Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)
| Estadio Monumental | |
View of the stadium in 2024 | |
| Full name | Estadio Mâs Monumental[1] |
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| Former names | Estadio Monumental (1938–1986) Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (1986–2022) |
| Address | Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7597 Buenos Aires Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°32′43″S 58°26′59″W / 34.54528°S 58.44972°W |
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| Owner | CA River Plate |
| Capacity | 85,018[2] |
| Record attendance | 100,000 (River Plate 2–0 Racing, 17 Aug 1975)[3](? Unreliable Source) |
| Field size | 105 × 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Construction | |
| Built | 1936–1938 |
| Opened | 26 May 1938 |
| Renovated | 1958, 1978, 2020–2028 |
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| Website | |
| cariverplate.com.ar/el-monumental | |
The Estadio Monumental (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo mˌonumentˈal]; lit. 'Monumental Stadium', named after its monumental structure), currently known as Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,[4][1][5] is an association football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the Belgrano neighbourhood,[6] it is home of River Plate.[7]
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 85,018 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, as well as many finals of the Copa Libertadores.[8]
- ^ a b Mâs Monumental: el nuevo naming del estadio de River Archived 2022-04-30 at the Wayback Machine on CARP website, 5 Apr 2022
- ^ "Stadium information in the official website". Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Los cinco partidos con más público en la historia del fútbol argentino by Daniel Szwarc on 90 Minutos, 30 Apr 2019
- ^ Mâs Monumental [https://web.archive.org/web/20221028032249/https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/el-monumental Archived 2022-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, River Plate official website
- ^ River dio a conocer el nuevo Monumental y su sponsor Archived 2022-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Telam, 28 Jun 2022
- ^ Estadio River Plate - Estadio Monumental on GCBA
- ^ The Stadium Guide. "El Monumental". Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Uruguay 3-0 Paraguay (24 de Jul., 2011) match report on ESPN.com.ar