Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas
| Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas | |
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| Location | La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Owner | Argentinos Juniors |
| Type | Arena |
| Capacity | 6,000 (Basketball) 7,500 - 9,000 (Concert)[3] |
| Field size | 44 x 22 m |
| Surface | 8,500 m2 |
| Opened | 2006[1][2] |
The Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas is an indoor arena in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Its construction began in the eighties but it was completely finished and officially inaugurated in 2006,[4] that belongs to Argentinos Juniors club. Even though some basketball and volleyball matches are played at the stadium, it is mostly used for concerts. It also hosted the 2023 Copa América Femenina de Futsal.
Among others some bands that have played at this venue are Big Time Rush, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Die Toten Hosen, Paramore, Bad Religion, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, Creed, Demi Lovato, Placebo, Megadeth, Babasonicos, Manu Chao, Nightwish, Tarja Turunen, Avril Lavigne, Franz Ferdinand, SOJA, Slash, Black Label Society, Rata Blanca and Almafuerte. It has also hosted the Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards since 2011.
The name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish).
The stadium can be reached by Urquiza Line, at Arata station, by San Martín Line, at La Paternal station, or by nearby Line B, at Tronador-Villa Ortúzar station.
In 2023, the Argentine Football Association announced that the stadium would be one of the venues for Copa América de Futsal Femenina.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas". T4F. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ^ "Fernández abrió las puertas del desarrollo de Argentinos JRS". 9 October 2006.
- ^ "Ubicacion y Capacidades". Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ^ "Fernández abrió las puertas del desarrollo de Argentinos JRS". 9 October 2006.
- ^ La Copa América de Futsal Femenina se jugará en el Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas de Argentinos Juniors at AFA website, 13 Sep 2023
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)
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