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'''Estadio Pocitos''' was a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]], that does not exist today. This stadium was mainly used for football matches of the owner club [[Peñarol]] from 1921 to 1933.Later it was demolished in the 30´s decade because Peñarol started to play in the [[Estadio Centenario]] as its home field. The first [[FIFA World Cup]] goal was scored in this stadium by the french player Laurent.
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'''Estadio Pocitos''' was a multi-use [[stadium]] located in the [[Pocitos]] district of [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]. The stadium, owned by [[Peñarol|C.A. Peñarol]], was mainly used for [[association football|football]] matches from 1921 to 1933.<ref>[http://stadiumdb.com/news/2015/01/new_design_finally_a_place_to_call_home_for_penarol New design: Finally a place to call home for Peñarol] at StadiumDB, 4 Jan 2015</ref> It was demolished later in the 1930s when Peñarol started to play in the [[Estadio Centenario]] as its home field, and additionally due to the increasing urbanisation of Montevideo.


The stadium was one of the venues of the first [[FIFA World Cup]] held in [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], and site of the first goal in World Cup history, scored by [[France national football team|France]]'s player [[Lucien Laurent]] against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].<ref name=bbc>[https://www.bbc.com/mundo/deportes-43882051 La curiosa historia de la casa de Uruguay donde se marcó el primer gol en la historia de los Mundiales de fútbol] on BBC, 25 Jun 2018 {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref name=olvido/> The match was one of the two games that opened the World Cup, the other being held at the same time in [[Estadio Gran Parque Central]].
This stadium was the first soccer stadium to include eliptical stands,taken from ancient greek theatres models.It has been said that the Estadio Centenario was planned to be a "giant version" of this stadium.Included in a german book of the 40 most influential stadiums in history.


This stadium was one of the first football stadiums to include elliptical stands, taken from the model of the [[theatre of ancient Greece|ancient Greece theatre]]. It has been said that the Estadio Centenario was planned to be a "giant version" of this stadium. Pocitos Stadium was included in a German book of the 40 most influential stadiums in history. {{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
===The 1930 FIFA World Cup===
During the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]], the stadium hosted 2 group matches:


== History ==
[[1930_FIFA_World_Cup#Group A|Group A]] match
The stadium was officially inaugurate on November 6, 1921 with a friendly match between [[Peñarol]] and Argentine [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] with ended 1–1. It was located on Coronel Alegre, Charrúa, Silvestre Blanco, and Avenida Soca streets.<ref name=pocitosblog>"Estadio Pocitos" on Estadios de Uruguay (blog), 27 Apr 2011</Ref> The original idea was to inaugurate the venue with a [[Uruguayan Clásico|Peñarol v Nacional match]] but due to relations between the two biggest clubs of Uruguay were increasingly tense on those days and Nacional did not want to participate, a new match was arranged inviting River Plate.
{{footballbox|date = [[July 13]], [[1930]]<br />15:00 |team1 = {{flagicon|France}} [[France national football team|France]] |score = 4&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] |goals1 = [[Lucien Laurent|Lucien '''Laurent''']] 19'<br />[[Marcel Langiller|Marcel '''Langiller''']] 40'<br />[[André Maschinot|André '''Maschinot''']] 43', 87' |goals2 = [[Juan Carreño Sandoval|Juan '''Carreño''' Sandoval]] 70' |stadium = '''Montevideo, Estadio Pocitos'''<br />'''Attendance:''' +3000<br />'''Referee:''' Lombardi ([[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|Uruguay]])}}


Peñarol used the Pocitos stadium as their home venue until 1933 when the team moved to [[Estadio Centenario]] that had been built for the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>[https://www.efdeportes.com/efd80/estadio.htm Identidad nacional y monumentos. El caso del estadio Centenario] by Andrés Morales on Universidad de la República (Uruguay)</ref>
[[1930_FIFA_World_Cup#Group C|Group C]] match
{{footballbox|date = [[July 14]], [[1930]]<br />14:50 |team1 = {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania national football team|Romania]] |score = 3&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Peru national football team|Peru]] |goals1 = [[Constantin Stanciu|Constantin '''Stanciu''']] 2' pen, 89'<br />[[Ştefan Barbu|Ştefan '''Barbu''']] 79' |goals2 = [[Luís Alfonso Souza-Ferreira|Luís Alfonso '''Souza-Ferreira''']] 75' |stadium = '''Montevideo, Estadio Pocitos'''<br />'''Attendance:''' +2000<br />'''Referee:''' Warnken ([[Federación de Fútbol de Chile|Chile]])}}


