- Address: Avenida Presidente José Figueroa Alcorta 7597, Buenos Aires
- Country: Argentine Republic
- Capacity: 84,000
- Opened: 25 May 1938
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: River Plate (football)
Extra stadium info – Estadio Mâs Monumental
The construction of the stadium started in 1936. It became a venue for several events, like athletics, concerts, football, rallying and rugby union. The Estadio Mâs Monumental, which used to have an athletics track, became the second Argentine venue with an attendance above 50,000 for a rugby union match. The stadium was named after Antonio Vespucio Liberti. The former Italian chairman of River Plate was born in 1902. Under his mandate, the Estadio Mâs Monumental was built. The venue hosted the 1978 FIFA World Cup final between the national football teams of the Argentine Republic and the Netherlands. The Argentines won the game after defeating the Netherlands 3-1 in front of 71,000 spectators.
River Plate
The stadium’s record attendance of 100,000 was set in 1975, when River Plate played a game against Racing Club. Club Atlético River Plate, nicknamed Los Millonarios (The Millionaires), won the Argentine top-flight football league numerous times. They won the Copa Libertadores, the South American championship for football clubs, in 1986 for the first time in their history. CARP won the Copa Libertadores that year after beating América de Cali from Colombia twice in a two-legged final.
The world championship for football clubs
River Plate won the world championship for football clubs in 1986 for the first time in their history. They won the title after beating Steaua București from Romania 1-0. Antonio Valentín Alzamendi Casas, who played 32 games for the national football team of Uruguay, scored the only goal in the match. The world championship game took place in the Japanese city of Tokyo in front of 62,000 spectators. In 2015, CA River Plate reached the final of the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in their history. The Spanish side FC Barcelona, the second sports club with 100 million followers on its main social media page, won the match. The world championship final, which attracted a crowd of 66,000, took place in the Japanese city of Yokohama.
