Stade Louis II (1939)

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.

Stade Louis II

Full name	Stade Louis II
Location	Fontvieille, Monaco
Coordinates	43°43′39″N 7°24′56″E
Owner	Monaco
Operator	Monaco
Capacity	12,000
Opened	1939
Closed	1985
Tenants
AS Monaco FC

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.