Due to major road development projects in the city, the streets were laid out on the playing field in 1937 and the ticket offices were demolished along with the Pocitos [[tram]] station of in 1946 when Doctor Francisco Soca Avenue was extended to José Batlle y Ordóñez Park.<ref>[http://www.lr21.com.uy/community/381270-la-vieja-estacion-pocitos La vieja estación Pocitos] on La República, September 20, 2009</ref> The field disappeared and became part of a middle-class neighborhood of Montevideo with high real estate value.<ref name=montev>[https://www.montevideo.com.uy/ZZZ-No-se-usa/EL-LIBRO-MONTEVIDEO-LA-CIUDAD-DEL-FUTBOL-DE-LUIS-PRATS-uc53400 EL LIBRO "MONTEVIDEO, LA CIUDAD DEL FÚTBOL" DE LUIS PRATS] on Montevideo website, 30 Nov 2007</ref>
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Between 2002 and 2006, the Uruguayan architect Héctor Benech took on the challenge of conducting an investigation to determine the exact place where the first World Cup goal was scored. Without official records, he found in the archives of the Municipality of Montevideo an aerial photograph from 1926 which, by superimposing it with a current photo, made it possible to locate the playing field.<ref name=bbc/><ref name=olvido>[https://www.losotros18.com/gol-en-las-gaunas/primer-gol-olvido/ El primer gol en el olvido] by David Soria, 29 May 2018</ref> In June 2006, the discovery was made public at the Uruguayan Football Museum of the [[Uruguayan Football Association|AUF]].
[[Category:Football venues in Uruguay|Pocitos]]
[[Category:FIFA World Cup stadiums]]


The Uruguayan Football Museum, the Municipal Administration of Montevideo and "Montevideo Refrescos" (local bottler of [[Coca-Cola]]) jointly organized the contest ''"In Search of the Lost Arch"'', to make two sculptures, one in the original location of the center of the pitch and the other in the location of the goal where the first goal in World Cup history was scored.<ref>[https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Una-vuelta-por-el-pasado-El-nacimiento-de-Lucien-Laurent-autor-de-un-gol-historico-uc738190 Una vuelta por el pasado: El nacimiento de Lucien Laurent, autor de un gol histórico] by Juan P. Taborda, 10 Dec 2019</ref> The contest was won by Argentine architect Eduardo Di Mauro with his works ''Cero a cero y pelota al medio'' ("zero to zero and ball to the middle") and ''Donde duermen las arañas'' ("where the spiders sleep").<ref name=olvido/>
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== Events ==
=== 1930 FIFA World Cup ===
During the [[1930 FIFA World Cup]], the stadium hosted two group matches:

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|-
! Zone
! Team 1
! Score
! Team 2
|-
| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group 1]] || align=right| {{fb-rt|FRA}} || {{center|4–1}} || {{fb|MEX}}
|-
| [[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 3|Group 3]] || align=right| {{fb-rt|ROM}} || {{center|3–1}} || {{fb|PER}}
|}

=== Other football matches ===
The stadium hosted some friendly matches during the [[British football clubs tours to South America]] in the 1920s. Matches held in Pocitos include:<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/britclubs-rioplata.html British Clubs in Argentina and Uruguay (1904-1929)] by Sergio Hernández on the RSSSF</ref>
{| class= "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Event
! Team 1
! Score
! Team 2
|-
| 19 June 1923 || [[British football clubs tours to South America|Friendly]] || {{fb|URU|name= }} || {{center|1–1}} || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]
|-
| 4 Jul 1923 || Friendly || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] || {{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]
|-
| 31 Aug 1924 || [[Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo|Copa Premio Honor]] || {{fb|URU}} || {{center|2–3}} || {{fb|ARG}}
|-
| 14 Jun 1928 || Friendly || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] || {{center|1–2}} || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|-
| 9 Jun 1929 || Friendly || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] || {{center|1–2}} || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|}

== References==
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[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Uruguay|Pocitos]]
[[Category:Football venues in Uruguay|Pocitos]]
[[Category:Defunct football venues in Uruguay]]

Latest revision as of 06:57, 23 November 2024

Estadio Pocitos
The stadium during a match at
the 1930 World Cup
Map
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates34°54′18″S 56°9′22″W / 34.90500°S 56.15611°W / -34.90500; -56.15611
OwnerPeñarol
Capacity1,000
Field size109 x 75 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedNovember 6, 1921 (1921-11-06)
Demolished1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Tenants
Peñarol (1921–1933)

Estadio Pocitos was a multi-use stadium located in the Pocitos district of Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium, owned by C.A. Peñarol, was mainly used for football matches from 1921 to 1933.[1] It was demolished later in the 1930s when Peñarol started to play in the Estadio Centenario as its home field, and additionally due to the increasing urbanisation of Montevideo.

