Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena
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Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena is a multi-use stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Salta
Salta
Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...

, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. The stadium, built for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...

, holds 20,408 people and was opened in 2001. It is now the home ground of football club Juventud Antoniana
Juventud Antoniana
Centro Juventud Antoniana is a football club from the city of Salta in Salta Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Torneo Argentino A, which is the regionalised third level of the Argentine Football Association league system.Juventud Antoniana played in the Argentine top flight 6 times:...

, which plays in the country's third level
Torneo Argentino A
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. It is also the former home of another local football club, Central Norte
Central Norte
Club Atlético Central Norte is a football club from Salta city, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Torneo Argentino A, which is the regionalised third level of the Argentine Football Association league system....

, which now plays in the fourth level
Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B is one of two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in Torneo Argentinos B come from all over Argentina....

.

While it is mainly used for football, the Argentina national rugby union team
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...

 has played twice at the stadium—in 2005 against Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...

 and in 2009
2009 mid-year rugby test series
The 2009 mid-year rugby Test series refers to the rugby union Internationals played from 23 May to 4 July 2009, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere....

 against England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...

, both wins for Los Pumas.
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