Football (soccer) stadium in León, Guanajuato, Mexico, home venue for León FC
Estadio Leon
Location
León, Guanajuato Owner Grupo Pachuca
[1] Operator None
Capacity 31,297
[2] Field size 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) Surface Grass Opened March 1, 1967 Construction cost $12,500,000 (1960's) Architect Constructora ARVA S.A. de C.V
León (1967–present)
Union de Curtidores (2013–2014)
The Estadio León , unofficially known as Nou Camp , is a mid-sized football stadium with a
seating capacity of 31,297 built in 1967, and located in the city of
León, Guanajuato , in the
Bajío region of central Mexico.
Because of its excellent location and facilities, this stadium hosted matches for the
1970 FIFA World Cup ,
1983 FIFA World Youth Championship , and the
1986 FIFA World Cup . It also hosted
football matches during the
1968 Summer Olympics . During those games, it seated 23,609.
[3]
On March 8, 2017, judiciary officials of the city of León determined that ownership of Estadio León is still in fact property of Zermeño Reyes y Héctor González. It is unknown if negotiations will begin for Grupo Pachuca to purchase the stadium.
[4] One possible alternative was the
New Estadio León , originally proposed in 2008.
1970 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
References
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"Ratifican que Estadio León pertenece a Roberto Zermeño" .
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"El Estadio León, el tercero con mejor promedio de asistencia de la Liga MX - ZonaFrancaMX" . Archived from
the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27 .
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1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 79.
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"Ratifican que Estadio León pertenece a Roberto Zermeño" .
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"Match report Peru - Bulgary" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Germany FR - Morocco" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Peru - Morocco" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Germany FR - Bulgaria" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Germany FR - Peru" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Bulgaria - Morocco" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Canada - France" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report France - Soviet Union" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Hungary - France" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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"Match report Germany FR - Mexico" . FIFA.com .
Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived from
the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
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