Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

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Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
El Monumental
Estadio River Plate
The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti seen from the air (February 2013)
The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti seen from the air (February 2013)
Earlier names

Estadio Monumental (1938–1986)

Data
place Avenida Presidente José Figueroa Alcorta 7597 Belgrano , 1428 Buenos Aires , Argentina
ArgentinaArgentina
Coordinates 34 ° 32 '43.1 "  S , 58 ° 26' 59.1"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 32 '43.1 "  S , 58 ° 26' 59.1"  W.
owner River Plate
start of building 1936
opening May 25, 1938
First game May 25, 1938
River Plate - Penarol 3: 1
Renovations 1951, 1978
surface Natural grass
architect José Aslan
Héctor Ezcurra
capacity 65,645 seats
playing area 105 × 70 m
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Events

The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti , also known as El Monumental or Estadio River Plate , is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Belgrano district of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . The venue currently has 65,645 seats. It is named after Antonio Vespucio Liberti (1902–1978), a former president of the association. The River Plate football club is the owner and plays its home games in El Monumental . In addition, since it is the largest stadium in the country, the facility is used as the national stadium by the Argentine national soccer team .

history

El Monumental was built from 1936 to 1938 and opened on May 25, 1938 with a game between River Plate and Uruguayan club Club Atlético Peñarol (3-1). An athletics facility was installed for the 1951 Pan American Games . In 1958 the north stand was completed. At that time the stadium had 100,000 seats. The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti was renovated for the Football World Cup in 1978 and at that time still offered 76,600 spectators. Nine games were played during the World Cup at El Monumental, including the opening game with Germany and Poland and the final between Argentina and the Netherlands . In 1986 the facility was given its current name. Since then, only minor work has been carried out on the stadium.

Sports facilities

In addition to the actual stadium, the complex also offers tennis and basketball courts and rooms for other sports. There are also apartments for young footballers, a theater and a club museum.

Concerts

There are also concerts by well-known international artists in the venue. The stadium can hold up to 100,000 people for concerts. It occurred u. a. the Rolling Stones , Bruce Springsteen , the Ramones , U2 , Metallica , Oasis , Bon Jovi , Guns N 'Roses , Madonna , Michael Jackson , KISS , AC / DC , Rod Stewart or the Red Hot Chili Peppers . But national artists are also guests here.

See also

gallery

  • The stadium in the 1970s before the renovation

  • The Estadio Monumental during the opening ceremony of the 1978 World Cup

  • Side view of the Monumental in November 2005

  • Photographed from an Aerolíneas Argentinas plane (December 2005)

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Panoramic view of the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (November 2004)
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Panorama from the interior (March 2012)

Web links

Commons : Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. In: de.soccerway.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Middle: "Rain destroyed the World Cup turf ..." In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna April 5, 1978, p. 13 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  3. ^ "Confetti rain for the German soccer team" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna June 2, 1978, p. 12 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  4. ↑ El Monumental. In: stadiumguide.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Concert list of the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved October 26, 2018 .