Estadio Revolución
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| The Estadio Revolución in Torreón | |
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 Torreón , Coahuila , Mexico
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 19 '19.8 " N , 103 ° 15' 16.2" W |
| owner | City of Torreón |
| opening | September 15, 1932 |
| Renovations | 2003 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 250,000 MXP |
| architect | Zeferino Domínguez |
| capacity | 8,500 seats |
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The Estadio (de la) Revolución is the oldest stadium in the Mexican city of Torreón in the state of Coahuila . In the 1960s it served as the home ground of the local soccer club CF Torreón , which also resided here during its first season in 1969/70 in the Mexican Primera División and on May 25, 1969 in this stadium for the first leg of the Mexican soccer cup of the same season 1969/70 against Mexico's most popular club Chivas Guadalajara , which was lost 1: 2 (second leg 2: 3).
history
The stadium was built in 1932 on behalf of the government of the Mexican state of Coahuila by the engineer Zeferino Domínguez, who was one of the most important architects of Coahuila in the 1930s and 1940s.
The stadium, which is now in the city center, is located on a former military site, which at the time of its construction was still on the edge of what was then a much smaller city. The construction costs of the stadium, which was incomparable in terms of its construction in Mexico at the time, amounted to around 250,000 Mexican pesos .
Originally designed for various sports, the stadium has been a baseball stadium since the 1940s and has been used as a home ground by the Vaqueros Laguna ever since . In addition, it is also used for other events, such as concerts . Shakira performed here on May 24, 2007 .
Web links
- Pelota Caliente: El Estadio Revolución (Spanish; article from June 23, 2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Remodelación completa en el Estadio de la Revolución (Spanish; article of February 12, 2003)
- ↑ Stadium in Northern Mexico ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at WordStadiums.com (accessed December 6, 2016)
- ↑ Estadio Revolución at last.fm (Spanish; accessed December 6, 2016)
