| Stadium Name: | Stade Louis II |
| Fullname: | Stade Louis II |
| Image Alt: | Stade Louis II in 1940 |
| Location: | Fontvieille, Monaco |
| Opened: | 1939 |
| Closed: | 1985 |
| Owner: | Monaco |
| Operator: | Monaco |
| Tenants: | AS Monaco FC |
| Seating Capacity: | 12,000 |
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.