Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: El Gigante de Alberdi, El Nuevo Gasometro, Estadio 15 de Abril, Estadio 23 de Agosto, Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Estadio Alfredo Beranger, Estadio Alfredo Ramos, Estadio Almagro, Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry, Estadio Bautista Gargantini, Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao Lopez, Estadio Centenario (Resistencia), Estadio Centenario Dr. Jose Luis Meiszner, Estadio Chacarita Juniors, Estadio Ciudad de Caseros, Estadio Ciudad de Lanus - Nestor Diaz Perez, Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, Estadio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez, Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, Estadio Don Leon Kolbovski, Estadio Eduardo Gallardon, Estadio El Gigante del Norte, Estadio El Serpentario, Estadio Eva Peron, Estadio Feliciano Gambarte, Estadio Florencio Sola, Estadio Fragata Presidente Sarmiento, Estadio Gabino Sosa, Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sanchez, Estadio Islas Malvinas, Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Estadio Jose Antonio Romero Feris, Estadio Jose Dellagiovanna, Estadio Jose Manuel Moreno, Estadio Jose Maria Minella, Estadio Jose Maria Olaeta, Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona, Estadio La Boutique, Estadio La Ciudadela, Estadio Libertadores de America, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Estadio Miguel Morales, Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Estadio Monumental Jose Fierro, Estadio Municipal de Comodoro Rivadavia, Estadio Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello, Estadio Nueva Chicago, Estadio Nueva Espana, Estadio Nuevo Monumental, Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Estadio Parque Barrio Ilolay, Estadio Presbitero Bartolome Grella, Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Peron, Estadio Presidente Peron, Estadio Roberto Natalio Carminatti, Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, Estadio San Martin, Estadio Sportivo Barracas, Estadio Tomas Adolfo Duco, Fortin de Luduena, List of football stadiums in Argentina. Excerpt: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (Spanish pronunciation: ), is a stadium in the Belgrano, Buenos Aires district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is home to the Club Atletico River Plate soccer team in Argentina and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti. The stadium is sometimes referred to as Estadio Monumental de Nunez, which is perhaps why persons incorrectly believe that it is located in the district of Nunez. However, the stadium is more commonly referred to as El Monumental and it is considered to be the national stadium of Argentina. The River Plate Soccer Club was founded in 1901 and by 1934, they had won both an amateur and professional championship. At the time, the club was known as Los Millonarios, or The Millionaires, because they would purchase players at higher prices than normal. On October 31, 1934, River Plate purchased the land where the club was to build the new stadium in the neighborhood of Belgrano. El Monumental was built on land reclaimed from the marshy coast of Rio de la Plata. On May 25, 1935, the cornerstone was laid on the Centennial (now Figueroa Alcorta) and Rio de la Plata (Udaondo) Avenues. On December 1 of that year, the Steering Committee presented the approved project in detail to its members at an assembly. They obtained a loan of $2,500,000 from the government and on September 27, 1936, construction began under the direction of architects Jose Aslan and Hector Ezcurra. The initial cost of work reached the figure of $4,479,545.80, but was reduced to about 3 million dollars when the committee decided to halt the construction of the north end of the stadium due to a lack of adequate funds. The foundation of the stadium was to be six or eight feet deep. This required open pit excavation to ensure the stability of...