Estadio Libertadores de América

Estadio Libertadores de América

Full name	Estadio Libertadores de América
Location	Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Owner	Club Atlético Independiente
Operator	Club Atlético Independiente
Capacity	50.365
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1928
Renovated	2009
Construction cost	USD 35 million
Tenants
Club Atlético Independiente

The Estadio Libertadores de América is a stadium located in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. It is home to the Argentine football club Independiente. The stadium was officially named only as recently as 2005, having been previously known simply as Estadio de Independiente or La Doble Visera de Cemento ("The double cement visor") because of the two rooves overhanging the spectators.

The original stadium, located at Ricardo Bochini 751/83, was built in 1928 and had a capacity of 52,823 with 27,863 seats. La Doble Visera, as it was popularly known, was the first cement stadium built in South America, and would host all international finals Independiente played as local team (7 of the Copa Libertadores, 3 of the Intercontinental Cup, 2 of the Supercopa Sudamericana and 2 of the Copa Interamericana) as well as many Argentina international matches, mostly occurring in the 1930s and 1940s.

Reconstruction

In December 2006 the stadium was shuttered, and demolished the following year. The rebuilt stadium was inaugurated on October 28, 2009, in a match against Colón de Santa Fe of the Argentine First Division championship (Apertura 2009). The new, European-style stadium has a capacity of roughly 48,069 seats. It also features large digital screens, a restaurant with panoramic view of the pitch, a club museum, offices and conferential facilities, and a shopping centre.

External links

• At www.independiente.com
• Stadium's File (Spanish)