Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba

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Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Coloso de Tres Cruces
"Colossus of Three Crosses neighborhood"
Coloso en la Avenida México
"Mexico Avenue Colossus"
Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba.jpg
Interior of the stadium
Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Full nameEstadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Former namesEstadio Francisco Villa (1986-2018)
Location Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Coordinates 22°46′0.44″N102°32′57.40″W / 22.7667889°N 102.5492778°W / 22.7667889; -102.5492778
OwnerZacatecas State Government
OperatorGrupo Islo
Capacity 20,777 [1]
Surface Grass
ScoreboardManual
Construction
Broke ground1985
Built1985
Opened1986
Renovated2014
Expanded2018
Tenants

Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, formerly known as the Estadio Francisco Villa is a multi-use stadium in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Mineros de Zacatecas. The stadium has a capacity of 20,068 people.

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History

The stadium was opened in 1986 with a game between the Leones Negros UdeG and the South Korea National Team which Leones emerged winner by 1–0

This stadium was originally part of a project to give Zacatecas city a multi-purpose stadium, also a Sports Complex and other venues.

In late 2017, the stadium was expanded from 14000 seats to 20,060 and renamed in honor of football coach Carlos Vega Villalba. [2]

Football

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A friendly match between Santos and America in 2011

Villalba has been home to several football teams, the highest level to be played in the Stadium is the second.

Club friendly matches

Villa has hosted a number of friendly matches between Liga MX Teams and an official fixture between Santos Laguna and C.D. Guadalajara in 1996.


International club friendly matches

Interdivisional club friendly matches


Other sports

Regional athletics events and practices.

Concerts

Miguel Bosé. Alejandro Sanz. Vicente Fernández. Kumbia Kings, Joan Sebastian and Pepe Aguilar are some of the artists who had performed at the Villa.

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References

  1. "COPA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  2. ""Carlos Vega Villalba", nuevo nombre del estadio de futbol". NTR Zacatecas (in Spanish). September 13, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

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