Liga MX
Stadiums and locations
Table:
Club

Location

Stadium

Capacity

Ref

América

Mexico City

Azteca

87,000

[14]

Atlas

Guadalajara

Jalisco

56,713

[15]

Atlético San Luis

San Luis Potosí City

Alfonso Lastras

25,111

Juárez

Ciudad Juárez

Olímpico Benito Juárez

19,703

[16]

Cruz Azul

Mexico City

Azteca

87,000

[17]

Guadalajara

Zapopan

Akron

45,364

[18]

León

León

León

31,297

[19]

Monterrey

Guadalupe

BBVA Bancomer

53,500

[20]

Morelia

Morelia

Morelos

35,000

[21]

Necaxa

Aguascalientes City

Victoria

25,500

[22]

Pachuca

Pachuca

Hidalgo

30,000

[23]

Puebla

Puebla City

Cuauhtémoc

51,726

[24]

Querétaro

Querétaro City

Corregidora

33,162

[25]

Santos Laguna

Torreón

Corona

30,000

[26]

Tijuana

Tijuana

Caliente

27,333

[27]

Toluca

Toluca

Nemesio Díez

31,000

[28]

UANL

San Nicolás de los Garza

Universitario

42,000

[29]

UNAM

Mexico City

Olímpico Universitario

52,000

[30][31]

