The original, temporary stadium was built between 1941 and 1943 in wood, and the current facility was built in cement between 1947 and 1951.[1] It was renovated and enlarged 26 years later in preparation for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 49,540 spectators, although it does not provide seating for all of them like most Argentine stadia.
The Estadio José Amalfitani is also the national stadium for the Argentina national rugby union team (Los Pumas). Although the team plays test matches throughout the country, their highest-profile tests (such as against the New Zealand All Blacks) are usually held here. The Jaguares, a team in the Super Rugby league since 2016, plays its home games at the stadium.
View of the first seating area and club house, 1922
During its first years of existence, Vélez Sarsfield football team played its games in vacant lands of the neighborhood, with removable goal posts. In 1913 the Argentine Football Association ordered the club to host its home games at a bigger stadium so the club moved to the Juan Martín Figallo's (a neighbor) countryhouse on Rodó and Escalada streets. Figallo rented the club part of his land.
In 1914, the club called an assembly to discuss the possibility to rent lands on better places. The club got a land behind Villa Luro station, between Cortina and Bacacay streets. But the definitive stadium would be built in 1922, when the club rented a land to López Bancalari Brothers on Guardia Nacional street. The club started to built a grandstand while the team continued playing in Villa Luro and other fields, until the construction finished. Works were ready in 1924, when the club inaugurated its first stadium with a grandstand, lockers, coffee shop, personnel room and secretary. The stadium was officially opened in a friendly match v River Plate.
New grandstands were built between 1926 and 1927, completing the four sides of the stadium and therefore increasing its capacity. In 1935, the first match with artificial lighting was played at Vélez Sarsfield venue. The local team defeated Platense 4–2. The end of an era came in 1940 when the club was intimated to leave the lands where the stadium was located due to the rental contract had expired.
Current venue
President of Vélez Sársfield José Amalfitani in the current stadium, inaugurated in 1943
After suffering relegation from the Argentine Primera División in 1940, Vélez was sacked from the Villa Luro ground they were renting. Three years later, in 1941, the club obtained the terrain of the current stadium, property of the Buenos Aires Western Railway. The ground was a swamp of the Maldonado Stream, where construction was difficult. However, the club's president José Amalfitani led the construction of the first stadium at the site, which was inaugurated on April 11, 1943. The new stadium used the same wood stands from the old Villa Luro stadium, and was inaugurated in a 2–2 draw with River Plate. Vélez striker Juan José Ferraro scored the first goal in the stadium's history (the others were scored by Ángel Fernández for Vélez and Adolfo Pedernera twice for River). The current stadium was inaugurated on April 22, 1951.
The stadium was renamed in honor of José Amalfitani on December 7, 1968. The following year, a modern lighting system by Siemens was installed, and the first of the upper stand sections was completed.
Events hosted
Football
1978 FIFA World Cup
Exterior view of the stadium in 2006
The stadium at night
The stadium was refurbished for the 1978 FIFA World Cup with the completion of press boxes and another section of upper stands, and hosted three games in the group stages.[4]
The José Amalfitani Stadium is the current home ground for the Jaguares, an Argentine Super Rugby franchise. The ground has also hosted the Argentina national team (Los Pumas) since 1986, when the side left to play at Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium (their home venue by then) searching for higher capacity stadiums.
When South Africa played Argentina in November 2005 at Vélez Sarsfield, they faced a strong Pumas side, which took a 20–16 lead into the half-time break, before fading in the second half and losing 34–23.
In the 2006 mid-year tests, the second test against Wales, saw the Pumas win 45–27, Argentina's largest win ever over Wales. The national squad next hosted the world's top team, the All Blacks. The New Zealanders survived an Argentine assault in the final minutes to hang on to win 25–19 and to deny Argentina a huge upset.
Los Pumas began their final preparation for the 2007 World Cup with a summer two-test series against visiting Ireland, including a 16–0 win at Vélez Sarsfield.[5]
The stadium has hosted many international concerts since the 1980s. EnglishrockbandQueen was the first to perform at Vélez Sarsfield –giving three concerts in February 1981– as part of The Game Tour to support their successful homonymous album.[6] The visit of the band (which was at the peak of their career by then) had huge repercussions in Argentina, being widely covered by the media, and famous personalities –such as Diego Maradona– attending to their concerts.[7][8]
José Amalfitani Stadium hosts events of up to 50,000 spectators.
