Estadio Obras Sanitarias

Estadio Obras Sanitarias (also known as Arena Obras Sanitarias and Templo del Rock) is an indoor arena that is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The arena, home venue of club Obras Sanitarias, is mainly used to host basketball games and concerts. It has a capacity of 3,100 people for basketball games, and 4,700 people for concerts.[1]

Estadio Obras Sanitarias
Estadio Obras Sanitarias, during a basketball game in 2007
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
Coordinates34°32′44.12″S 58°27′29.18″W
CapacityConcerts: 4,700
Basketball: 3,100
SurfaceParquet
OpenedJune 1978
Tenants
Obras Sanitarias

History

Estadio Obras Sanitarias was opened in June 1978.[2] Over the years, the arena has been one of two home venues often used by the sports club Obras Sanitarias, with the other being the Polideportivo Municipal de San Rafael.

The arena has hosted the FIBA Intercontinental Cup tournament four times. It hosted the FIBA Intercontinental Cup's 1978 edition,[3] the 1983 edition,[2][4] in which the local club Obras Sanitarias won the title,[4] the 1986 edition, in which Žalgiris Kaunas won the title,[5] and also the 2021 edition.

During its history, the arena has also hosted numerous musical concerts, particularly rock concerts, which has led to the arena being given the nickname of "Templo del Rock" ("Temple of Rock"). From 2006 to 2012, the arena had the name sponsorship of Estadio Pepsi Music (Pepsi Music Stadium), as part of a multinational marketing campaign of the Pepsi company, which sponsored rock festivals and concerts at the arena.

Concerts held
Estadio Obras Sanitarias during a rock concert.

Live albums

Some of the live albums and DVDs recorded at this stadium include:

References
  1. "Nuestra Casa". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  2. "Bienvenido a la Página Oficial del CLUB ATLETICO OBRAS SANITARIAS DE LA NACION". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. X Intercontinental Cup (Buenos Aires 1978)
  4. XV Intercontinental Cup (Buenos Aires 1983)
  5. XVIII Intercontinental Cup (Buenos Aires 1986)
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