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Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)

Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti[4] (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo monumenˈtal anˈtonjo βesˈpusjo liˈβeɾti]), officially Estadio Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,[1][5] and popularly known as "River Plate Stadium", "Monumental de Núñez", or simply "El Monumental", is a stadium in Belgrano, Buenos Aires (although popular belief wrongly states that the stadium is in the Núñez district), home venue of Club Atlético River Plate.[6]

For other uses of "Estadio Monumental", see Estadio Monumental (disambiguation).

Full name

Estadio Mâs Monumental

  • Estadio Monumental (1938–1986, 2022–present)
  • Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti (1986–2022)

Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7597
Buenos Aires
Argentina

34°32′43″S 58°26′59″W / 34.54528°S 58.44972°W / -34.54528; -58.44972

C.A. River Plate

84,567[2]

100,000 (River Plate 2–0 Racing, 17 Aug 1975)[3]

105 × 70 m

Grass

1936–1938

26 May 1938 (1938-05-26)

1978, 2020–2021

  • José Aslan
  • Héctor Ezcurra

It was opened on 26 May 1938 and named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti (1900–1978). It is the largest stadium in both Argentina and all of South America with a capacity of 86,049 and is also home of the Argentina national football team. It was the main venue in the 1951 Pan American Games. It hosted the 1978 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and the Netherlands. It has also hosted four finals of the Copa América, most recently in 2011.

In November 2014, the stadium's display was removed and a new full-color led was installed; this one is 19.45 m wide and 7.16 m tall, tripling the size of the old one and making it the largest in a South American stadium. On the same period a new Paddock Club and hospitality seatings were installed at field level.

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In August 2015, the was opened on the Belgrano Norte Line in order to serve both the stadium and the University of Buenos Aires' Ciudad Universitaria campus located on the other side of the tracks. The stadium is linked to the station with a viaduct and the line connects the stadium to both central Buenos Aires through its Retiro terminal and also some of the city's northern outskirts.[25] There were extensive renovations in the bathrooms, and led screens were installed in boxes and stalls.

Ciudad Universitaria station

In November 2015, the was fully renewed: attractions were added and a River Plate store were built, where officially licensed products are sold.[26]

River Plate Museum

In December 2015, a tempered glass envelope was installed over the outer lower rings of the stadium to create a better ambience to the spectators.

Antonio Vespucio Liberti

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Official website

Stadium picture

In depth history of 'El Monumental'

History of the stadium 'El Monumental' (written by fans)