The Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, home of Argentina's most successful football team, River Plate, and Estadio Alberto J. Armando, home of rivals Boca Juniors, were ranked fifth and ninth respectively in the list.

Buenos Aires is also the only city on the list to have two stadiums featured in the top 10.

The list was compiled according to criteria such as: capacity and record attendances, tournaments and showpiece events they have hosted and the memorable moments that have taken place there.

River Plate's stadium, known as El Monumental - which would host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games should Buenos Aires' bid be successful - is considered as Argentina's national stadium and hosted one of the most famous games in the country's history when they defeated the Netherlands to lift their first FIFA World Cup in 1978.

La Bombonera is down to host football matches at the 2018 Youth Olympics should Buenos Aires win the rights to host

Boca Juniors stadium, which as known as La Bombonera, or "The Chocolate Box", is earmarked to host the football competition for the 2018 Youth Olympics and was recently voted as the best stadium in South America by Latin American football website Pasion Libertadores.

"In Buenos Aires and across Argentina we are very proud of our sporting heritage and having two of our venues feature in this list of iconic stadia further underlines the unique offer that Buenos Aires can make to the IOC and the Youth Olympic Games in 2018." said Francisco Irarrazaval, Buenos Aires Under-Secretary of Sport and Chief Executive of the Buenos Aires Bid Committee.

"Generations of young people in Buenos Aires have been inspired by experiencing sport in these iconic stadia. It would be our honour and privilege to now welcome the youth of the world in 2018, share the magic and theatre of these venues with a new generation of young athletes and help inspire even more young people to take up Olympic sport.

"Our aim is to provide a stage for young athletes and fans to come from all corners of the globe and take away sporting memories that they will cherish forever.

"We promise to deliver a Youth Olympic Games of cultural distinction and sporting excellence that encapsulates the unrivalled passion of our cosmopolitan and dynamic city."

Buenos Aires is up against Glasgow and Medellin to win the rights to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, with a decision due to be announced on July 4 in Lausanne. 

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