Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario is a football stadium located in the Pocito Department of San Juan Province, Argentina. Owned by the Government of San Juan Province, it currently hosts the home matches of local clubs San Martín, Sportivo Desamparados, and others. The stadium also served as venue for the 2011 Copa América. Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario was designed with a capacity of 25,000 spectators and required an investment of AR$86 million.Así quedó el estadio Bicentenario on TN, 15 Mar 2011
Apart from football matches, the stadium has also hosted rugby union and field hockey matches.Estadio del Bicentenario on San Juan al Mundo
History Works started in March 2009, with a total of 500 workers employed.El escenario del amistoso on AFA website, 6 Jun 2019 Works extended for 24 months. The stadium was supposed to be inaugurated in May, 2010, to commemorate the 200 years of the May Revolution. Delays, however, have meant that the stadium was inaugurated on March 16, 2011, with the Argentina vs Venezuela friendly match which Argentina won by a score of 4–1, in front of an attendance of 30,000. That year, the stadium hosted group stage and quarter-final matches in the 2011 Copa América.
In March 2013, an additional field was also inaugurated at a cost of AR$ 9 million. The field has similar measures (105 x 68 m) and six lighting towers which allow it to host matches at night.
In 2012, Estadio del Bicentenario hosted the first final of the relaunched Copa Argentina, where Boca Juniors beat Racing 21.Estadio San Juan on Copa Argentina website One year later, the stadium was one of the two venues of the 2013 South American Youth Championship and hosted Group B in the first stage.
In 2018, it again hosted the Argentina national team, this time for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) match against Colombia, which Argentina won 3–0.
In 2023, the stadium hosted matches of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals.
Sporting events 2011 Copa América DateGroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2 4 Jul Group C 4 Jul Group C 17 Jul Quarter-finals
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup DateGroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2 20 May Group B 20 May Group B 23 May Group B 23 May Group B 26 May Group B 26 May Group A 31 May Round of 16 31 May Round of 16 5 Jun Quarter-finals 5 Jun Quarter-finals
FIFA World Cup qualification DateTeam #1Res.Team #2Qualifier forAtt. 15 Nov 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup 25,000 16 Nov 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup 25,000
Rugby union Date Event Home team Score Away team Ref. 10 Jun 2017 England tour Memoria y Balance 2017 on uar.com.ar 9 Jun 2018 Wales tour Memoria y Balance 2018 on uar.com.ar 13 Aug 2022 Rugby Championship Rugby Championship: histórica victoria de Los Pumas ante Australia por 48-17 on ESPN, 13 Aug 2022 11 Jul 2026 Nations Championship Wales fail to build on strong start in Nations Championship defeat to Argentina on rugbypass.com
See also List of football stadiums in Argentina
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