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| Full name | Stade Louis II |
|---|---|
| Location | Fontvieille, Monaco |
| Coordinates | 43°43′39″N7°24′56″E / 43.72750°N 7.41556°E |
| Owner | Monaco |
| Operator | Monaco |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Closed | 1985 |
| Tenants | |
| AS Monaco FC | |
Stade Louis II was a multi-use stadium in Fontvieille, Monaco. It was initially used as the stadium of AS Monaco FC matches. It was rebuilt and replaced by a new Stade Louis II in 1985. The capacity of the stadium was 12,000 spectators.
In 1936, Prince Louis II of Monaco awarded Jean-Baptiste Pastor and his company J.B. Pastor & Fils, the commission to build the country's first football stadium. [1] It was finished in 1939.
The stadium hosted major professional boxing world title and non title fights from time to time; those include the Carlos Monzon versus Nino Benvenuti rematch, [2] Monzon's rematch with Emile Griffith, [3] Monzon's two classic fights with Rodrigo Valdes, [4] [5] Davey Moore versus Wilfredo Benitez, [6] and the double knockout-ending classic between Lee Roy Murphy and Chisanda Mutti (won by Murphy), [7] Other major fights have been held at the similarly named Stade Louis II.
