Estadio El Serpentario

Estadio José Nehin, popularly known as El Serpentario (the serpentarium), is a football football located in the city of San Juan in the homonymous province of Argentina. It is owned and operated by Club Sportivo Desamparados, and has a capacity of 18,000 spectators.[3]

José Nehin Stadium
Estadio José Nehin
El Serpentario
The stadium in 2019
Map
AddressEsteban Echeverría 99
San Juan
Argentina
OwnerSportivo Desamparados
TypeStadium
Capacity18,000
Field size100 x 70 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened5 June 1960; 64 years ago (1960-06-05) [1]
Renovated2023[2]
Tenants
Sportivo Desamparados

Overview

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The stadium was named after José Nehin,[1][4] footballer of Sportivo Desamaparados between 1920 and 1932.[5] Nehin also played for the Argentina national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[6][7] He is the only San Juan-born footballer to have played in a World Cup.[8][9]

The stadium was inaugurated on 5 June 1960.[1] The origin of its nickname, serpentarium, is related to Desamparados' nickname, Víbora (snake).[2]

Estadio José Nahin inaugurated its lighting system in 2007. In 2023, it was replaced by a more modern system as part of several refurbishment works that included toilets and the construction of a restaurant for club members.[2]

References

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  Media related to Estadio El Serpentario at Wikimedia Commons