Estadio El Gigante del Norte

El Gigante del Norte Stadium
Estadio El Gigante del Norte
Monumental de la Vicente López
Address	Vicente López 670; Salta; Argentina
Owner	Gimnasia y Tiro
Type	Stadium
Capacity	24,300
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	c.1922
Renovated	1980, 1994
Tenants
	Gimnasia y Tiro football (c. 1922–present); Gimnasia y Tiro rugby (1952–present); Argentina national team (1994);

Estadio El Gigante del Norte is a football stadium located in the city of Salta in the homonymous provice 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 bycicle 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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