Estadio Juan Domingo Perón

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón
nickname = El Cilindro de Avellaneda (Avellaneda's Cylinder), El Coliseo (The Coliseum)


fullname = Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón
location = Mozart y O.O.Corbatta - (1870) Avellaneda
built = |1949-50 opened = 13 September 1950
renewed = 1995-97
owner = Racing Club
operator = Racing Club
surface =
construction_cost = 7 million Argentine pesos | architect =
former_names = Peron´s name was banned during 1955 to 1973 at the time of former Argentine President´s exile
tenants = Racing Club
seating_capacity = 64,161
dimensions = 105 x 78 m (widest field of Argentina)
The Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón is a football stadium in Argentina. It can accommodate 64,161 people. It opened on 13 September 1950 in Avellaneda, a suburb of the capital Buenos Aires, when home team and then Argentine Champions Racing Club beat Vélez Sársfield 1-0.

The stadium host the First Pan-American Games in 1951 and the 1967 Intercontinental Cup 2nd leg final between Racing Club and Glasgow Celtic.

References

* [http://www.footballandturf.com.ar/en/racing.htm Football & Turf ]