Estadio Libertadores de América

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Estadio Libertadores de América
La doble Visera de Cemento ("The double cement eyeshade")
Image:Hinchada de independiente.jpg
Full name	Estadio Libertadores de América
Location	Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Built	1926–1928
Opened	March 4, 1928
Owner
Tenants	Club Atlético Independiente
Capacity	52,823
Field dimensions	105 x 68.5 m

The Estadio Libertadores de América is a stadium located in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. Home to the Argentine football club Independiente. The stadium received its first official name only in 2005,^[1] having been previously known simply as Estadio de Independiente or, lately and more commonly, as La Doble Visera de Cemento ("The double cement eyeshade") because of the roofs protecting the audience.

The stadium, constructed in 1928, accommodates 52,823 with 27,863 seats. Its address is Almirante Cordero 751/83. La Doble Visera is the fourth^[2] biggest stadium in Argentina, and the first cement one to be constructed in South America.

On December 2006 the stadium was closed to undergo a major renovation.

Web site of the new 'Estadio Libertadores de América [1]