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La Bombonera
Sign in to saveAlso known as Boca Juniors Stadium, Alberto José Armando Stadium, Alberto J. Armando Stadium, Camilo Cichero Stadium, La Bombonera Stadium
football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Key facts
- Full name
- Estadio Alberto José Armando
- Former names
- Estadio de Boca Juniors, (1940–1986) , Estadio Camilo Cichero, (1986–2000)
- Location
- Brandsen 805 CP 1161, La Boca , Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Coordinates
- 34°38′8.34″S 58°21′52.74″W / 34.6356500°S 58.3646500°W / -34.6356500; -58.3646500
- Owner
- CA Boca Juniors
- Capacity
- 58,305
- Surface
- Grass
- Record attendance
- 57,395
- Field size
- 105 x 68 m
- Current use
- Football
- Groundbreaking
- 18 February 1938
- Built
- 1938–40
- Opened
- 25 May 1940 ; 86 years ago ( 1940-05-25 )
- Renovated
- 1995–96
- Architect
- José Luis Delpini, Viktor Sulčič , Raúl Bes
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
La Bombonera | Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Sitio web oficial del Club Atlético Boca Juniors. Noticias, información, contenidos especiales y todo lo que los socios, socias e hinchas en general necesitan saber sobre el club.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- association football venue
- Named after
- Alberto J. Armando
- Country
- Argentina
- Located in
- Buenos Aires
- Owned by
- Boca Juniors
- Operator
- Boca Juniors
- Location
- La Boca
- Sport
- association football
- Official website
- www.bocajuniors.com.ar/la-bombonera
- Image
- La Bombonera 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- La Bombonera
- architect
- Viktor Sulčič
- date of official opening
- 1940-05-25
- surface played on
- lawn
- native label
- Estadio Alberto J. Armando
- maximum capacity
- 58840
- street address
- Brandsen 805
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Encyclopedic overview
La Bombonera ( Spanish pronunciation: [la βomboˈneɾa]; lit. 'The Chocolate Box', named after its resemblance to a chocolate box, per Viktor Sulčič), officially known as Estadio Alberto José Armando (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo alˈβeɾto xoˈse aɾˈmando]; lit. 'Alberto José Armando Stadium', named after Alberto Armando), is an association football stadium located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the La Boca neighbourhood, it is the home of Boca Juniors.
The stadium is widely regarded as one of the most iconic stadiums in the world due to its design, the club's history, intense atmosphere and has been host to many noteworthy players in football, such as Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Pelé and more. It has been declared of public interest by the government of Buenos Aires, the autonomous capital city. The stadium is also used as a concert venue. Past performers at La Bombonera have included Lenny Kravitz, Elton John, James Blunt, the Bee Gees, and the Backstreet Boys.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Bombonera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.