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Name
Estadio El Gigante del Norte
Alternate: Monumental de la Vicente López

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Established
1922 (104 years old)

Capacity
24,300

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Country
Argentina

Location
Salta

Timezone
UTC -03:00 Argentina Time (ART)

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07 Feb	Gimnasia	-	Colegiales
21 Feb	Gimnasia	-	Almagro
07 Mar	Gimnasia	-	Temperley
21 Mar	Gimnasia	-	Central No
28 Mar	Gimnasia	-	San Martí
11 Apr	Gimnasia	-	Güemes
25 Apr	Gimnasia	-	Agropecuar
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Estadio El Gigante del Norte is a football stadium located in the city of Salta in the homonymous province of Argentina. It is owned and operated by local club Gimnasia y Tiro and was opened in the 1920s. The stadium has a capacity of 24,300 spectators.

Apart from football, the stadium has hosted several sports events through the years, such as baseball and bicycle racing. El Gigante has also hosted rugby union matches (the GyT rugby team, and some games organised by the Salta Rugby Union.

The Argentina national team (with superstar Diego Maradona) played a friendly vs Morocco (won 3–1) at El Gigante in 1994, as part of their preparation for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.


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