Estadio Ciudad de La Plata

The idea of the project began in 1947 when Governor Domingo Mercante expropriated the property located at the junction of Roads 32 and 25 and formed the La Plata Sports Complex.

In 1972, La Plata was to be a candidate to host matches in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

In 1989, after a meeting between the Buenos Aires Province Government and the Municipality of La Plata's, Estudiantes and Gimnasia, created a committee to build and manage a complex dedicated entirely to the practice of football and other sports.

Thus, after reviewing several alternatives, the construction of the stadium was proposed to take place in the area of the Center for Physical Education No. 2. This determined as the most accessible area for a stadium in La Plata. In January 1992 it was signed into law 11118, which established the construction site.

On April 21, 1992, the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Foundation was established, which was an institution composed equally of representatives from Estudiantes and Gimnasia. The College of Architects and Engineers held a meeting in April 1993 to choose an architectural proposal. It was awarded to Roberto Ferreira & Associates.

In 1996 a permit was given by the Executive Branch that awarded the provincial administration the right to begin construction the following year. The Executive Unit called for public tenders for the job.

A year later they began building the supports for the roof. And in 1998, the governor Eduardo Duhalde and the Mayor of La Plata, Julio Alak, laid the first stone to begin the construction of the stadium.

The works also detained foir trade union and economic problems in 2000, so ad with Eduardo Duhalde as President of the Nation, called for a new tender for the allocation of investment with a view to its installation in May 2003.

The stadium opened on June 7, 2003. The stadium was temporarily closed to convert it into an all-seater stadium, and to install a new roof intended to cover all seats. Work had gone ahead of schedule and the roof was finished before the end of February. The stadium was officially reopened on February 17, 2011, and its first match was played six days later between Estudiantes and Deportes Tolima for the Group 7 of the 2011 Copa Libertadores.

The stadium has since become a significant venue for musicians on tour. Over 300,000 tickets to such events at the stadium were sold in 2011, ranking the La Plata Stadium fifth worldwide in performing events tickets sold.[1]

The stadium has hosted at least two friendly matches featuring the national team.

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Round	Attendance
July 16, 2003	—	Argentina	2–2	Uruguay	Friendly	40,000
June 7, 2014	14:45	Argentina	2–0	Slovenia	Friendly	53,000

The stadium was confirmed as one of seven venues to host the 2011 Copa América in Argentina including the opening game. La Plata ended up hosting a total of six matches.

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Round
July 1, 2011	21:45	Argentina	1–1	Bolivia	Group A
July 3, 2011	16:00	Brazil	0–0	Venezuela	Group B
July 12, 2011	21:45	Uruguay	1–0	Mexico	Group C
July 17, 2011	16:00	Brazil	0–0 (a.e.t.) (Penalties: 0–2)	Paraguay	Quarterfinals
July 19, 2011	21:45	Peru	0–2	Uruguay	Semifinals
July 31, 2011	16:00	Peru	4–1	Venezuela	Third Place Final

The stadium has also hosted a number of rugby matches between the Argentina Pumas and the New Zealand All Blacks as part of the Rugby Championship, which Argentina joined in 2012.

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Round	Attendance
September 29, 2012	20:10	Argentina	15–54	New Zealand	Round 5	53,000
September 28, 2013	19:40	Argentina	15–33	New Zealand	Round 5	40,207
September 27, 2014	19:10	Argentina	13–34	New Zealand	Round 5	37,000