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The Jose Amalfitani Stadium is a stadium located in the Liniers neighborhood of Buenos Aires Argentina near Liniers railway station 1 The venue is the home of the Argentine Primera Division club Velez Sarsfield and is also known as El Fortin de Liniers or Velez Sarsfield 2 The stadium was named after Jose Amalfitani who was president of Velez Sarsfield for 30 years 3 Jose Amalfitani StadiumEstadio Jose AmalfitaniEl FortinThe stadium in 2013 during an Argentina national rugby union team test matchFull nameJose Amalfitani StadiumLocationAvenida Juan B Justo 8900 Buenos Aires Argentina 1 Coordinates34 38 7 35 S 58 31 14 56 W 34 6353750 S 58 5207111 W 34 6353750 58 5207111OwnerC A Velez SarsfieldCapacity60 000 1 Field size105 x 70 mSurfaceGrassScoreboardYesConstructionBuilt1947 51OpenedApril 22 1951 71 years ago 1951 04 22 Expanded1978TenantsVelez Sarsfield 1951 present Argentina rugby team 1986 present Jaguares 2015 2020 Websitevelez com ar club estadioThe original temporary stadium was built between 1941 and 1943 in wood and the current facility was built in cement between 1947 and 1951 1 It was renovated and enlarged 26 years later in preparation for the 1978 FIFA World Cup The stadium has a capacity of 49 540 spectators although it does not provide seating for all of them like most Argentine stadia The Estadio Jose Amalfitani is also the national stadium for the Argentina national rugby union team Los Pumas Although the team plays test matches throughout the country their highest profile tests such as against the New Zealand All Blacks are usually held here The Jaguares a team in the Super Rugby league since 2016 plays its home games at the stadium Contents 1 History 1 1 Predecessors 1 2 Current venue 2 Events hosted 2 1 Football 2 1 1 1978 FIFA World Cup 2 1 2 Argentina friendly matches 2 2 Rugby union 2 2 1 Argentina test matches 3 Concerts 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditPredecessors Edit View of the first seating area and club house 1922 During its first years of existence Velez Sarsfield football team played its games in vacant lands of the neighborhood with removable goal posts In 1913 the Argentine Football Association ordered the club to host its home games at a bigger stadium so the club moved to the Juan Martin Figallo s a neighbor countryhouse on Rodo and Escalada streets Figallo rented the club part of his land In 1914 the club called an assembly to discuss the possibility to rent lands on better places The club got a land behind Villa Luro station between Cortina and Bacacay streets But the definitive stadium would be built in 1922 when the club rented a land to Lopez Bancalari Brothers on Guardia Nacional street The club started to built a grandstand while the team continued playing in Villa Luro and other fields until the construction finished Works were ready in 1924 when the club inaugurated its first stadium with a grandstand lockers coffee shop personnel room and secretary The stadium was officially opened in a friendly match v River Plate New grandstands were built between 1926 and 1927 completing the four sides of the stadium and therefore increasing its capacity In 1935 the first match with artificial lighting was played at Velez Sarsfield venue The local team defeated Platense 4 2 The end of an era came in 1940 when the club was intimated to leave the lands where the stadium was located due to the rental contract had expired Current venue Edit President of Velez Sarsfield Jose Amalfitani in the current stadium inaugurated in 1943 After suffering relegation from the Argentine Primera Division in 1940 Velez was sacked from the Villa Luro ground they were renting Three years later in 1941 the club obtained the terrain of the current stadium property of the Buenos Aires Western Railway The ground was a swamp of the Maldonado Stream where construction was difficult However the club s president Jose Amalfitani led the construction of the first stadium at the site which was inaugurated on