Estadio Cuauhtémoc
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Estadio Cuauhtémoc is a football
stadium
in Puebla
, Puebla
(110 kilometres east of Mexico City
).
The stadium, which has a capacity of 42,648 seats, is the home of Puebla F.C., it's one of the best and very historical football stadium in Mexico
, being currently the fifth biggest stadium in Mexico in term of its capacity. It belongs to other Puebla's team well known as Lobos de la BUAP
. This stadium has hosted two football World Cups: 1970 FIFA World Cup
and 1986 FIFA World Cup
. The stadium is close to the Puebla-Veracruz
highway, next door to the baseball
stadium Estadio Hermanos Serdán
.
The stadium is named after Cuauhtémoc
, who was the last Aztec
emperor.
, Puebla
Mexico
.the Stadium was design by the architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
,who also designed el Estadio Azteca
and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
. It was inaugurated on October 6, 1968 during the pre inauguration of the 1968 Summer Olympics
.It takes its name from the Mexican brewery Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma who paid for most of the construction.The stadium was constructed in 500 days with workers having 16-18 hour shifts in order to be done in time for the 1968 Olympic games.
The stadium was inaugurated on October 6 1968 prior to the 1968 Summer Olympics
games in a match between Mexico national football team
and Czech Republic national football team
in match that ended in a 1-1 draw.The first goal was scored by the Mexican player Isidoro Díaz
the second goal was scored by the Czechoslovakian Stratil .The first league match was held against club America
that dame year with tickets prices were as follow raging from 40.00 pesos to 10.00 pesos
.
In its first years of existences the club had a capacity of 35,000 plus till the 1985 renovation due to the 1986 FIFA World Cup
that was going to take place in Mexico for the second time.A moral that had been painted by Jesús Corro Ferrer which represented all the races around the world had to be cover up due to the renovation.The stadium has an official capacity for 42,648 all though on some occasions the stadium has had crowd attendance above 50,000 in concerts and special events.The Stadium is the 4th biggest and the tallest in Mexico behind the Estadio Jalisco
in Jalisco
.
The stadium has hosted 2 Primera División de México
finals. The first came in the 1982-83 tournament when Puebla FC defeated C.D. Guadalajara
in a on of the best finals in league history , were the final was send to a penalty shoot were Puebla s player Enrique Fernandez scored the final goal giving Puebla FC its first league title.
The second final was played in the 1989-90 tournament against Club Universidad de Guadalajara
where Puebla managed beat the club from Jalisco
4-3.The stadium has also hosted the now defunct Copa Mexico
tournament which the club managed to win in 1990 in the Estadio Cuauhtémoc and so becoming just the 5 stadium to host both finals were the home team came out victorious.
The stadium has also hosted club international tournaments such as the CONCACAF Champions League
and Copa Interamericana
.In 2008 the stadium was supposed to host its first Copa Sudamericana
tournament but did not after the CONCACAF
decided to pull out of all CONMEBOL
competitions due to the clubs lack of interests in the domestic conference tournaments.
in this world cup.In the first game on June 2, 1970 Uruguay
defeated Israel
2-0.The second match was against Italy
were the teams draw a 0-0.The third match was against Sweden were Uruguay fell 1-0.Important players played in this games such as Sandro Mazzola and Luigi Riva
who would go on to play that cup final against Brazil
which they lost 4-1.
announced in 1983 that they weren't going to be available to organize the tournament and pull back.
In this World Cup, Puebla played a bigger role than the previous one in 1970.This time the defending cup champions Italy
made El Estadio Cuauhtémoc home. Italy played against Argentina
on July 5, 1986 were they tied 1-1 with a goal from the football legend Diego Armando Maradona.
The second game was against Korea Republic national football team
who Italy managed to defeat 3-2.
