Estadio Diego Armando Maradona

Argentinos Juniors

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The Estadio Diego Armando Maradona is a football stadium in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires in the district of La Paternal. It can accommodate 24,800 spectators and serves the club Argentinos Juniors as homestead.

History

The Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in Buenos Aires, the capital and also the largest city of Argentina, located in the district of La Paternal in the center of the metropolis, was built in 1993-2003 and opened on 26 December 2003. The construction period of ten years can be explained by the difficult economic situation of the future users club Argentinos Juniors who owns the stadium. During construction, the club played at the Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry Arquitecto, home of Ferro Carril Oeste in the neighborhood. Since 2003, bear the Argentinos Juniors play their home games at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona. The Juniors are among the most traditional football clubs in Argentina and were able to win three times today the Argentine championship. Furthermore, came in 1984 when winning the Copa Libertadores and one year later and the Copa Interamericana. Currently the club plays in the Primera División, the top division in Argentine football and is currently ranked mostly in the upper middle.

The Estadio Diego Armando Maradona has a capacity of 24,800 spectators. It is named after Diego Maradona, arguably the most famous Argentine soccer player ever. Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors from 1976 to 1981, before he lay down a successful career in Europe and with the SSC Napoli and briefly at FC Barcelona enjoyed great success. Furthermore, Maradona came from the youth department of the Juniors.