- Address: La Plata
- Country: Argentina
- Capacity: 32,000
- Opened: 25 December 1907
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Estudiantes de La Plata (football)
Extra stadium info – Estadio UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi
The Estudiantes de La Plata football club is among the most popular Argentine sports clubs. They won various Argentine top division titles. The Estudiantes won the South American championship for football clubs several times. They won three consecutive South American football championship titles between 1968 and 1970. In 1968, the Estudiantes de La Plata were crowned South American football champions for the first time in their history after beating the Brazilian side Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.
The world championship for football clubs
In 1968, the Estudiantes de La Plata won their first world championship title after defeating the world famous English side Manchester United in a two-legged final. The Estudiantes won the first leg, which took place on 25 September 1968, 1-0. 25,000 fans attended the game in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires. The second leg, which took place in the United Kingdom front of 63,000 fans, ended in a 1-1 draw.
