Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades

The Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades is a stadium located in the city of Santiago del Estero in the homonymous province of Argentina.

The stadium was inaugurated on 4 March 2021, before the 2019 Supercopa Argentina match contested by River Plate and Racing Club. President of Argentina Alberto Fernández attended the ceremony.

Unique Madre de Ciudades Stadium
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades
Estadio Único de Santiago del Estero
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades
Exterior view of the stadium
Full nameEstadio Único Madre de Ciudades
LocationBelgrano Avenue, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
OwnerGovernment of Santiago del Estero
Capacity30,000 (expandable to 42,000)
Field size105 x 70 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
BuiltJune 2018 – May 2020
Opened4 March 2021; 3 years ago (2021-03-04)
Construction costAR$ 1,500 million
ArchitectLuciano Asociados Arquitectos – Enrique Lombardi
BuilderMIJOVI
Astori
Tenants

The Estadio Único was expected to host some matches during the binational 2020 Copa América to be held in Argentina and Colombia. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was rescheduled to 2021 and eventually moved to Brazil. The stadium held its first international match on 3 June 2021, hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Chile and Argentina.

The stadium, the largest venue in the province, is owned and administered by the provincial government and has a seating capacity of over 30,000 spectators. The stadium facilities include a restaurant, a museum, a game room, and parking lots.

History

Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades 
The stadium being built during January 2020

On 13 April 2018, Santiago del Estero's governor Gerardo Zamora, along with the Argentine Football Association (AFA)'s president Claudio Tapia, presented a new stadium project in the province, which was accepted. Both authorities signed an agreement for the stadium to host qualification matches for the Argentina national football team and to be nominated as one of the host stadiums during the 2021 Copa América, since Argentina and Colombia were organizing the event.

Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades 
Santiago del Estero governor Gerardo Zamora and Argentine president Alberto Fernández at the inauguration of the Estadio Único on 4 March 2021

Another objective for the stadium is to be one of the potential hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup if the Southern Cone's bid is chosen as the winning venue to host it by FIFA.

Construction started in June 2018, and in July 2019, the Estadio Único was confirmed as one of the hosts of the 2021 Copa América. However, in November of that year, CONMEBOL questioned that nomination after seeing the low progresson construction. Finally, on 3 December 2019, the stadium was again confirmed to be one of the hosts of the final tournament.

After the draw, the stadium was scheduled to host two matches, between Uruguay and Paraguay and Chile national football team against Paraguay, on 27 June. However, the immediate emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide disrupted the tournament's organization, so the cup was postponed to the next year. In May 2020, the stadium was chosen to host the Copa Sudamericana finals for three years, and in August, CONMEBOL gave the stadium a match between the Chile national football team and Paraguay on 23 June 2021.

Name

The stadium was named "Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades" (in English, Mother of Cities Stadium). This name was chosen as a tribute to Santiago del Estero, founded on 25 July 1553. As the oldest city of Argentina, it gained the nickname "Madre de Ciudades", which was used by the Spanish Empire before founding more cities across northern Argentina.

Features

In 2010, the architect and former president of Estudiantes de La Plata, Enrique Lombardi, named the project as the winner of a local competition. The stadium was built on a site located to the north of the city of Santiago del Estero on the banks of the Dulce River. The land is surrounded by Carretero Bridge and the city's botanical garden, and is connected to the Tren al Desarrollo by a station.

The project itself consists of a cylindrical stadium with fully covered grandstands, with a capacity of 29,000 seated spectators. It includes VIP sectors, restaurant spaces and a covered parking lot with a capacity for 400 cars. In addition, the stadium was designed with a main access plaza, a sports museum and a press area. The design complies with FIFA, CONMEBOL and AFA standards. The plaza includes a bronze statue of Diego Maradona measuring 5 metres (16 ft).

Sporting events

Football

The first notable event held in the stadium was the 2019 Supercopa Argentina played by River Plate against Racing Club on 4 March 2021. The stadium was expected to host some matches of the 2021 Copa América, but the tournament was eventually moved to Brazil. The stadium is expected to host some matches of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Date Time
(UTC−03)
Team 1 Result Team 2 Round Attendance
20 May 2023 15:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Guatemala 0–1 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  New Zealand Group A 15,100
20 May 2023 18:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Argentina 2–1 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Uzbekistan Group A 37,233
23 May 2023 15:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Uzbekistan 2–2 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  New Zealand Group A 12,243
23 May 2023 18:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Argentina 3–0 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Guatemala Group A 37,033
26 May 2023 15:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Ecuador 9–0 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Fiji Group B 9,958
26 May 2023 18:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Uzbekistan 2–0 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Guatemala Group A 15,357
1 Jun 2023 14:30 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Gambia 0–1 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Uruguay Round of 16 7,644
1 Jun 2023 18:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Ecuador 2–3 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  South Korea Round of 16 12,492
4 Jun 2023 14:30 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  South Korea 1–0 (a.e.t.) Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Nigeria Quarter-finals 10,298
4 Jun 2023 18:00 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  United States 0–2 Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Uruguay Quarter-finals 18,474

Argentina matches and domestic cups finals

Date Time
(UTC−03)
Event Team #1 Res. Team #2 Attend.
5 Mar 2021 22:10 2019 Supercopa Argentina Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Racing
0–5
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  River Plate
0
3 Jun 2021 21:00 2022 World Cup Qualification Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Argentina
1–1
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Chile
0
8 Dec 2021 21:10 2020 Copa Argentina Final Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Talleres (C)
0–0 (4–5 p)
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Boca Juniors 30,000
18 Dec 2021 21:10 2021 Trofeo de Campeones Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  River Plate
4–0
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Colón
1 Mar 2023 21:15 2022 Supercopa Argentina Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Boca Juniors
3–0
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Patronato
28 Mar 2023 20:30 Friendly Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Argentina
7–0
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Curaçao 42.000

Rugby

The stadium hosted its first ever international rugby union match as Argentina hosted Scotland on Saturday 16 July in the third test match of a three test series between the two sides during the 2022 July rugby union tests.

Date Time
(UTC−03)
Event Team #1 Res. Team #2 Attend.
16 July 2022 16:10 2022 mid-year test Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Argentina
34–31
Estadio Único Madre De Ciudades  Scotland
30,000
    Notes

Controversy

The construction of the stadium received criticism by some parts of the press for being carried out in the midst of the economic crisis that plagued the country, the government's struggle to restructure Argentina's debt. The stadium was also criticized for being considered a priority of the provincial government, ahead of the existing poverty situation in the province of Santiago del Estero (about 70%). According to the INDEC, Santiago del Estero ranks first in the provinces in a critical state of unemployment throughout Argentina and ranks relatively low compared to other provinces on the Human Development Index.

The provincial governor, Gerardo Zamora, defended the construction of the stadium by arguing it helped promote Santiago del Estero as a "headquarters for international football" and a "tourism hotspot", as well as by citing the direct and indirect creation of jobs in its construction process.

See also

References

Preceded by
(various venues in
Poland)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
2023
Succeeded by
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