Although the Master Plan that will lead to the stadium has not yet been defined Alberto J. Armando to significantly expand its capacity, in the last four years the Boca Juniors stadium underwent a series of modifications with which it was modernized and refreshed. As part of the project that began under the presidency of Jorge Amor Ameal (today first vice president), it is now Juan roman riquelme which also has the works that have been carried out in the Bombonera since his assumption as blue and gold priest.
For some time now, Román had planned to make room in one of the most privileged sectors of the Boca field: the central area of the Media Plate. That place where the presidential box was previously set up will now become part of the structure of that stand with stalls for members. At the Bombonera the work is being completed so that the brand new seats will be released in the next games and there will no longer be any more privileges for the management leadership.
As Infobae was able to find out, they will be between 60 and 70 places that the players will have in exchange for the 20 or 30 seats set up inside the booth where until a while ago Ameal watched the games. Although it has not yet been confirmed, the idea is to prepare the brand new sector for one of the following matches that Diego Martínez’s team will face at home: this Saturday against Talleres de Córdoba (from 8 p.m. for the third date of the Professional League), on Wednesday, May 29 against Nacional Potosí (from 9 p.m., last day of the group stage of the Sudamericana) or on Friday, June 14 against Vélez (from 9 p.m., sixth date of the Professional League).
Although the official Bombonera website indicates that the current capacity is 54,000 spectators, this number has increased in recent years with the renovations that gave rise to more xeneizes fans. Until the end of 2023, the capacity had reached almost 59,000, according to the data provided by the Department of Works to this medium. And soon more associates will be able to attend the court regularly since the short-term plan is to completely remove the seats in sector K (the tray above the one where La 12 is located).
In those North stands, where the height of the fencing was also reduced (as had previously been done in those in the South sector) to improve the view of the fans, the upper tier will once again be fully popular as it had been designed in its construction and opening. In other words, it is very likely that the Bombonera will register an increase in its capacity of more than 60,000 spectators before the end of 2024.
On the other hand, although there is a lot of speculation regarding the project chosen by the current board of directors for the most important reform of the stadium, an important source confided to this medium that there will be no official announcements this year. Probably next year or even in 2026, the plan chosen by Riquelme and company will be confirmed so that in the future more than 80,000 Boca fans will attend the Alberto J. Armando stadium.
More than 500 new LED lights on the outer perimeter of the Bombonera
As part of the improvement program that was launched in 2024, the Bombonera now has more than 500 LED lighting fixtures throughout the exterior perimeter of the stadium, which adds security to the surroundings and allows this temple of football world to shine in all its splendor.
