La Bombonera: a must for soccer lovers worldwide

Argentinians are well known for their love for soccer, we are famous for it! we have exported the greatest soccer players in the world and when it comes to an important soccer match...let's say Boca-River, the whole country just stops to watch it! Boca is one of the most iconic soccers clubs in the country and has fans not only here, but around the planet, so is not surprise so many "futbol" fans want to visit the one and only...Bombonera, the Boca Jrs. soccer stadium, listed in 2015 as the best soccer field in the world by the British press.

Fans (as known as Bosteros) at the Bombonera during a match

The stadium was inaugurated on May 25th 1940 in the famous neighborhood of La Boca, before that, the team had several fields also in or around La Boca, but it was in 1931 when the construction of the current stadium was declared the official "home" for Boca Jrs.

The soccer team was founded by italian immigrants in 1905, and its famous yellow and blue colors is an hommage to the flag of Sweden, since the first president of the club also worked at the port in La Boca, and when choosing colors for his team one day, he said he was going to choose the colors of the first ship entering the port that day...and it was a ship from Sweden, the rest is history.

The stadium went through several modifications and improvments over the years, but the shape remains the same, La Bombonera (meaning box of chocolates) has this peculiar name because during the 1950's the president of the club at that time, received a box of chocolates as a gift with the same shape as the stadium, the joke catched on between the board of director of club, and since then this fun name is part of its legacy.

Panoramic view of the field

The stadium also houses a museum founded in 2001, where you can witness all the mayor events that took place there and also take a tour around the stadium!

If you are a soccer fan, don't miss the chance to visit this one of a kind stadium filled with history and passion for the sport.

Address: Brandsen 805

Web Site: http://www.museoboquense.com/

Business Hours: Mondays - Sundays: 10AM - 6PM

Ticket prize: $ (Museum + Stadium: $470 ARS per peson. Children under 10: $180 ARS per person)