Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar

Luciana Aymar Hockey Stadium
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Full nameEstadio Mundialista de Hockey "Luciana Aymar"
Former namesEstadio Mundialista (2010–15)
AddressAvenida Calasanz and Miglerini
Rosario
Argentina
Coordinates32°56′21″S 60°45′39″W / 32.939261°S 60.760847°W / -32.939261; -60.760847
OwnerMunicipality of Rosario
Capacity6,200 (2012-present)
12,000 (2010–12)
Field size91,4 x 55 m
SurfaceGrass
Opened2010; 15 years ago (2010)

Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar is a field hockey stadium in Rosario, Argentina. It was specifically built to host the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup, with a capacity of 12,000 with mobile grandstands.[1] The stadium changed its name in 2015 to honor Luciana Aymar, widely regarded as the best Argentine female hockey player ever.[2][3]

After it was announced the stadium would be the venue for the 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, a permanent grandstand was built on one of the sides of the pitch with 1,400 seats plus the mobile grandstands as previously erected for the World Cup for a total capacity of 6,200.[4][5]

This stadium was chosen one more time to host the Final of the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League. Before the final match started, it was officially confirmed by the municipal authorities the name change in honor of Aymar with the unveiling of a plaque.[6]

International events

References

  1. ^ "Así será el estadio mundialista de hockey que se construirá en Rosario" [This will be the World Cup stadium that will be built in Rosario] (in Spanish). La Capital. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  2. ^ Luciana Aymar: "Las Leonas tienen jugadoras extraordinarias que pueden ganar el Mundial" at Telam, 1 Jul 2022
  3. ^ Luciana Aymar, la deportista argentina que superó a Messi y Maradona by Veronica Smink at BBC Mundo, Argentina - 8 Dec 2014
  4. ^ "Comienza a construirse en Rosario la tribuna fija del Estadio Mundialista de Hockey" [Construction starts for permanent grandstand in hockey stadium] (in Spanish). ImpulsoNegocios.com. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  5. ^ "El estadio tendrá capacidad para 6.200 espectadores" [The stadium will have a capacity for 6,200 spectators] (in Spanish). ImpulsoNegocios.com. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  6. ^ El estadio mundialista de hockey de Rosario se llamará Luciana Aymar, 7 Dec 2014 at La Capital

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