| Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas | |
![]() Interactive map of Malvinas Argentinas Arena | |
| Location | La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Owner | Argentinos Juniors |
| Type | Arena |
| Capacity | 6,000 (Basketball) 7,500–9,000 (concert)[3] |
| Field size | 44 × 22 m |
| Surface | 8,500 m2 |
| Opened | 2006; 19 years ago (2006)[1][2] |
TheEstadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas is anindoor arena inLa Paternal, Buenos Aires, Its construction began in the eighties but it was completely finished and officially inaugurated in 2006,[4] that belongs toArgentinos Juniors club. Even though some basketball and volleyball matches are played at the stadium, it is mostly used for concerts. It also hosted the2023 Copa América Femenina de Futsal.
Among others some bands that have played at this venue areBig Time Rush,Limp Bizkit,Korn,Die Toten Hosen,Paramore,Bad Religion,The Offspring,Fall Out Boy,Simple Plan,Creed,Demi Lovato,Placebo,Megadeth,Babasonicos,Manu Chao,Nightwish,Tarja Turunen,Avril Lavigne,Franz Ferdinand,SOJA,Slash,Black Label Society,Rata Blanca andAlmafuerte. It has also hosted theNickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards since 2011.
The name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over theFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish).
The stadium can be reached byUrquiza Line, at Arata station, bySan Martín Line, at La Paternal station, or by nearbyLine B, atTronador-Villa Ortúzar station.
In 2023 the Argentine Football Association announced that the stadium would be one of the venues for Copa América de Futsal Femenina.[5]