Estadio GEBA, Multi-purpose sports and music venue in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Estadio GEBA is a multi-purpose sports and music venue at Dorrego and Coronel Marcelino E. Freyre avenues in Palermo, Buenos Aires, owned by Club Gimnasia y Esgrima. Its current capacity is 12,133 spectators. The ground has a rectangular grass field bordered by a reddish-brown running track, a low white railing, concrete steps and a small white flat-roofed building with two yellow goalposts.
The facility opened in October 1902 and served as the main ground for Argentina's national football team matches until 1919. From 1925 onward, the venue became the country's leading rugby union facility and hosted international matches into the 1960s.
The ground's nickname, "Field de Maldonado", came from the nearby Maldonado stream. Rugby took over from 1925: Argentina played the British Isles there in 1927 and the British Lions in 1936, and in 1951 GEBA co-hosted the first South American Rugby Championship with Ferro Carril Oeste. The last Pumas match there was in 1993.
The venue sits at Marcelino Freyre 3831 in Palermo and is accessible by public transport. Visitors should check the event calendar in advance, as programming varies between sports competitions and music performances.
A fire destroyed parts of the facility in 1916, forcing a closure until 1918 and reshaping the character of the venue. After reopening, the focus gradually shifted from football alone to a broader range of sporting activities.
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