Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena


Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena is a multi-use stadium in Salta, Argentina. The stadium, built for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, holds 20,408 people and was opened in January 2001. It is now the home ground of football clubs 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 union team has also played at the stadium.

Football

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.
It also hosted two Group B matches for the 2011 Copa America:
DateTime GroupTeam #1Res.Team #2Attendance
July 918:30Group B1–012,000
July 1319:15Group B3–318,000

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

, Los Pumas, has played several test matches here and three The Rugby Championship matches against South Africa for the 2014, 2016 and 2017 editions.
DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2Tournament/Trophy
June 11, 200535–21Argentina v Italy test series
June 13, 200924–22Argentina v England test series
June 8, 20133–32Argentina v England test series
August 9, 201358–12NSW Barbarians2013 Rugby Championship Warm-ups
August 9, 201431–332014 Rugby Championship
May 5, 201528–23Test match
August 27, 201626–242016 Rugby Championship
August 26, 201723–412017 Rugby Championship
October 6, 201834-452018 Rugby Championship
August 10, 201913–462019 Rugby Championship

Shows

Some of the artists that have performed at the Padre Martearena Stadium are Indio Solari, Wisin & Yandel, Calle 13, Shakira, Ricardo Arjona, Violetta and Ricky Martin.