Estadio Bautista Gargantini is a stadium located on General San Martín Park in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. It is owned and operated by Club Independiente Rivadavia. The stadium holds 24,000 people,[1] being the 2nd. largest stadium in the province after Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.
The stadium is named after Bautista Gargantini, one of the founding members of Independiente Rivadavia and five-times president of the institution. Gargantini was one of the initiators of the merger of Club Atlético Independiente and Club Sportivo Rivadavia, which resulted in the creation of "Independiente Rivadavia".[2]
In 2024, Independiente Rivadavia drew an average home attendance of 23,488 in the Argentine top-flight football league.
History
The stadium is located on a land granted by Governor of Mendoza, José Néstor Lencinas, to Club Independiente Rivadavia in 1923.[3] The stadium was inaugurated on 5 April 1925 in a match vs Uruguayan club Peñarol, won by the visitor team 2–0.[4]
The grandstand known as tribuna oeste was the first concrete-built grandstand in Argentina.[5]
During successive years, the stadium was refurbished several times. Remodelations included the construction of a new grandstand in 1965, and then other two grandstands on the east and north sides. The stadium was reinaugurated in October 2008 after a new refurbishment that included the removal of the fences surrounding the pitch, new locker rooms and substitutes benches, entrances, and the construction of a pit to keep the distance between spectators and players. Refurbishments were completed in 2011.[3]
In rugby union, the stadium was the host of all matches played by Argentina at the 2002 South American Rugby Championship.[6]
References
- ^ "Estadio de Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza". 2014-04-17.
- ^ Estadio de Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza by Adrián Redi at Estadios de Argentina
- ^ a b El Estadio Bautista Gargantini, 95 años de historia en el fútbol mendocino by Juan Serrano
- ^ Club Atlético Peñarol Trip to Argentina 1925 at the RSSSF
- ^ "LA CATEDRAL" - ESTADIO BAUTISTA GARGANTINI at Sportivo Rivadavia (archived)
- ^ Memoria 2002 on UAR
External links
- Official website (archived)
