Boca took another step towards expanding La Bombonera

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·29 April 2026

Boca took another step towards expanding La Bombonera

Boca took a key step toward the long-awaited expansion of La Bombonera. Through an official press release, the club announced that the National Transport Regulation Commission (CNRT) approved the executive project for the construction of the new access points, a project that will be carried out over the airspace above the railway tracks next to the stadium.

The resolution (Provision DI-2026-199-APN-CNRT#MEC) gives the green light to the technical and architectural development that includes the construction of four public circulation towers and pedestrian bridges, an essential phase to support the increase in capacity of the iconic stadium.

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Since the current leadership took office, a team made up of more than 20 architects and engineers has worked on an innovative project. The main objective was clear: to expand La Bombonera’s capacity from the current 57,000 to 80,000 spectators, without depending on the complex acquisition of the surrounding blocks and while respecting the city’s current urban planning code.

View of the access bridges to La Bombonera.

Boca’s next steps with La Bombonera

The development of the first phase, which includes the four access towers and the fourth tier, will be financed exclusively with the club’s own resources. This stage is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 and, crucially, will allow Boca to keep playing at home. A temporary move to another stadium (with Vélez Sarsfield and the Único de La Plata as the main options) will only be necessary in the final stage of the project, during the work on the boxes on Iberlucea Street.

The corridors of the second tier connected to the new access points.

To officially begin these works, the Xeneize leadership is preparing for the final bureaucratic step: in the coming days, the project will be formally submitted to the General Directorate of Urban Planning Interpretation (DGIUR) of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Its final approval will be the starting signal for cranes to begin transforming the Alberto J. Armando into the "80,000-seat Bombonera".

The major jump in capacity will be achieved through four major structural interventions, in addition to the access points already mentioned.

The fourth tier: An independent metal stand will be built on top of the current third tier, raising the stadium to almost 60 meters in height. It will add around 6,500 seats. Since it will be manufactured externally, it will not affect use of the stadium during the phase prior to its installation.
Transformation of the Iberlucea sector: The pitch will be moved four meters toward the tracks, making it possible to transform the current box area into an imposing structure that will occupy the sidewalk’s airspace. This will provide a net gain of 6,500 seats, reaching 9,500 spots in that sector (including new VIP boxes and press booths).
New general-admission stand: The current third tier will stop being an upper seated section and will become entirely a general-admission stand, increasing its capacity from 5,000 to 12,000 spectators.
Regrading and roofing: The slope of the end stands will be optimized (adding 1,500 seats to each one), and the project will conclude with the installation of a roof that will cover 100% of attendees, improving shelter and enhancing the stadium’s historic acoustics.