| Estadio Bautista Gargantini | |
La Catedral | |
 | |
 The stadium as seen in 2010 | |
 Interactive map of Bautista Gargantini Stadium | |
| Address | Av. Boulogne Sur Mer and Av. Villanueva, Mendoza Argentina |
|---|---|
| Owner | Club Independiente Rivadavia |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Field size | 100 x 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 5 April 1925; 100 years ago (1925-04-05) |
| Tenants | |
| Independiente Rivadavia Argentina national rugby team (2002) | |
Estadio Bautista Gargantini is astadium located onGeneral San Martín Park in the city ofMendoza,Argentina. It is owned and operated byClub Independiente Rivadavia. The stadium holds 16,000 people,[1] being the 2nd. largest stadium in the province afterEstadio Malvinas Argentinas.
The stadium is named after Bautista Gargantini, one of the founding members of Independiente Rivadavia and five-times president of the institution. Gargantini was one of the initiators of the merger of Club Atlético Independiente and Club Sportivo Rivadavia, which resulted in the creation of "Independiente Rivadavia".[2]
In 2024,Independiente Rivadavia drew an average home attendance of 23,488 in the Argentine top-flight football league.
The stadium is located on a land granted by Governor of Mendoza,José Néstor Lencinas, to Club Independiente Rivadavia in 1923.[3] The stadium was inaugurated on 5 April 1925 in a match vs Uruguayan clubPeñarol, won by the visitor team 2–0.[4]
The grandstand known astribuna oeste was the first concrete-built grandstand in Argentina.[5]
During successive years, the stadium was refurbished several times. Remodelations included the construction of a new grandstand in 1965, and then other two grandstands on the east and north sides. The stadium was reinaugurated in October 2008 after a new refurbishment that included the removal of the fences surrounding the pitch, new locker rooms and substitutes benches, entrances, and the construction of a pit to keep the distance between spectators and players. Refurbishments were completed in 2011.[3]
In rugby union, the stadium was the host of all matches played byArgentina at the2002South American Rugby Championship.[6]
