[1] The institution (nicknamed La Sportiva) was the main sports club of Argentina in the 1910 decade, and was considered a predecessor of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA).

In 1924 the Ministry of War led by Agustín P. Justo expropriated the lands and transferred them to the National Army, which has served as administrator since then.

In June 1902, Baron Antnio de Marchi (who had married one of Roca's daughters), became president of Sociedad Hípica.

Other notable football match played at SSA was the one between English club Southampton FC and Alumni on June 26, 1904, won by the visitors by 3–0.

In 1904 the Sociedad Sportiva sold its facilities to the Ministry of War, although the concession stated they should be transferred to the Municipality of Buenos Aires.

Football returned in 1905 when another English team, Nottingham Forest, toured Argentina to play a series of friendly matches, some of them at SSA.

The following year, the South Africa national team (affiliated with English "The Football Association") visited Argentina, playing Alumni at Sociedad Sportiva on June 24.

[8] On 25 December 1907, Jorge Newbery and Aarón Anchorena crossed the Río de la Plata in the balloon El Pampero before landing in Conchillas, Uruguay.

Italian athlete Dorando Pietri was the main attraction of the Games, and winner of the marathon celebrated in the SSA stadium.

[18] As a result, the Ministry of War, Gregorio Vélez, took the Sociedad Sportiva stadium, which returned to the Municipal government and the club was subsequently dissolved.

[20] In 1917, the AFA agreed with the Municipal Government to build a stadium with capacity for 50,000 spectators in the same place where the "Sportiva" facilities were located.

In 1924 the Minister of War, Agustín P. Justo, ordered the Army to occupy the SSA facilities again, claiming the field would be used for polo matches.