Estadio Eva Perón
m$s250,000 [1] | |
| Tenants | |
|---|---|
| C.A. Sarmiento (1951–present) |
Estadio Eva Perón is a
History
By the 1940s, Sarmiento was the most representative team of Junín and the most winning squad of local league, "Liga Deportiva del Oeste".
In 1948, Díaz became president of Sarmiento. That same year, building work for the stadium began. Construction took three years until the stadium was inaugurated on 9 July 1951.
After the Revolución Libertadora of 1955, the club was forbidden to use the "Eva Perón" (or any name related with politicians) in 1963.[1] The bust was retired from the hall, and the letters with the legend "Eva Perón" (that erected over one of the grandstands) demolished. The bust would put back in 1974, but removed again by the military dictatorship in 1976. The name "Eva Perón" was reestablished as the stadium name in 2009.[4] New letters were also put back on the grandstands, although they were made of plate instead of cement. They were made by a local cooperative. On the other hand, the bust could not be found and is still missing. Sarmiento paid off the loan in 1968.[1]
Until 2017, the capacity of the stadium was 17,000. That same year, it was expanded after constructing a new grandstand on Arias street that increased its capacity to 22,000 spectators.
References
- ^ a b c d e Eva Perón: La historia de su regreso al estadio de Sarmiento on Xenen, 12 Aug 2018
- ^ "Estadio de Sarmiento de Junín - Eva Peron". 28 March 2014.
- ^ "World Stadiums - Estadio Eva Perón Stadium in Junín". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ a b c d La singular historia del Eva Perón, el estadio que River visitó ante Sarmiento by Andrés Burgo on TyC sports, 31 Aug 2021
- ^ A 60 años de la inauguración del estadio "Eva Perón" at La Verdad online, 2011