The stadium was one of the venues of the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930, and site of the first goal in World Cup history, scored by France's player Lucien Laurent against Mexico.[2][3] The match was one of the two games that opened the World Cup, the other being held at the same time in Estadio Gran Parque Central.

This stadium was one of the first football stadiums to include elliptical stands, taken from the model of the ancient Greece theatre. It has been said that the Estadio Centenario was planned to be a "giant version" of this stadium. Pocitos Stadium was included in a German book of the 40 most influential stadiums in history. [citation needed]

History

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The stadium was officially inaugurate on November 6, 1921 with a friendly match between Peñarol and Argentine River Plate with ended 1–1. It was located on Coronel Alegre, Charrúa, Silvestre Blanco, and Avenida Soca streets.[4] The original idea was to inaugurate the venue with a Peñarol v Nacional match but due to relations between the two biggest clubs of Uruguay were increasingly tense on those days and Nacional did not want to participate, a new match was arranged inviting River Plate.

Peñarol used the Pocitos stadium as their home venue until 1933 when the team moved to Estadio Centenario that had been built for the 1930 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Due to major road development projects in the city, the streets were laid out on the playing field in 1937 and the ticket offices were demolished along with the Pocitos tram station of in 1946 when Doctor Francisco Soca Avenue was extended to José Batlle y Ordóñez Park.[6] The field disappeared and became part of a middle-class neighborhood of Montevideo with high real estate value.[7]

Between 2002 and 2006, the Uruguayan architect Héctor Benech took on the challenge of conducting an investigation to determine the exact place where the first World Cup goal was scored. Without official records, he found in the archives of the Municipality of Montevideo an aerial photograph from 1926 which, by superimposing it with a current photo, made it possible to locate the playing field.[2][3] In June 2006, the discovery was made public at the Uruguayan Football Museum of the AUF.

The Uruguayan Football Museum, the Municipal Administration of Montevideo and "Montevideo Refrescos" (local bottler of Coca-Cola) jointly organized the contest "In Search of the Lost Arch", to make two sculptures, one in the original location of the center of the pitch and the other in the location of the goal where the first goal in World Cup history was scored.[8] The contest was won by Argentine architect Eduardo Di Mauro with his works Cero a cero y pelota al medio ("zero to zero and ball to the middle") and Donde duermen las arañas ("where the spiders sleep").[3]

Events

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1930 FIFA World Cup

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During the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted two group matches:

Zone Team 1 Score Team 2
Group 1 France 
4–1
  Mexico
Group 3 Romania 
3–1
  Peru

Other football matches

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The stadium hosted some friendly matches during the British football clubs tours to South America in the 1920s. Matches held in Pocitos include:[9]

Date Event Team 1 Score Team 2
19 June 1923 Friendly  Uruguay
1–1
 Scotland Third Lanark
4 Jul 1923 Friendly Uruguay Peñarol
2–0
 Scotland Third Lanark
31 Aug 1924 Copa Premio Honor  Uruguay
2–3
  Argentina
14 Jun 1928 Friendly Uruguay Peñarol
1–2
 Scotland Motherwell
9 Jun 1929 Friendly Uruguay Peñarol
1–2
 England Chelsea

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estadio Pocitos.
  1. ^ New design: Finally a place to call home for Peñarol at StadiumDB, 4 Jan 2015
  2. ^ a b La curiosa historia de la casa de Uruguay donde se marcó el primer gol en la historia de los Mundiales de fútbol on BBC, 25 Jun 2018 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b c El primer gol en el olvido by David Soria, 29 May 2018
  4. ^ "Estadio Pocitos" on Estadios de Uruguay (blog), 27 Apr 2011
  5. ^ Identidad nacional y monumentos. El caso del estadio Centenario by Andrés Morales on Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
  6. ^ La vieja estación Pocitos on La República, September 20, 2009
  7. ^ EL LIBRO "MONTEVIDEO, LA CIUDAD DEL FÚTBOL" DE LUIS PRATS on Montevideo website, 30 Nov 2007
  8. ^ Una vuelta por el pasado: El nacimiento de Lucien Laurent, autor de un gol histórico by Juan P. Taborda, 10 Dec 2019
  9. ^ British Clubs in Argentina and Uruguay (1904-1929) by Sergio Hernández on the RSSSF
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