Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena () is a football stadium in Salta, Argentina, built for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. It holds 20,408 people and is now the home ground of Juventud Antoniana and Central Norte, both playing currently in the country's third level.
While it is mainly used for football, the Argentina national rugby team has also played at Padre Martearena stadium. The structure is formed by four sectors, two sides tiers with capacity for 6,000 each one, and two main grandstands with 4,000. They are also formed by 22 modules of 900 spectators each.
The stadium was named after Father Ernesto Martearena (1944–2001), a priest who served in the province and was recognised for his social work.Padre E. Martearena (biography) by José de Guardia de Ponté on Portal de Salta Martearena was killed after being assaulted by two men in his own house.Confesaron los asesinos del sacerdote salteño, La Nación, 14 Oct 2001Salta bajo shock por el asesinato de un sacerdote con 17 puñaladas, Página/12, 2001
Football FIFA Youth World Cup During the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship this stadium hosted the Group E, conformed by Netherlands, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Ethiopia, and the round of 16 match between Costa Rica and Czech Republic.Estadio Padre Martearena on Copa Argentina
DateTime (UTC−03)GroupTeam #1Res.Team #2Attend. 18 June 14:00 Group E 14,000 18 June 16:45 Group E 14,000 21 June 14:00 Group E 10,000 21 June 16:45 Group E 14,000 24 June 14:00 Group E 15,000 24 June 16:45 Group E 17,000 28 June 14:00 Round of 16 13,000
Copa América It also hosted two Group B matches for the 2011 Copa America: DateTime (UTC−03)GroupTeam #1Res.Team #2Attend.July 9 18:30Group B 12,000July 13 19:15 18,000
Other football events The stadium hosted for the first time an international club competition when Boca Juniors played its home matches for the round of 16 and quarter finals of the 2004 Copa Sudamericana. For the 2005 and 2006 editions of the cup, Boca Juniors used this stadium only for the round of 16 home matches.
Since 2002 Salta hosts one of the many annual Summer Tournaments and has hosted several matches for the Copa Argentina on its 2011–12, 2013–14 and 2014–15 editions.
Rugby Argentina Argentina national rugby union team, Los Pumas, has played several test matches here and several Rugby Championship matches. Date ResultRivalTournament/TrophyJune 11, 2005 Argentina v Italy test seriesJune 13, 2009 Argentina v England test seriesJune 8, 2013 Argentina v England test seriesAugust 9, 2013 NSW Barbarians 2013 Rugby Championship Warm-upsAugust 9, 2014 2014 Rugby ChampionshipMay 5, 2015 Test matchAugust 27, 2016 2016 Rugby ChampionshipAugust 26, 2017 2017 Rugby ChampionshipOctober 6, 2018 2018 Rugby ChampionshipAugust 10, 2019 2019 Rugby Championship
Shows Some of the artists that have performed at the Padre Martearena Stadium are Indio Solari (2009 and 2011), Wisin & Yandel (2010), Calle 13 (2011), Shakira (2011), Ricardo Arjona (2014), Violetta (2015), Ricky Martin (2016) and Soy Luna (2017 and 2018).
See also List of football stadiums in Argentina Lists of stadiums
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