Boca Juniors Soccer Stadium - La Bombonera. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Discover the most famous stadium in Argentina

While the Italians have given La Boca its most distinctive touches, the British too have left their mark. They introduced soccer to the Argentineans and two of the country's finest teams started in La Boca.

The La Boca Club was started in 1905 by a group of men who played together in nearby Solís Square.


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The stadium at Calle Brandsen 805 is called the Bombonera (Candy Box) by locals. Inaugurated in 1940, the cement structure has a capacity of 70,000 persons.
Members of the La Boca Athletic Club participate in sports other than soccer. Basketball, cycling and bochas, an Argentinean version of bowling, are pursued with energy, but never with the zeal passion attached to fútbol. The fútbol rivalry between Boca and River Plate (the other team that started here) is legendary, and their matches are always exciting to watch.

Recently a semifinal of the famous Copa LIbertadores de America 2019 was played between Boca Jrs and River Plate, with scores of 0-2 and 1-0.

When the Boca Juniors win in their weekly encounters with other First Division clubs, you\u2019ll surely spot the blue and gold colors of the Junior flag waving above the stadium. This is a great place to watch a game.



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Boca Juniors Soccer Stadium