Estadio Tamaulipas
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| Interior view of the Estadio Tamaulipas during a play-off match between Tampico-Madero FC and Tiburones Rojos Coatzacoalcos (0-1) on April 30, 2008. | |
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 Tampico / Ciudad Madero , Tamaulipas , Mexico
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 16 '48 " N , 97 ° 51' 2.8" W |
| opening | April 30, 1966 |
| First game | CD Tampico - AS Monaco 0-2 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 22,500 seats |
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Estadio Tamaulipas is a football stadium that is located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas of the same name, half of which belongs to the cities of Tampico and Ciudad Madero . The 22,500-seat stadium is also known as El Coloso de la Unidad Nacional (German colossus of national unity ) because it is on the border with the Unidad Nacional district of the same name .
history
Opening game
The stadium was inaugurated on April 30, 1966 with a game between the then second division CD Tampico and AS Monaco , which the guests from Ligue 1 decided 2-0 in their favor.
A week later, the Mexican super classic between America and Guadalajara took place at the Estadio Tamaulipas . The test match played on May 7, 1966 ended goalless.
First division venue
The venue for the top Mexican division was the stadium in the seasons 1966/67, 1973/74 and 1974/75, when Club de Fútbol Ciudad Madero played in the first division, and between 1977 and 1990, when Club Deportivo Tampico - resp. from 1982/83 whose legal successor Tampico-Madero Fútbol Club - was part of the then Primera División for 13 years.
Finals
In the 1986 soccer World Cup, which was held in Mexico, two special tournaments were held in the 1985/86 season instead of a regular championship round: first the PRODE 85 and then the MEXICO 86. In both tournaments, Tampico-Madero FC reached the finals and won the first leg played in the Estadio Tamaulipas with 4: 1 against the capital city club América (1985) and with 2: 1 against CF Monterrey (1986), but lost in the second leg with 0: 4 at America and with 0: 2 in Monterrey , so that it was only enough for runner-up in both cases.
International matches
The Mexican national soccer team played twice at home on February 8, 1979 and March 11, 1992 at the Estadio Tamaulipas. Opponent was the national soccer team of the USSR and both games ended 1-1 after the Mexicans went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
Web links
- Historia del estadio Tamaulipas (Spanish; accessed September 26, 2013)