La Bombonera
| Estadio Alberto José Armando | |
La Bombonera (The Chocolate Box) | |
Exterior view of the stadium in 2022 | |
| Full name | Estadio Alberto José Armando |
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| Former names | Estadio de Boca Juniors (1940–1986) Estadio Camilo Cichero (1986–2000) |
| Location | Brandsen 805 CP 1161, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°38′8.34″S 58°21′52.74″W / 34.6356500°S 58.3646500°W |
| Owner | CA Boca Juniors |
| Capacity | 57,200 |
| Record attendance | 57,395 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 18 February 1938 |
| Built | 1938–40 |
| Opened | 25 May 1940 |
| Renovated | 1995–96 |
| Architect | José Luis Delpini, Viktor Sulčič, Raúl Bes |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| bocajuniors.com.ar/labombonera | |
La Bombonera (Spanish pronunciation: [la βomboˈneɾa]; lit. 'The Chocolate Box', named after its resemblance to a chocolate box, per Viktor Sulčič), officially known as Alberto José Armando Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Alberto José Armando, Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo alˈβeɾto xoˈse aɾˈmando]; named after Alberto Armando), is an association football stadium located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the La Boca neighbourhood, it is the home of Boca Juniors.
The stadium is widely regarded as one of the most iconic stadiums in the world due to its design, club's history, iconic matches, intense atmosphere and tales of legendary players that stepped onto the pitch like Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Alfredo Di Stefano, Pelé, Ronaldo, Romario, Mario Kempes, Juan Román Riquelme, Gabriel Batistuta, Edinson Cavani and more. It has been declared of public interest by the government of Buenos Aires, the autonomous capital city. The stadium is also used as a concert venue. Past performers at La Bombonera have included Lenny Kravitz, Elton John, James Blunt, the Bee Gees, and the Backstreet Boys.
The unusual shape of the stadium has led to it having excellent acoustics and the Boca support being nicknamed La Doce.