Estadio G.E.B.A.

Estadio GEBA

250px A view of the stadium in 1902, during an association football match.
Full name	Estadio Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires
Location	Av. Cnel. M. Freyre 3831 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Coordinates
Capacity	18,000
Surface	Grass
Tenants
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires

File:Alumni vs porteno 1911 geba.jpg

Alumni (in white shorts) playing Porteño at Gimnasia y Esgrima, 1911.

The Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires stadium (mostly known as "Estadio GEBA") is a multi-use stadium in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the home ground of the association football and rugby union teams of the club and was the stadium where all games of the first Copa America (held in Buenos Aires in 1916) were played. Legendary team Alumni played its last official game (the 1911 championship playoff vs. Porteño) at Gimnasia y Esgrima before being dissolved that same year.

The stadium is located on the "Sede Jorge Newbery", one of the three facilities of the club. Its current capacity is 18,000 spectators.

In rugby union, it was a frequent home venue for the Argentina national team through the 1960s, but hosted only three matches after that decade, as the Pumas started using larger stadiums; the Pumas' last match at the ground was in 1993.

Nowadays the stadium is mostly used for music concerts.

Music concerts

The club usually rents two of its facilities for concerts and events, being the Jorge Newbery facility the most used for those purposes. Many international artists touring on Argentina have played at Estadio GEBA. A list of artists performing there includes:

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References

• David Goldblatt; World Soccer Yearbook; 2002 ISBN 0-7894-8943-0