Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi

Estudiantes de La Plata

The Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi ( German Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium ) is a football stadium in the Argentine city of La Plata. It was built in 1907 and passed from 1907 to 2005 28,000 spectators. During the renovation of the stands only 23,000 spectators are allowed.

The resident football club Estudiantes de La Plata plays its home games from here. In September 2005, the stadium was due to stricter regulations of the Argentine Football Association, which provided allow no more wooden stands, frozen. Then, a new grandstand was all planned, which will reduce the capacity of the stadium to 20,000 seats. On 20 October 2006 was finally determined that the stadium will be permitted during the renovation of the stands with a limited capacity again for the game operation.

Neighboring stages

In the same area there is also the Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo that (the forest ) is also known under the name of El Bosque, since it is located in a wooded setting. Furthermore, the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata was built in 2003.