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The Estadio Azteca was envisioned as a major sports venue during the presidency of Adolfo López Mateos, when Mexico was awarded the 1968 Summer Olympics, where the football final was held. The stadium was designed by architects Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and Rafael Mijares Alcérreca and broke ground in 1961.
Rank Stadium Capacity City State Type Tenant Estimated Cost Status Inauguration 1: Nuevo Estadio Tigres: 65,000: San Nicolás de los Garza: Nuevo León: Football
They are ordered by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate. All Mexican stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list. Existing stadiums
Estadio Azteca: 87,523 [44] Mexico City Mexico: Club América, Cruz Azul, Mexico national football team, 1970 FIFA World Cup Final, 1986 FIFA World Cup Final: Association football Jordan–Hare Stadium: 87,451 [45] Auburn US: Auburn Tigers football: American football Bukit Jalil National Stadium: 87,411 [46] [47] Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: Malaysia ...
The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, the largest stadium used for the tournament, hosted 9 matches (including the final), more than any other stadium used. Mexico City hosted 13 total matches; the Olimpico Universitario Stadium hosted 4 matches (if the Mexico City suburban town Nezahualcoyotl's matches are included, this brings the total up to 16 ...
Roberto Ruano has a luxury box at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium where he and his family can watch soccer games and other events in privacy and comfort. When the stadium is handed over to FIFA for ...
Only stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included in this list. Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Great Strahov Stadium, which was the largest in the world and held around 250,000 spectators), are not included. They are listed under List of closed stadiums by ...
They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. Football stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. That is the minimum capacity required for a stadium to host FIFA World Cup finals matches. Note that most sports venues with a capacity of at ...