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Club: CA River Plate | Opening: 1938 | Capacity: 64,000<\/p>\n
In the first decades of the 20th century, River Plate occupied various grounds spread over Buenos Aires. Most of these were rather modest, and when the club\u2019s supports grew rapidly in the early 1930s, the board decided to build a new stadium.<\/p>\n
A plot of land was bought in the Belgrano area, and construction started in 1935. Building took over two years, and due to insufficient budget the construction of the North Stand had to be postponed for many more years.<\/p>\n
El Monumental officially opened on 26 May 1938 with a friendly match between River and Uruguayan side Pe\u00f1arol.<\/p>\n
In 1958, the club finally had the funds to complete the construction of the North Stand. The stadium could hold about 100,000 fans at that time.<\/p>\n
El Monumental underwent further developments in 1977, when a second tier was put on the North Stand. Changes at the lower tiers, however, meant that capacity was reduced to 76,600.<\/p>\n
El Monumental was the centrepiece venue of the 1978 World Cup, hosting three matches during the first group phase, another three in the second group phase, the match for third place, and the final between Argentina and Holland (3-1).<\/p>\n
In 1986, El Monumental got officially renamed Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, in honour after the president who initiated its construction. Few changes have been made to the stadium since.<\/p>\n
Estadio Monumental is also the stadium where the Argentine national team plays most of their\u00a0home matches.<\/p>\n (photos of the present Estadio Monumental below)<\/p>\n El Monumental is located towards the north of the city of Buenos Aires in the Belgrano area. The stadium lies close to the banks of the Rio de la Plata, about 9 kilometres from the city\u2019s business centre (Microcentro), and approximately 5 kilometres from popular nightlife area Palermo.<\/p>\n There is no metro<\/a> station particularly close to El Monumental, however the stadium can be reached in about 20 minutes walking from station Congreso de Tucum\u00e1n on line D (green). Walk north over the Avenida Congreso.<\/p>\n From Retiro bus and train station, the stadium can be reached with local commuter trains (Ferrovias<\/a>). There is regular service from Retiro to station Scalabrini Ortiz, which is a 5-minute walk away from the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n\t\t\t\t \n \n <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\nHow to get to El Monumental<\/h3>\n
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Estadio Monumental below)<\/p>\nHow to get to El Monumental<\/h3>\nEl Monumental is located towards the north of the city of Buenos Aires in the Belgrano area. The stadium lies close to the banks of the Rio de la Plata, about 9 kilometres from the city\u2019s business centre (Microcentro), and approximately 5 kilometres from popular nightlife area Palermo.<\/p>\nThere is no metro<\/a> station particularly close to El Monumental, however the stadium can be reached in about 20 minutes walking from station Congreso de Tucum\u00e1n on line D (green). Walk north over the Avenida Congreso.<\/p>\nFrom Retiro bus and train station, the stadium can be reached with local commuter trains (Ferrovias<\/a>). There is regular service from Retiro to station Scalabrini Ortiz, which is a 5-minute walk away from the stadium.<\/p>\nOther train<\/a> services from Retiro go to the stations Belgrano or Nu\u00f1ez. The walk from either station takes about 20 minutes.<\/p>\nThere are also several buses<\/a> (colectivos) that pass the stadium. Colectivo 29 goes past Plaza de Mayo (Microcentro), Avenida Cordoba, and runs through Palermo on G\u00fcemes street. Get off at the crossing of Avenida de Libertador and Quesada. Colectivo 15 runs along Avenida Santa F\u00e9 in Palermo. Get off at the same point.<\/p>\nOther colectivos that connect with the stadium are line 28, 42, 107, and 130, though none from central places.<\/p>\nAddress: Figueroa Alcorta, 7597 Capital Federal<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/monumentalpast\/monumentalpast1.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Estadio Monumental below)<\/p>\nHow to get to El Monumental<\/h3>\nEl Monumental is located towards the north of the city of Buenos Aires in the Belgrano area. The stadium lies close to the banks of the Rio de la Plata, about 9 kilometres from the city\u2019s business centre (Microcentro), and approximately 5 kilometres from popular nightlife area Palermo.<\/p>\nThere is no metro<\/a> station particularly close to El Monumental, however the stadium can be reached in about 20 minutes walking from station Congreso de Tucum\u00e1n on line D (green). Walk north over the Avenida Congreso.<\/p>\nFrom Retiro bus and train station, the stadium can be reached with local commuter trains (Ferrovias<\/a>). There is regular service from Retiro to station Scalabrini Ortiz, which is a 5-minute walk away from the stadium.<\/p>\nOther train<\/a> services from Retiro go to the stations Belgrano or Nu\u00f1ez. The walk from either station takes about 20 minutes.<\/p>\nThere are also several buses<\/a> (colectivos) that pass the stadium. Colectivo 29 goes past Plaza de Mayo (Microcentro), Avenida Cordoba, and runs through Palermo on G\u00fcemes street. Get off at the crossing of Avenida de Libertador and Quesada. Colectivo 15 runs along Avenida Santa F\u00e9 in Palermo. Get off at the same point.<\/p>\nOther colectivos that connect with the stadium are line 28, 42, 107, and 130, though none from central places.<\/p>\nAddress: Figueroa Alcorta, 7597 Capital Federal<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/monumentalpast\/monumentalpast2.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(photos of the present Estadio Monumental below)<\/p>\nHow to get to El Monumental<\/h3>\nEl Monumental is located towards the north of the city of Buenos Aires in the Belgrano area. The stadium lies close to the banks of the Rio de la Plata, about 9 kilometres from the city\u2019s business centre (Microcentro), and approximately 5 kilometres from popular nightlife area Palermo.<\/p>\nThere is no metro<\/a> station particularly close to El Monumental, however the stadium can be reached in about 20 minutes walking from station Congreso de Tucum\u00e1n on line D (green). Walk north over the Avenida Congreso.<\/p>\nFrom Retiro bus and train station, the stadium can be reached with local commuter trains (Ferrovias<\/a>). There is regular service from Retiro to station Scalabrini Ortiz, which is a 5-minute walk away from the stadium.<\/p>\nOther train<\/a> services from Retiro go to the stations Belgrano or Nu\u00f1ez. The walk from either station takes about 20 minutes.<\/p>\nThere are also several buses<\/a> (colectivos) that pass the stadium. Colectivo 29 goes past Plaza de Mayo (Microcentro), Avenida Cordoba, and runs through Palermo on G\u00fcemes street. Get off at the crossing of Avenida de Libertador and Quesada. Colectivo 15 runs along Avenida Santa F\u00e9 in Palermo. Get off at the same point.<\/p>\nOther colectivos that connect with the stadium are line 28, 42, 107, and 130, though none from central places.<\/p>\nAddress: Figueroa Alcorta, 7597 Capital Federal<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/monumentalpast\/monumentalpast3.jpg\"\n){kind=link}