In quarter finales Argentina defeated Uruguay in a classic South American game 1-0 in El Estadio Cuauhtémoc played on June 5, 1986.In Quarterfinals the stadium hosted the match between Spain and Belgium where after 90 minuets the match ended in a 1-1 draw which would send them to overtime.The match would have to go to as penalty shoot out after no one score in the over time quarters.Van der Elst would score the final and decisive goal which would send Belgium to the final.In that match the stadium register the biggest crowd with an attendance of 45.000.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Puebla
Puebla, Puebla
The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
, Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
(110 kilometres east of Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
).
The stadium, which has a capacity of 42,648 seats, is the home of Puebla F.C., it's one of the best and very historical football stadium in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, being currently the fifth biggest stadium in Mexico in term of its capacity. It belongs to other Puebla's team well known as Lobos de la BUAP
Lobos de la BUAP
Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla is a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represents the Autonomous University of Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930 when the club was known as Preparatoria formed exclusively by players that...
. This stadium has hosted two football World Cups: 1970 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
and 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
. The stadium is close to the Puebla-Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
highway, next door to the baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stadium Estadio Hermanos Serdán
Estadio De Beisbol Hermanos Serdán
Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán is a stadium in Puebla, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Pericos de Puebla Mexican League baseball team. It holds 12,112 people...
.
The stadium is named after Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc was the Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521...
, who was the last Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
emperor.
History
Estadio Cuauhtémoc has been the home for Puebla FC for the last 40 years and has witness various national and international tournaments the stadium is located in PueblaPuebla, Puebla
The city and municipality of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla, and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Being a planned city, it is located to the east of Mexico City and west of Mexico's main port, Veracruz, on the main route between the two.The city was founded...
, Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.the Stadium was design by the architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez is a late twentieth century Mexican architect. He was born in Mexico City. He was persuaded to study architecture by writer and poet Carlos Pellicer....
,who also designed el Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic church, minor basilica and National Shrine of Mexico in the north of Mexico City. The shrine was built nearby the place where Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin...
. It was inaugurated on October 6, 1968 during the pre inauguration of the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
.It takes its name from the Mexican brewery Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma who paid for most of the construction.The stadium was constructed in 500 days with workers having 16-18 hour shifts in order to be done in time for the 1968 Olympic games.
The stadium was inaugurated on October 6 1968 prior to the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
games in a match between Mexico national football team
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
and Czech Republic national football team
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
in match that ended in a 1-1 draw.The first goal was scored by the Mexican player Isidoro Díaz
Isidoro Díaz
Isidoro Díaz Mejía is a former Mexican international football. He made 68 appearances for the Mexico national team between 1960 and 1970....
the second goal was scored by the Czechoslovakian Stratil .The first league match was held against club America
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
that dame year with tickets prices were as follow raging from 40.00 pesos to 10.00 pesos
Pesos
Pesos may refer to** Peso, the currency, in plural form* Fenfluramine, by the trade name Pesos...
.
In its first years of existences the club had a capacity of 35,000 plus till the 1985 renovation due to the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
that was going to take place in Mexico for the second time.A moral that had been painted by Jesús Corro Ferrer which represented all the races around the world had to be cover up due to the renovation.The stadium has an official capacity for 42,648 all though on some occasions the stadium has had crowd attendance above 50,000 in concerts and special events.The Stadium is the 4th biggest and the tallest in Mexico behind the Estadio Jalisco
Estadio Jalisco
The Estadio Jalisco is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olimpico Universitario...
in Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
.
The stadium has hosted 2 Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
finals. The first came in the 1982-83 tournament when Puebla FC defeated C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...
in a on of the best finals in league history , were the final was send to a penalty shoot were Puebla s player Enrique Fernandez scored the final goal giving Puebla FC its first league title.
The second final was played in the 1989-90 tournament against Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Universidad de Guadalajara is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.- History :The Universidad de Guadalajara football club, nicknamed "Leones" was founded the 19th of August, 1970 and started in the tercera división in the Mexican professional league, where...
where Puebla managed beat the club from Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
4-3.The stadium has also hosted the now defunct Copa Mexico
Copa México
The Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...
tournament which the club managed to win in 1990 in the Estadio Cuauhtémoc and so becoming just the 5 stadium to host both finals were the home team came out victorious.
