Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
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| Former names | Estadio Olímpico de Córdoba |
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| Location | Chateau Carreras district, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Owner | Córdoba Province |
| Capacity | 57,000 |
| Field size | 105 x 70 m |
| Surface | grass |
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| Built | 1976–1978 |
| Opened | May 16, 1978 |
| Renovated | 2011-2012 |
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Club Atlético Talleres (most games) Club Atlético Belgrano (most games) Argentina national football team (some games) |
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The Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, formerly known as Estadio Córdoba and popularly Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina.
The stadium was built in 1976 in preparation for the 1978 World Cup, with a capacity for 46,083 spectators although it doesn't provide seating for all of them, like many Argentine stadiums.
Most football teams in Córdoba have their own stadiums but they usually prefer playing in this stadium for its size and comfort, especially when playing important games that attract big crowds. Generally, this stadium is used for Talleres' matches, but sometimes is used for the Belgrano's, Instituto's and Racing's matches. Also, the Argentina national football team home matches have been played here.
The stadium, in 2006 and 2007, hosted some Special Stages of motorsport event named Rally Argentina, a round of the World Rally Championship.
During 2010 and 2011 the stadium went through a remodelling process. The field was sunken 4 meters, the iconic Autotrol scoreboards installed for the 1978 World Cup were replaced with modern video screens, new bleachers were built in order to improve the poor view caused by the shallow shape of the stadium and the capacity was increased to 57,000, becoming the second largest stadium in Argentina by seating capacity. It was re-opened on June 26th, 2011, just 5 days before the start of the 2011 Copa America. The stands were fully covered after the cup.
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