Estadio Victoria
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Estadio Victoria is sport
s stadium
located in the Mexican
city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
. The stadium opened in the year 2003 and has a capacity
of 25,000 seats. The stadium is multi-use capable but mostly used for soccer games and is the home-stadium of the Necaxa
football club which had previously played in Mexico
(at the Estadio Azteca
) before relocating to Aguascalientes and Estadio Victoria. The stadium is named after a leading brand of beer
brewed by Grupo Modelo
, who owns the naming rights of the stadium.
, which seats a total capacity of 25,000 spectators. The first football match in the Estadio Victoria was on the 29th of July 2003 Necaxa vs C.D Guadalajara. Furthermore, Mexico's National team disputed an elimination game between Dominica in which Team Mexico won won 8-0.
In addition, The Copa Libertadores 2007 was played in which Necaxa reached the semi finals of the tournament.
Casa Club, Club Necaxa's training facilities hold sub 17 and sub-20 and Amateur soccer tryouts every year in city of Aguascalientes,Aguascalientes. Club Necaxa supports and funds other sports such as ,basketball,volleyball,swimming.
After playing many seasons in Estadio Azteca
in Mexico City, Necaxa played its home games at the Estadio Azteca for many years in Mexico City with a wide variety of other teams in Mexico City. Many Football teams in Mexico city called Estadio Azteca Home. These teams were Necaxa ,Cruz Azul, Atlante, and Club America, etc. The stadium was designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and was inaugurated on May 29, 1966, The Azteca is also the only stadium in history to host two World Cup finals and one of the oldest Stadiums in Mexico.
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s 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...
located in the Mexican
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...
city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río Aguascalientes, 1880 meters above sea level, at...
. The stadium opened in the year 2003 and has a capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 25,000 seats. The stadium is multi-use capable but mostly used for soccer games and is the home-stadium of the Necaxa
Necaxa
Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...
football club which had previously played in Mexico
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...
(at the 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....
) before relocating to Aguascalientes and Estadio Victoria. The stadium is named after a leading brand of beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
brewed by Grupo Modelo
Grupo Modelo
Grupo Modelo is a large brewery in Mexico, It has 63% of the Mexican beer market, and exports beer to the United Kingdom, United States and Canada . Its export brands include Corona, Modelo, and Pacífico...
, who owns the naming rights of the stadium.
History
With an Anti-Barra brava or violent anti-ultras policy,Club Necaxa plays at the Estadio VictoriaEstadio Victoria
Estadio Victoria is sports stadium located in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. The stadium opened in the year 2003 and has a capacity of 25,000 seats...
, which seats a total capacity of 25,000 spectators. The first football match in the Estadio Victoria was on the 29th of July 2003 Necaxa vs C.D Guadalajara. Furthermore, Mexico's National team disputed an elimination game between Dominica in which Team Mexico won won 8-0.
In addition, The Copa Libertadores 2007 was played in which Necaxa reached the semi finals of the tournament.
Casa Club, Club Necaxa's training facilities hold sub 17 and sub-20 and Amateur soccer tryouts every year in city of Aguascalientes,Aguascalientes. Club Necaxa supports and funds other sports such as ,basketball,volleyball,swimming.
After playing many seasons in 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....
in Mexico City, Necaxa played its home games at the Estadio Azteca for many years in Mexico City with a wide variety of other teams in Mexico City. Many Football teams in Mexico city called Estadio Azteca Home. These teams were Necaxa ,Cruz Azul, Atlante, and Club America, etc. The stadium was designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and was inaugurated on May 29, 1966, The Azteca is also the only stadium in history to host two World Cup finals and one of the oldest Stadiums in Mexico.
- Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes (Capacity 25,000) Elevation- 1,888 m (6,194 ft)
- *Estadio Azul,Mexico City (Capacity: 35,000) Elevation- 2,240 m (7,349 ft)
- * *Andrés Quintana Roo,Cancún (Capacity: 20,000) Elevation- 10 m (33 ft)
Concerts
- ManáManáManá is a pop rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, whose career has spanned more than three decades. They have earned three Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, five Premios Juventud awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards and 13 Premios Lo...
- December 7, 2003 & February 24, 2008 - Luis MiguelLuis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
- March 21, 2006 - ShakiraShakiraShakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
- May 11, 2007 - JuanesJuanesJuan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
- October 25, 2008