| Estadio Belgrano Athletic | |
Virrey del Pino | |
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 The stadium in 2023 | |
 Interactive map of Belgrano Athletic Stadium | |
| Address | Virrey del Pino 3456 Buenos Aires Argentina |
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| Location | Belgrano,Buenos Aires |
| Coordinates | 34°34′25″S58°27′48″W / 34.5736°S 58.4632°W /-34.5736; -58.4632 |
| Owner | Belgrano A.C. |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 500[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Current use | Rugby union Cricket |
| Opened | 1902; 123 years ago (1902)[2][3] |
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 Interactive map of Belgrano Athletic Club Ground | |
| Ground information | |
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| Location | Belgrano,Buenos Aires |
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| Clubouse End Incas End | |
| International information | |
| First T20I | 22 February 2023: Argentina v Bermuda |
| Last T20I | 15 December 2024: Bahamas v Bermuda |
| As of 15 December 2024 Source:ESPNcricinfo | |
TheEstadio Belgrano Athletic, popularly known asVirrey del Pino (as the name of the street where it is located on) is astadium located in theBelgranoneighborhood ofBuenos Aires,Argentina. It is owned and operated byBelgrano Athletic Club, and has a capacity of 500 spectators.[1]
The stadium serves as BAC's home venue for itsrugby union[4] andcricket[5] matches. In the past, Virrey del Pino also hostedfootball matches[6] until 1916 when the club disaffiliated fromAFA and abandoned the practise of the sport.[2][7]
Having been acquired by the club in 1902,[2][8] the stadium is one of the oldest sports venues in existence in the city of Buenos Aires.[3]
Soon after being established, Belgrano A.C. set its headquarters in the land located on Virrey del Pino and Superí streets, which was rented to the heirs of F. Chas.[8] Nevertheless, the club would move after the owner forced it to buy the land. As Belgrano A.C. did not have the funds, they were evicted from it.[2]
Between 1899 and 1902 Belgrano A.C. played their home matches in a field located on La Pampa and Melián streets close toBuenos Aires English High School, until the club acquired a land on Superí street to H. W. Roberts andCharles E. Dickinson (who were also members of the club[8][3] and, in the case of Dickinson, a notable footballer for Belgrano[9] and also theArgentina national team, having been the scorer of the Argentina's first goal ever.[10][11] Roberts and Dickinson had bought the lands years ago and they offered it to the club at the same price of the purchase.[2]
The stadium has a unique roof stand, with capacity for 500 spectators.[1] The original wooden stand had been destroyed by fire, but the club built an exact replica of it, keeping the architectural style of the 1900s.[3]
In early 1900s, the Belgrano A.C. field was venue of somedomestic cups finals such asCopa de Competencia Jockey Club (hosted the1907 and1908 finals, both won byAlumni, which did not have an own field), andCopa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires in1906, when Alumni beatEstudiantes de Buenos Aires 3–1 on 9 September.[12][13]
On 3 May 1908Boca Juniors played their first official game (in tournaments organised byAFA) at Virrey del Pino stadium. It was the first round of the 1908Segunda División season, with the visitor defeating Belgrano A.C. II 3–1.[14]
Apart from the home games of Belgrano Athletic, the venue hosted some finals of domestic and international cup competitions during the early 1900. They are listed below:
| Date | Event | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 8 Sep 1907 | 1907 Copa Jockey Club final | Alumni | 4–2 | Belgrano A.C. |
| 2 Aug 1908 | 1908 Copa Jockey Club final | Alumni | 5–0 | Argentino (Q) |
| 6 Sep 1908 | 1908 Tie Cup final | Alumni | 4–0 |  Wanderers |
The first recordedcricket match held at BAC's cricket ground came in 1912 when the Northern Suburbs played vsMarylebone Cricket Club, which was touring on South America.[15]First-class cricket was first played there in 1927 whenArgentina played the Marylebone Cricket Club. Five further first-class matches were played there, the last of which saw Argentina playSir TEW Brinckman's XI in 1938.[16]
Still in use to the present day, the ground held matches in the South American Championships and the Americas Championships in recent times, as well as hosting matches in the2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.[15] In February–March 2023, the ground played host to threeTwenty20 International matches in the2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier Sub-regional Qualifier.
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