The stadium has also hosted club international tournaments such as the CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
and Copa Interamericana
Copa Interamericana
Copa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
.In 2008 the stadium was supposed to host its first Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
tournament but did not after the CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
decided to pull out of all CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
competitions due to the clubs lack of interests in the domestic conference tournaments.
1970 FIFA World Cup
El Estadio Cuauhtémoc was home to Uruguay national football teamUruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
in this world cup.In the first game on June 2, 1970 Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
defeated Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
2-0.The second match was against Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
were the teams draw a 0-0.The third match was against Sweden were Uruguay fell 1-0.Important players played in this games such as Sandro Mazzola and Luigi Riva
Luigi Riva
Luigi Riva , best known as Gigi Riva or by his nickname Rombo di Tuono , is a former Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team...
who would go on to play that cup final against Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
which they lost 4-1.
1986 FIFA World Cup
In 1986 Mexico hosted the 13th world cup becoming the first country to ever host the world cup for a second time. This came to be when ColombiaColombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
announced in 1983 that they weren't going to be available to organize the tournament and pull back.
In this World Cup, Puebla played a bigger role than the previous one in 1970.This time the defending cup champions Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
made El Estadio Cuauhtémoc home. Italy played against Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
on July 5, 1986 were they tied 1-1 with a goal from the football legend Diego Armando Maradona.
The second game was against Korea Republic national football team
Korea Republic national football team
The Korea Republic national football team represents Korea Republic in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments,...
who Italy managed to defeat 3-2.
In quarter finales Argentina defeated Uruguay in a classic South American game 1-0 in El Estadio Cuauhtémoc played on June 5, 1986.In Quarterfinals the stadium hosted the match between Spain and Belgium where after 90 minuets the match ended in a 1-1 draw which would send them to overtime.The match would have to go to as penalty shoot out after no one score in the over time quarters.Van der Elst would score the final and decisive goal which would send Belgium to the final.In that match the stadium register the biggest crowd with an attendance of 45.000.
Matches from world cups and Olympic games
| Date | Match | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| October 13 1968 | 1-0 | 10 000 |
| October 15 1968 | 1-1 | 10 000 |
| October 17 1968 | 1-4 | 10 000 |
| Date | Match | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 14 October 1968 | 3-1 | 10 000 |
| 16 October 1968 | 1-1 | 10 000 |
| 18 October 1968 | 3-3 | 10 000 |
| Date | Match | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1968 | 2-0 | 10 000 |
| Date | Match | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| June 2 1970 | 2-0 | 20 659 |
| June 6 1970 | 0-0 | 29 968 |
| June 10 1970 | 1-0 | 18 163 |
| Date | Match | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| June 5 1986 | 1-1 | 32 000 |
| June 10 1986 | 2-3 | 20 000 |
| June 16 1986 | 1-0 | 26 000 |
| June 22 1986 | 1-1(4-5tab) | 45 000 |
| June 28 1986 | 4-2 | 21 000 |
National Competition
- Primera División de MéxicoPrimera División de MéxicoThe Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
- Segunda División de México
- Primera A tournamentLiga de AscensoThe Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....
- Copa MexicoCopa MéxicoThe Copa México was a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997. It consisted of both professional and amateur stages. It was the first official tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico, and it was an important and prestigious tournament, especially during...
- Campeón de CampeonesCampeón de CampeonesCampeón de Campeones was an annual Mexican association football competition -as well as the name of the trophy given to its winner-, initiated in 1942 as a contest between each year's Mexican First Division league winner and its Mexican Cup counterpart, and then reformatted in 2001 as a yearly...
International Competition
- 1968 Summer Olympics1968 Summer OlympicsThe 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
- 1970 FIFA World Cup1970 FIFA World CupThe 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
- 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship1983 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipThe 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from June 2 to June 19, 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were...
- 1986 FIFA World Cup1986 FIFA World CupThe 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
- CONCACAF Champions LeagueCONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
- Copa InteramericanaCopa InteramericanaCopa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
