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The stands were made of wood, as it was traditional at that time. The club added a concrete covered structure to house the club members. This covered structure, situated in the midfield, was finished in 1931; individual seats were added to it in the late 1940s. This structure has been classified as a
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Between 2006 and June 2008, the stadium could not be used for official tournaments, due to new safety standards the Co.Pro.Se.De (Coprosede) committee created in 2002 with the aim of reducing incidents of violence at sporting events in the
Province of Buenos Aires. The president at the time, Juan
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game in 1959, one of the wooden stands collapsed, causing dozens of injuries and the suspension of the match. Over the years the stadium changed its structure, in order to harbor a greater number of public. After the club's remarkable campaigns in the 90s and the delay of the construction of the
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Governor, Dr. Cantilo. The official inauguration, however, was postponed until the anniversary of the city of
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Coprosede to play official matches. On June 21, 2008, Gimnasia played again an official game in
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José Muñoz, decided to use the
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611:Basketball
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366:2009-03-16
327:References
175:1924-11-19
150:118 x 74 m
147:Field size
731:Eva Perón
317:El Bosque
290:During a
269:Uruguayan
233:Argentina
217:El Bosque
82:Argentina
64:Full name
32:El Bosque
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485:Managers
265:La Plata
229:La Plata
222:football
138:Capacity
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638:Commons
553:Matches
495:Seasons
490:Matches
480:Players
470:History
463:General
345:on GELP
273:Peñarol
250:History
225:stadium
195:Website
183:Tenants
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155:Surface
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72:Address
681:venues
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165:Opened
271:club
159:Grass
127:Owner
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571:1929
305:FIFA
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