April 11 1943 The new stadium used the same wood stands from the old Villa Luro stadium and was inaugurated in a 2 2 draw with River Plate Velez striker Juan Jose Ferraro scored the first goal in the stadium s history the others were scored by Angel Fernandez for Velez and Adolfo Pedernera twice for River The current stadium was inaugurated on April 22 1951 The stadium was renamed in honor of Jose Amalfitani on December 7 1968 The following year a modern lighting system by Siemens was installed and the first of the upper stand sections was completed Events hosted EditFootball Edit 1978 FIFA World Cup Edit Exterior view of the stadium in 2006 The stadium at night The stadium was refurbished for the 1978 FIFA World Cup with the completion of press boxes and another section of upper stands and hosted three games in the group stages 4 Date Round Group Team 1 Vs Team 2June 3 1 3 Austria 2 1 SpainJune 7 1 0 SwedenJune 11 Spain 1 0Argentina friendly matches Edit Date Rival Res 22 April 1974 Romania 2 15 May 1982 Bulgaria 2 123 June 1983 Chile 1 025 September 1984 Mexico 1 116 December 1987 Germany 1 013 March 1991 Mexico 0 027 March 1991 Brazil 3 321 December 1994 Romania 1 010 March 1998 Bulgaria 2 0Rugby union Edit The Jose Amalfitani Stadium is the current home ground for the Jaguares an Argentine Super Rugby franchise The ground has also hosted the Argentina national team Los Pumas since 1986 when the side left to play at Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium their home venue by then searching for higher capacity stadiums When South Africa played Argentina in November 2005 at Velez Sarsfield they faced a strong Pumas side which took a 20 16 lead into the half time break before fading in the second half and losing 34 23 In the 2006 mid year tests the second test against Wales saw the Pumas win 45 27 Argentina s largest win ever over Wales The national squad next hosted the world s top team the All Blacks The New Zealanders survived an Argentine assault in the final minutes to hang on to win 25 19 and to deny Argentina a huge upset Los Pumas began their final preparation for the 2007 World Cup with a summer two test series against visiting Ireland including a 16 0 win at Velez Sarsfield 5 Argentina test matches Edit Date Rival Res Score31 May 1986 France won 15 137 June 1986 France lost 9 2218 June 1988 France lost 15 1825 June 1988 France won 18 631 October 1987 Australia tie 19 197 November 1987 Australia won 27 1924 June 1989 Italy won 21 1628 July 1990 England won 15 134 August 1990 England lost 12 256 July 1991 New Zealand lost 14 2813 July 1991 New Zealand lost 6 364 July 1992 France lost 12 2711 July 1992 France lost 9 3313 June 1998 France lost 18 3520 June 1998 France lost 12 3715 June 2002 France won 28 2722 June 2002 England lost 18 2614 June 2003 France won 10 620 June 2003 France won 33 324 December 2004 South Africa lost 7 395 November 2005 South Africa lost 23 3417 June 2006 Wales won 45 2724 June 2006 New Zealand lost 19 252 June 2007 Ireland won 16 014 June 2008 Scotland lost 14 2626 June 2010 France won 41 1315 June 2013 England lost 26 5115 August 2015 South Africa lost 12 261 October 2016 New Zealand lost 17 3630 September 2017 New Zealand lost 10 3629 September 2018 New Zealand lost 17 3521 July 2019 New Zealand lost 16 20Concerts Edit Queen with singer Freddie Mercury in an Argentina jersey in a meeting with Diego Maradona before their last concert at Velez Sarsfield 8 March 1981 The stadium has hosted many international concerts since the 1980s English rock band Queen was the first to perform at Velez Sarsfield giving three concerts in February 1981 as part of The Game Tour to support their successful homonymous album 6 The visit of the band which was at the peak of their career by then had huge repercussions in Argentina being widely covered by the media and famous personalities such as Diego Maradona attending to their concerts 7 8 Jose Amalfitani Stadium hosts events of up to 50 000 spectators Artist Date TourQueen February 28 March 1 and 8 