Estadio Héctor Etchart is an arena in the Caballito neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Owned and operated by club Ferro Carril Oeste, the arena is located just below the south grandstand of Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverri,Ferro Carril Oeste: 120 años de historia y pasión en Caballito by Marcelo Androetto on La Gaceta. 7 Jul 2024 serving as home venue to Ferro's basketball teams.
The arena was opened in October 1972 and named after Héctor Etchart (1889–1971), honorary member of the club that was part of its executive committee in several occasions. Etchart was also a tennis player for the club and served as president of the Argentine Tennis Association.Aniversario del estadio Héctor Etchart on torneofederal.com.ar (archived)
Héctor Etchart arena also serves as venue to other sports practised at the club such as volleyball, handball, and futsal.
History
By 1967, Ferro's basketball team was about to return to the first division, and to achieve this, it needed a properly licensed gymnasium, which the club didn't have at the time. There wasn't enough space in the headquarters building for such a project, so the focus was on the football stadium, which also needed to be remodeled. Thus began the idea of building a gymnasium and a covered seating area.
A great deal of collaboration was required to undertake such projects, overcoming difficult times such as the football team's relegation to Primera División B in 1968.A 25 años de la última función de Ferro en Primera División by Julián Marcel on El Gráfico. 17 July 2025
After the stadium's inauguration on October 17, 1972, the first match played there was the "Pampero Doble Básquet" a friendly competition with Palmeiras and River Plate played each other. The championship crowned Olimpo de Bahía Blanca.]Cumple 40 años el Etchart on Básquet Plus, October 2012
The arena was refurbished in 2024 after it had been severely damaged by a storm.EL ETCHART SE PONE EN MARCHA on FCO. 25 Apr 2024
Notable events Liga Nacional de Básquet finals: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 2005 Copa Argentina de Básquet 2014 LNB All-Star Gameel antecendete del juego de las Estrellas en el Héctor Etchart on Básquet PlusEl Juego de las Estrellas de la Liga Nacional vuelve a Buenos Aires on La Voz
See also Ferro Carril Oeste (basketball)
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