Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez explained

Stadium Name:City of Lanús Stadium
Native Name:Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
Native Name Lang:ES
Nickname:La Fortaleza
Logo Image:Modificacion flyer para Editatón del Centenario del Club Atlético Lanús.png
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Fullname:Estadio Ciudad de Lanús Néstor Díaz Pérez
Address:Ramón Cabrero 2007
City:Lanús
Country:Argentina
Owner:C.A. Lanús
Expanded:2003
Surface:Grass
Tenants:C.A. Lanús (1929–present)
Seating Capacity:47,090 [1]
45,319 (international)[2]
Dimensions:105 x 70 m

Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez, also known as La Fortaleza (The Fortress),[3] is a football stadium in Lanús, Argentina, and home ground of Club Atlético Lanús. The stadium holds 47,090 people and was built in 1929.[4] In September 2010, the club started construction on a roof for the local stand, which has since been completed. Several other works were completed in 2014, these additions consisting in a new changing rooms, a press conference room, an official club shop, a highly competitive gym, a café for club members and a secondary school behind the stadium.

The stadium is named after Néstor Díaz Pérez,[5] former president of the club under whose mandate the stadium was built.[6]

History

Club Lanús' first stadium was located on Wield and Deheza streets, north side from the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway tracks. The team was promoted to Primera División in 1919, debuting in 1920 v Sportivo Almagro in the old venue. In 1929, the club built a new stadium on Inocencio Arias (nowadays, Héctor Guidi) and General Acha streets, 650 mts from the former venue. The stadium was inaugurated on February 24, 1929. One year after, the club expanded the capacity of the venue, building new grandstands, to 30,000 spectators.[7] Lanús' international games at its own stadium also included matches of Copa Sudamericana.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. https://clublanus.com/estadio/ Estadio
  2. Book: Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022 . 3 April 2023 . CONMEBOL . 18 . 12 May 2023.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024038/http://www.clarin.com/deportes/Lanus-fortaleza_0_897510419.html Lanús es una fortaleza
  4. https://www.fortalezagranate.com.ar/la-fortaleza-cumple-91-anos/ La Fortaleza Cumple 91 Años
  5. https://el.soccerway.com/teams/argentina/ca-lanus/101/venue/ Lanús venue
  6. https://www.copaargentina.org/es/sedes/101_Estadio-Ciudad-de-Lanus.html Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
  7. https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Libertadores-Lan-s-derrota-3-1-a-Danubio-8448975.php Libertadores: Lanús derrota 3-1 a Danubio
  8. "Estadio Lanús" history on Viejos Estadios (blogsite)

    In early 1960s the club built the first concrete grandstand at the stadium, with a sector for the press, while the rest of the venue still was made of wood. In 1993, Lanús started works to refurbish the stadium with the purpose of replacing all the wood grandstands by concrete structures and other improvements, nevertheless works were delayed and they were not completed until 2003.

    Lanús stadium hosted its first international club matches in the 2008 Copa Libertadores, where Lanús debuted, defeating the Uruguayan side Danubio 3–1.[7]

  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20140213191735/http://deportes.starmedia.com/futbol/copa-sudamericana/fecha-hora-final-vuelta-lanus-vs-ponte-preta-copa-sudamericana-2013.html Fecha y hora de la final de vuelta Lanús vs. Ponte Preta, Copa Sudamericana 2013