Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Nuevo Gasómetro (Spanish pronunciation: [nweβo gaˈsometɾo]; lit. 'New Gasometer', named after the club's former venue, El Gasómetro),[3] officially known as Pedro Bidegain Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Pedro Bidegain, pronounced [estaðjo ˈpeðɾo βiðeˈɣajn]; named after the club's former president Pedro Bidegain) is an association football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4] Located in the southern part of the Flores district, it is the home of San Lorenzo.[5]
| Estadio Pedro Bidegain | |
Nuevo Gasómetro | |
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 View of the stadium in 2015 | |
 Interactive map of Pedro Bidegain Stadium | |
Full name | Estadio Pedro Bidegain |
|---|---|
| Address | Av. Perito Moreno 2145 Buenos Aires Argentina |
| Owner | San Lorenzo |
| Capacity | 47,964 [1] 31,814 (international)[2] |
| Surface | Grass |
Field size | 110 x 70 m |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 16 December 1993 |
| Tenant | |
| San Lorenzo (1995–present) | |
| Website | |
| sanlorenzo.com.ar/nuevogasometro | |
History
After playing their home games in other stadiums, the Nuevo Gasómetro was inaugurated in a friendly match v Chilean club Universidad Católica.[6] The first official match held in the stadium was San Lorenzo 1 v Belgrano (C) 0.
The stadium was named after Pedro Bidegain, president of the club between 1929 and 1930. The stadium has the bigger field of Argentina, measuring 110 x 70 meters.[7][8]
Since its inauguration, the stadium has been refurbished several times, starting in 1997 with the construction of new grandstands on its sides. In 2014, the lighting was completely renovated.
