^ Quilmes cumplió 130 años: ¿es el decano del fútbol argentino? on Clarín, 29 Nov 2017
- ^ Quilmes: la historia del club más cervecero del fútbol argentino on Golazo24, 27 Nov 2023
- ^ EL ESTADIO CENTENARIO CUMPLE HOY 25 AÑOS on Cultivos de Quilmes, 25 Apr 2020
- ^ a b Por qué el estadio de Quilmes dejará de llamarse José Luis Meiszner Archived 2018-06-28 at the Wayback Machine by Rodrigo Tamagni, Infobae, 26 Aug 2016
- ^ Más de 200 millones de deudas, un ex presidente acusado por el FIFAgate y el descenso encima: Quilmes, en su peor hora by Julián Lichene, La Nación, 24 Aug 2016
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