Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí is a football stadium located in the city of Garupá in the Misiones Province of Argentina. It is owned and operated by local club Crucero del Norte and was opened in 2003. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 spectators.
| Estadio Andrés Guacurarí | |
Sucursal del Cielo | |
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 The stadium in 2015 | |
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| Full name | Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí |
|---|---|
| Address | Tambo 0 s/n Garupá Argentina |
| Owner | Crucero del Norte |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Field size | 110 x 75 m [1] |
| Surface | Grama bahiana[2] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2003[3] |
| Expanded | 2014 |
| Tenants | |
| Crucero del Norte (2003–present) | |
The stadium was named after Andrés Guazurary (1778?–?),[4] a military and caudillo of the province[5] who served in the Army of the North of Manuel Belgrano, and in the Artiguista Army during the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental, as General Commander. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1825.[6] Guazurary had also a brief tenure as governor of the province between 1815 and 1816.[4]
Overview
editThe stadium has a capacity of 15,000 spectators and the field's dimensions are 110 x 75, which makes Estadio Andrés Guacurarí have the largest football pitch among the clubs affiliated to AFA that play official competitions organised by the body.[1]
After an initiative from the major of Posadas Orlando Franco and the Governor of Misiones Maurice Closs, the stadium was about to be given the name "Cristina Fernández de Kirchner" in June 2013. The ceremony would be conducted before a friendly match between Crucero del Norte and Paraguayan Club Libertad.[1][7] Nevertheless the initiative was dismissed by Fernández herself, who rejected the idea.[8] One year later, new stalls were built in the stadium, expanding its capacity to 15,000 people.
References
edit- ^ a b c CRISTINA TENDRÁ SU ESTADIO DE FÚTBOL on Diario Registrado, 18 Jun 2013
- ^ Bienvenidos al Andrés Guaycurarí on Crucero del Norte
- ^ Club Crucero del Norte on Copa Argentina.org
- ^ a b 30 de noviembre: Día de Andrés Guacurarí on Tribunal Electoral de Misiones, 16 Nov 2023
- ^ Quién fue el comandante Andresito on Terra.com.ar, 2 Jul 2013 v(archived)
- ^ CFK: Ascenso a General a Andrés Guacurarí y Artigas Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Noticias del 6, 2 April 2014.
- ^ La cancha de Crucero del Norte pasará a llamarse "Cristina Fernández de Kirchner" on Diario Uno – 18 Jun 2013 (archived)
- ^ Cristina agradeció la intención de ponerle su nombre a un estadio pero pidió que no se haga on Télam, 22 Jun 2013
External links
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