Estadio Universitario
| Estadio Universitario | |
|---|---|
| El Volcán | |
| Location | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León  Mexico |
| Coordinates | 25°43′22.10″N 100°18′43.40″W / 25.722806°N 100.312056°WCoordinates: 25°43′22.10″N 100°18′43.40″W / 25.722806°N 100.312056°W |
| Opened | May 30, 1967 |
| Owner | Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León |
| Operator | CEMEX |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction cost | $23 million MXN |
| Capacity | 45,531[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Tigres UANL (PDFM) (1967–present) | |
The Estadio Universitario – nicknamed El Volcán (Spanish for "the volcano") is a stadium property of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, located in its premises in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León in Mexico.
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[edit] Sports
The stadium is home venue for the UANL Tigres. Made for the American football team UANL Auténticos Tigres. It was given to Sinergia Deportiva as part of Tigres assets.
This stadium hosted several matches of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. It has also hosted matches of the Copa Libertadores de América in 2005 and 2006, as UANL Tigres qualified to the prestigious tournament on those years and played home in it. For a short period, it was also the home venue for the Rayados de Monterrey. It also hosted several matches of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
[edit] Concerts
British rock band Queen performed during The Game Tour on October 9 1981, to more than 50,000 fans, on their first and only tour of Mexico.
The Jonas Brothers were scheduled to perform during their 2010 World Tour on October 21, 2010, with Demi Lovato as their opening act, but the show was cancelled.
[edit] Construction
The cost of the stadium was $23 million pesos and it was completed in 1967. At that time, it had a capacity for about 56,000 spectators, but after the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the recognized capacity was 52,000; once the stadium had its final renovation on December 20th, 1986 its total capacity was reduced to 43,700.
The Wave was introduced into football during the 1986 World Cup in this stadium.
When planning to build the stadium, it was a project of 90,000 spectators, but due to economic issues it had to be reduced.[citation needed]
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