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La Bombonera

Boca Juniors · Buenos Aires · Argentina

Boca Juniors' home since 1940

A steep box of stands in La Boca, so close to the pitch that they are said to beat, not shake.

Capacity

54,000

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1940

86 years of football

1880192019602000

Maradona's debut

1981

Boca Juniors' home since 1940A steep box of stands in La Boca, so close to the pitch that they are said to beat, not shake.

Capacity

54,000

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1940

86 years of football

1880192019602000

Maradona's debut

1981

Photo: Matibro, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Matibro, CC BY-SA 4.0

What makes it special

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On matchday

The stands rise steeply and, as Boca puts it, no fan is far from the action. The unusual shape gives the ground excellent acoustics, and it is known for shaking when the crowd moves. Romário called it the closest thing to hell, a line Boca quotes on its own page.

Inside La Bombonera

The stadium, October 2025
The stadium, October 2025Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
La Bombonera, September 2022
La Bombonera, September 2022Photo: Matibro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗

The ground

Natural grass
Architect
José Luis Delpini, Viktor Sulčič, Raúl Bes
Rebuilt
1995–96
League
Liga Profesional

Nearby grounds

  • Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó3.0 km
  • Estadio Presidente Perón3.6 km
  • Estadio Libertadores de América3.9 km
  • Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona5.2 km
  • Estadio Pedro Bidegain7.1 km
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