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| Full name | Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (City of Sports Stadium) |
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| Former names | Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes (Olympic Stadium Sports City) (1947-1983) Estadio Azulgrana (Blue-Garnet Stadium) (1983-1996) |
| Location | Calle Indiana 255 Mexico City, Mexico C.P. 03810 |
| Coordinates | 19°23′0.20″N 99°10′41.61″W / 19.3833889°N 99.1782250°W |
| Owner | OCESA[1] |
| Executive suites | 92 boxes |
| Capacity | 33,000[2] |
| Field size | 108 x 68 m |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 6 October 1946 |
| Renovated | 1996, 2004, 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| América (1947–1955) Atlante (1947–1955, 1983–1989, 1991–1996, 2000–2002, 2020–present) Necaxa (1950–1955) Cruz Azul (1996–2018) Tazón México (2018–present) | |
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (formerly Estadio Azul) is a 33,000[2]-seat stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. This sports facility is used for association football matches and until 1990 for American football. The Tazón México has been played at the stadium. It was the home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul until 2018, hence the nickname Estadio Azulgrana, and the Mexico national football team, especially in the early 1990s. In summer 2016, it was announced by Mexico City authorities that plans to demolish the stadium would begin at the end of the 2017-2018 Liga MX season. However, in July 2018, the demolition project was put on hold.
It is presently the home of Atlante F.C.[3]
Both times Mexico hosted the World Cup, Estadio Azul did not host matches mainly due to the age of the structure, bad parking facilities, and complex traffic patterns. A peculiarity of this stadium is that it is built as a pit with the playing field is below street level. Just beside the stadium is the Plaza México, the world's largest bullring.[4] [5]
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Seen from a side street
Estadio Azul (right) from the air
View inside the Estadio Azul
Stadium viewed from the east in the Preferences section A
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Infrastructure
Following the arrival of Cruz Azul, there have been many renovations to make the stadium safer, more comfortable, and appropriate to the needs of fans. Among these amenities are:
- Two professional football locker rooms
- Two locker rooms for referees
- A press conference room with seating capacity for 50 people
- A closed-circuit video system including seven cameras
- Estadio Azul holds 33,000 people, including 92 boxes.
References
- ^ https://www.cie.com.mx/mx/estadio_azul.php
- ^ a b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". Ligamx.net. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ http://www.ligabbvaexpansion.mx/cancha/club/2/atlante
- ^ https://madridbullfighting.com/blog/ten-top-bullrings-in-the-world/
- ^ https://www.laplazamexico.com/nosotros
See also