Estadio Nueva Chicago is a football stadium located in the Mataderos neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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. It has a capacity of 18,000.Estadios de Argentina
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 Tercera División match vs Sportivo Buenos Aires, won by Chicago 2–0. That victory also allowed the team to be crowned champion, promoting to Segunda División.
In September 1944,"Velódromo municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" on Palermo online, 11 Oct 2023 the club inaugurated a velodrome, 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 speedway and midget races, held in the former velodrome track.
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