1981 The Game TourYes February 1 2 and 9 1985 9012Live TourINXS October 11 1985Nina Hagen October 12 1985Tears for Fears January 23 1990 Seeds of LoveBon Jovi February 1 1990 New Jersey Syndicate TourErasure March 31 1990 Wild TourRoxette May 2 and 3 1992 Join the Joyride TourNirvana October 30 1992 Nevermind TourJoe Cocker and Brian May November 7 1992The B 52 s November 8 1992Duran Duran April 30 1993 1993 1994 The Dilate Your Mind TourMetallica May 7 and 8 1993 Nowhere Else to RoamSantana May 29 1993 Milagro TourPeter Gabriel October 2 1993 Secret World TourBon Jovi November 12 13 and 14 1993 I ll Sleep When I m Dead TourLuis Miguel November 19 1993 Aries TourAerosmith January 17 1994 Get a Grip TourINXS March 4 1994 Dirty Honeymoon TourSting March 25 1994 Ten Summoner s Tales TourDepeche Mode April 8 1994 Exotic Tour Summer Tour 94Whitney Houston April 16 and 17 1994 The Bodyguard World TourRamones May 14 1994 20th Anniversary TourLuis Miguel November 11 amp 12 1994 Segundo Romance TourTestament June 16 1995 LowMarilyn Manson September 11 1997 Dead to the World TourLuis Miguel November 14 15 amp 16 1997 Romances TourIron Maiden December 12 1998 Virtual XI World TourLuis Miguel November 5 6 amp 7 1999 Amarte Es Un Placer TourQueens of the Stone Age January 13 2001 Rated RIron Maiden January 13 2001 Brave New World TourRed Hot Chili Peppers January 24 2001 Red Hot Chili Peppers 2001 TourRoger Waters March 7 2002 In the Flesh TourLuis Miguel November 24 and 25 2002 Mis Romances TourLuis Miguel December 5 6 amp 7 2003 33 TourIron Maiden January 11 2004 Dance of Death World TourLuis Miguel November 10 11 amp 12 2005 Mexico En La Piel TourShakira November 24 and 25 2006 Oral Fixation TourThe Killers November 2 2007 Sam s Town TourBob Dylan March 15 2008 Never Ending Tour 2008Rod Stewart April 11 2008 Rocks His Greatest Hits TourQueen Paul Rodgers November 21 2008 Rock the Cosmos TourLuis Miguel November 27 28 29 amp 30 2008 Complices TourPeter Gabriel March 22 2009 Small PlaceGuns N Roses March 22 2010 Chinese Democracy TourLinkin Park October 7 2010 A Thousand Suns TourLuis Miguel November 25 26 27 amp 28 2010 Luis Miguel TourIron Maiden April 8 2011 The Final Frontier World TourRod Stewart October 22 2011 Heart amp Soul TourElton John March 2 2013 40th Anniversary of the Rocket ManNickelback September 26 2013 Here and Now TourBon Jovi September 26 2013 Because We Can The TourStevie Wonder December 12 2013One Direction May 3 and 4 2014 Where We Are Tour One Direction No Te Va Gustar April 11 2015KISS April 16 2015 The KISS 40th Anniversary World TourChayanne April 25 2015 En Todo Estare TourIron Maiden March 15 2016 The Book of Souls World TourGreen Day November 10 2017 Revolution Radio TourQueens of the Stone Age March 7 2018 Villains World TourFoo Fighters March 7 2018 Concrete and Gold TourShakira October 25 2018 El Dorado World TourIron Maiden October 12 2019 Legacy of the Beast World TourBilly Idol September 11 2022 The Roadside Tour 2022Green Day September 11 2022 Hella Mega TourLali March 4 2023 Disciplina TourSee also Edit Argentina portalList of association football stadiums by capacityReferences Edit a b c d Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Spanish Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield Retrieved 5 May 2012 ESTADIO JOSE AMALFITANI Soccerway Global Sports Media Retrieved 19 November 2012 Daniel Guinazu 2010 01 02 Cien anos de un club que se hizo grande Pagina 12 in Spanish Retrieved 2010 10 16 Estadio Jose Amalfitani The Stadium Guide Argentina 16 0 Ireland BBC 2 June 2007 Archived from the original on 5 July 2007 Retrieved 2 June 2007 La leyenda de Queen en Argentina Rolling Stone 5 Nov 2008 Los agitados dias de Queen en la Argentina by Matias Bauzo on Infobae 17 Nov 2018 La historia detras de la foto by Pablo Lisotto La Nacion 30 Oct 2018External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estadio Jose Amalfitani Official website Preceded byvarious venues inGermany FIFA World 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