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La vieja cancha de Alsina y Colón en julio de 1939.
La vieja cancha de Alsina y Colón en julio de 1939.. Photo: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Photo: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source

Current stadium · Racing ClubEstadio de Alsina y Colón

Popular name
Alsina y Colón
Location
Avellaneda
Capacity
50,000 spectators
Former names
Estadio de Racing Club

This was Racing's ground on the corner of Alsina y Colón, in Avellaneda, on land belonging to the Ferrocarril del Sud railway that the club only bought in 1944. It had wooden plank stands and, after the 1928-29 renovation, room for some 50,000 people. On 17 July 1916 it hosted the last match of the first South American Championship, today's Copa América, a 0-0 draw between Argentina and Uruguay. Its last official match was against Rosario Central, after which it was demolished to build El Cilindro on the same site.

Stadium photos

  • Vista aérea de la cancha de Alsina y Colón hacia 1930.
    Vista aérea de la cancha de Alsina y Colón hacia 1930.. Photo: Autor desconocido / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

    Vista aérea de la cancha de Alsina y Colón hacia 1930.

    Photo: Autor desconocido / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source

Racing Club stadiums

Sources

  1. Website. stadiumdb.com View source
  2. Website. racingclub.com.ar View source
  3. Website. elgrafico.com.ar View source
  4. Website. Wikipedia (English) View source
  5. Website. Wikipedia (Spanish) View source