Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium

Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in La Plata, Argentina. It is the past and future home field of Estudiantes de La Plata.

The stadium, named after Estudiantes’ president between 1927 and 1932, is located on 1st Avenue between 55th and 57th Streets, and thus is usually known as “1 y 57″. It was formally inaugurated on 25 December 1907. The arena saw the 1913 amateur league title as well as the exploits of los profesores (“the professors”), the famous 1930s offensive line of Lauri-Scopelli-Zozaya-Ferreyra-Guayta.

In 1937, a pioneering lighting system was installed, and the stadium became the first major venue in Argentina to host night games.

In its initial incarnation (1907 to 2005) the stadium held up to 28,000 people, mostly standing-room, even though security measures would reduce its actual capacity to about 22,000. Its relatively meager size made Estudiantes use the Bombonera stadium for its Copa Libertadores games, where the loudness of the fans intimidated rivals.

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