Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

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Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Construction


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Full name	Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Former names	Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes (1947–1983) Estadio Azulgrana (1983–1996) Estadio Azul (1996–2018)
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 / 19.3833889; -99.1782250
Owner	OCESA^[1]
Executive suites	92 boxes
Capacity	33,000^[2]
Field size	108 x 68 m
Opened	6 October 1946
Renovated	1996, 2004, 2010
Tenants
Club América (1947–1955, 2024–present) Atlante (1947–1955, 1983–1989, 1991–1996, 2000–2002, 2020–present) Necaxa (1950–1955) Cruz Azul (1996–2018, 2024–present) Tazón México (2018–present)

Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (English: “Sports City Stadium”; formerly Estadio Azul) is a 33,000-seat^[2] stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. This sports facility is used for association football matches and for American football as well. The Tazón México has been played at the stadium. It was the home of Mexican football club Cruz Azul until 2018, hence the previous nickname of Estadio Azul, and the Mexico national football team, especially in the early 1990s.

In summer 2016, Mexico City authorities announced 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. In the 2023–24 Liga MX season, Cruz Azul returned to the stadium.

It is also presently the home of Atlante F.C.^[3] The stadium has also been nicknamed Estadio Azulgrana, which it previously held during the 1980s and 1990s, because Atlante's club colors are blue and garnet.

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]

Exterior from a side street
Stadium (right) from the air
Interior from concourse
Interior from east section A
Logo under former name

Infrastructure

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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 seventy cameras
Estadio Azul holds 33,000 people, including 92 boxes.

References

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^ "ESTADIO AZUL".
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga del Fútbol Profesional en México .: Bienvenido". Ligamx.net. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ "LIGA Expansión MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
^ "Ten Top Bullrings in the World -".
^ "Nosotros | Plaza México". Archived from the original on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

v t e Atlante Fútbol Club
Founded on 8 December 1916 Based in Mexico City Players Managers Seasons Records and Statistics Current season
Grounds	Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Azteca Estadio Neza 86 Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Rivalries	League record by opponent
Teams	First team Women Reserves and Academy
Season articles	1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

v t e Club de Futbol Cruz Azul
Founded on 22 May 1927 Based in Mexico City Players Managers Seasons Records & statistics Current season
Stadiums	Estadio 10 de Diciembre (1964–1971) Estadio Azul (1996–2018) Estadio Azteca (1971–1996, 2018–present)
Training ground	La Noria
Rivalries	Clásico Joven (Club América) Clásico Hidalguense (C.F. Pachuca)
Teams	First team Reserves and Academy (U-23, U-18, U-16, U-14) Cruz Azul Lagunas Cruz Azul Femenil Defunct: Cruz Azul Hidalgo, Cruz Azul Jasso, Cruz Azul Dublan, Cruz Azul Xochimilco
Related Articles	Cooperativa La Cruz Azul S.C.L. (company) Cemento Cruz Azul (brand)
Season articles	1964–65 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V.
Players Managers Seasons Records and Statistics Current season
Grounds	Parque Necaxa Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Azteca Estadio Victoria
Rivalries	League record by opponent
Teams	First team Women Premier Reserves and Academy
Season articles	1994–95 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

v t e Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Areas	Ciudad de los Deportes Del Valle Extremadura Insurgentes Insurgentes Mixcoac Insurgentes San Borja Mixcoac Nápoles Narvarte Noche Buena San José Insurgentes San Pedro de los Pinos San Juan Xoco
Schools	Colegio Suizo de México Colegio la Florida Colegio Simón Bolívar (USB) Colegio La Salle Simón Bolívar New Continent School Campus Ciudad de México Colegio Williams Campus Mixcoac Escuela Mexicana del Valle / Americana Escuela Sierra Nevada Centro Educativo Nemi Tomás Alva Edison School Instituto Simón Bolívar
Universities	Panamerican University Simón Bolívar University
Mexico City Metro stations	Coyoacán División del Norte Eje Central Ermita Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia Eugenia Hospital 20 de Noviembre Insurgentes Sur Mixcoac Nativitas Parque de los Venados Portales San Pedro de los Pinos Viaducto Villa de Cortés Xola Zapata
Landmarks	Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Mítikah Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Parque Hundido Plaza México Plaza Universidad Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros Torre AXA México (formerly Mexicana de Aviación Tower) World Trade Center Mexico City
Category

v t e Sports in Mexico City
American football	ONEFA Águilas Blancas Burros Blancos Centinelas CGP Frailes de UT Pumas UNAM CONADEIP Borregos Salvajes CCM Borregos Salvajes CSF
Baseball	LMB Diablos Rojos del México
Basketball	LNBP Titanes Distrito Federal
Football	First Division Club América Cruz Azul Pumas UNAM
Other Sports	Auto racing Golf Horse racing Ice Hockey Lucha libre Rugby Tennis
Venues	Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez Arena Coliseo Arena México Auditorio Nacional Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Ciudad Deportiva de La Magdalena Mixiuhca Estadio Azteca Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Estadio Olímpico Universitario Foro Sol Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera Hipódromo de las Américas Mexico City Arena Palacio de los Deportes Plaza México

v t e 2022–23 Liga MX venues
Akron Alfonso Lastras Azteca BBVA Caliente Corona Corregidora Cuauhtémoc Hidalgo Jalisco León Mazatlán Nemesio Díez Olímpico Benito Juárez Olímpico Universitario Universitario Victoria

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