Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero

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Estadio Francisco I. Madero
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First game after renovations, 28 March 2011
Estadio de Beisbol Francisco I. Madero
LocationDoctor Jesús Valdez Sánchez
Zona Sin Asignación de Nombre de Colonia
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Coordinates 25°26′1.15″N100°58′43.70″W / 25.4336528°N 100.9788056°W / 25.4336528; -100.9788056
Capacity 11,000 [1]
Scoreboard14 metres (46 ft) 22 metres (72 ft) [2]
Construction
Opened1963 [2]
Renovated1999 [2]
2011 [3]
Tenants
Saraperos de Saltillo (1970–present) [4]
Dinos de Saltillo (LFA) (2022–present)
Saltillo F.C. (LPM) (2023–present)

Estadio Francisco I. Madero is a stadium in Saltillo, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Saraperos de Saltillo. [2] [4] It holds 11,000 people, and features a video screen measuring 14 meters high by 22 meters wide (46 feet high by 72 feet wide). [2] The stadium is named after Coahuila native Francisco I. Madero who served as President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913.

The stadium was renovated in 1999, [2] and again in 2011. [3] The reopening ceremony on 28 March 2011 followed the most recent renovations and was attended by Saraperos President Alvaro Law, former Saltillo Mayor Jericó Abramo Masso, and President of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol Plinio Escalante Bolio. [3]

In 2022, Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, moved to the stadium due to an agreement between the club and the Saraperos. [5]

In 2023, Saltillo F.C. of the Liga Premier de México moved to stadium temporarily due to reconstruction works on the Estadio Olímpico de Saltillo. [6]

Pantalla Estadio Francisco I Madero.jpg
New scoreboard, 28 March 2011
The video scoreboard has been upgraded to a large high resolution display measuring 14 by 22 meters

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References

  1. Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Estadio Francisco I Madero" (in Spanish). 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Celebran reapertura del Francisco I. Madero". El Zócalo (newspaper) (in Spanish). Saltillo. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  4. 1 2 The stadium is listed as Parque Francisco I. Madero (distinct from the smaller association football stadium in Saltillo with a similar name) at: "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Northern Mexico". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  5. Arguijo, Aarón (21 January 2022). "Dinos de Saltillo presenta su temporada 2022". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. Dávila, José Luis (30 June 2023). "Ahora, el Saltillo FC jugará en el Madero". El Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2023.