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Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V. , commonly known as Club América or simply América , is a professional football club based in Mexico City , Mexico . Nicknamed Las Águilas ( The Eagles ) , it competes in Liga MX , the top tier of Mexican football . The club was founded in 1916 , and since 1959 has been owned by media company Grupo Televisa . The team plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca , the largest stadium in Mexico and Latin America , and the seventh largest association football-specific stadium in the world . The club has a long-standing rivalry with Guadalajara , as both are the most successful and most popular clubs in the country , and are the only clubs to have never been relegated to the second division . Matches between them are known as El Súper Clásico , considered to be the biggest rivalry in Mexico , and one of the biggest in the world . América also play local derbies against Cruz Azul and Club Universidad Nacional . The club has won a record thirteen league titles , as well as a record six Copa México titles , and six Campeón de Campeones cups . In international competitions , América has won ten FIFA recognized club trophies , the most for a club from the CONCACAF region . It has won a record seven CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League titles , two Copa Interamericana cups and one CONCACAF Giants Cup .
Mexico City , or the City of Mexico ( Spanish : Ciudad de México , American Spanish : [ sjuˈða ( ð ) ðe ˈmexiko ] ( listen ) ; abbreviated as CDMX , Nahuatl languages : Āltepētl Mēxihco ) , is one of the 32 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico and the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America . It is one of the most important cultural and financial centres in the world . It is located in the Valley of Mexico ( Valle de México ) , a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico , at an altitude of 2,240 meters ( 7,350 ft ) . The city has 16 alcaldías , formerly known as boroughs . The 2009 population for the city proper was approximately 8.84 million people , with a land area of 1,485 square kilometers ( 573 sq mi ) . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments , the population of Greater Mexico City is 21.3 million , which makes it the second largest metropolitan area of the Western Hemisphere , the eleventh-largest agglomeration ( 2017 ) , and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world . Greater Mexico City has a GDP of $ 411 billion in 2011 , making Greater Mexico City one of the most productive urban areas in the world . The city was responsible for generating 15.8% of Mexico 's GDP , and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22% of total national GDP . If it were an independent country , in 2013 , Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America , five times as large as Costa Rica and about the same size as Peru . Mexico 's capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by indigenous people , the other being Quito , Ecuador . The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan , which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards . In 1524 , the municipality of Mexico City was established , known as México Tenochtitlán , and as of 1585 , it was officially known as Ciudad de México ( Mexico City ) .
The Estadio Azteca ( Spanish pronunciation : [ esˈtaðjo asˈteka ] ) is a multi purpose stadium located in Mexico City . It is the official home of football club Club América and the Mexico national football team . The stadium sits at an altitude of 7,200 feet ( 2195 meters ) above sea level . With an official capacity of 87,523 , it is the largest stadium in Mexico . As of 2018 , the stadium also serves as the home of Cruz Azul . The National Football League ( NFL ) features one game at Estadio Azteca per season as a part of their International Series . Regarded as one of the most famous and iconic football stadiums in the world , it is the first to have hosted two FIFA World Cup Finals ; in the 1970 World Cup Final , Brazil defeated Italy 4-1 , and in the 1986 World Cup Final , Argentina defeated West Germany 3-2 . It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final match between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the Hand of God goal and the Goal of the Century . The stadium also hosted the Game of the Century , when Italy defeated West Germany 4-3 in extra time in one of the 1970 semifinal matches . Additionally , it is scheduled to host games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup . The stadium was also the principal venue for the football tournament of the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1971 Women 's World Cup .
Atlas Fútbol Club ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈatɬas ˈfuðβol ˈkluβ ] ) is a Mexican football club . Atlas plays in Guadalajara , Mexico , in the Liga MX . The club 's home stadium is Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara .
Guadalajara ( /ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːrə/ , Spanish : [ ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco , and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara . The city is in the central region of Jalisco in the Western-Pacific area of Mexico . With a population of 1,460,148 inhabitants , it is Mexico 's second most populous municipality . The Guadalajara metropolitan area has a reported population of 5,002,466 inhabitants , making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico , behind Mexico City . The municipality is the second most densely populated in Mexico , the first being Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl in the State of Mexico . It is a strong business and economic center in the Bajío region . Guadalajara is the tenth-largest Latin American city in population , urban area and gross domestic product . The city 's economy is based on services and industry , especially information technology , with many international firms having regional offices and manufacturing facilities in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area , and several domestic IT companies headquartered in the city . Other , more traditional industries , such as shoes , textiles and food processing are also important contributing factors . Guadalajara is a major Mexican cultural center , as it is considered by most to be the home of the famous mariachi genre of music , and plays host to a number of large-scale cultural events such as the Guadalajara International Film Festival , the Guadalajara International Book Fair , and other globally renowned cultural events which draw international crowds . It is home to C.D . Guadalajara , one of the most popular football clubs in Mexico .
The Jalisco Stadium is a football stadium located in Guadalajara , Mexico . It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olímpico Universitario . The facility is located in the city of Guadalajara , Jalisco , 400 kilometers north-west of Mexico City , and has a maximum capacity of 55,110 spectators .
Club Atlético de San Luis , commonly known as Atlético San Luis , is a Mexican professional football club based in San Luis Potosí , replacing San Luis Potosí 's Liga MX team San Luis FC after its relocation . San Luis was promoted to Liga MX in 2019 .
San Luis Potosí , commonly called SLP or simply San Luis , is the capital and the most populous city of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí . The city lies at an elevation of 1,864 metres ( 6,115 feet ) . It has an estimated population of 824,229 in the city proper and a population of approximately 1,221,526 in its metropolitan area , formed with the neighbour city of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez and other surrounding municipalities , which makes the metropolitan area of Greater San Luis Potosí the eleventh largest in Mexico . The city is in the west-central part of the state of San Luis Potosí , at 22.16°N , 100.98°W . The municipality has an area of 1,443.14 square kilometres ( 557.20 square miles ) . It is part of the macroregion of Bajío . The city is named after Louis IX of France ( also known in Mexico as San Luis Rey de Francia , Saint Louis , King of France ) , who is the city 's patron saint . Potosí was added in reference to the fabulously rich mines of Potosí , Bolivia , discovered some forty years before the city was founded , as the exploitation of silver and gold mines in Cerro de San Pedro , near San Luis , was the main reason for the founding of the city in 1592 . Now , the city is one of the main industrial centres in central Mexico with a prolific manufacturing industry . A number of foreign industries have chosen to invest in San Luis Potosí in the last decades thanks to its strategic location for trade , as the city is located halfway between Mexico City and the United States border , as well as in the middle of the triangle formed by the three largest cities in Mexico : Mexico City , Guadalajara , and Monterrey . Besides its industry-based economy , recently the city has been promoted as a touristic destination in central Mexico by state and federal programs . San Luis Potosí 's historic center displays a great mixture of different artistic styles in many buildings and is a major example of colonial architecture in Mexico .
Estadio Alfonso Lastras is a multi-use unfinished stadium in San Luis Potosí , Mexico . It is currently used mostly for football matches , and also music concerts . It used to be the home stadium of San Luis F.C . but after it dissolved Atlético San Luis is the current team that play in Alfonso Lastras . The stadium holds 25,111 people and was built in 2002 . It is named after the late Alfonso Lastras Ramírez , who was co-founder of an early football club called Cachorros de San Luis . As of 2017 , the stadium was owned by Jacobo Payan Latuff and Atletico de Madrid . The stadium hosted a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago .
Fútbol Club Juárez , commonly referred to as Bravos de Juárez , or simply as Juárez , is a Mexican football club based in the city of Ciudad Juárez , Chihuahua that currently competes in Liga MX .
Ciudad Juárez ( /ˈhwɑːrɛz/ HWAH-rez ; Juarez City . Spanish pronunciation : [ sjuˈðað ˈxwaɾes ] ( listen ) ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua . The city is commonly referred to as simply Juárez , and was known as El Paso del Norte ( The Pass of the North ) until 1888 . Juárez is the seat of the Juárez Municipality with an estimated population of 1.5 million people . It lies on the Rio Grande ( Río Bravo del Norte ) river , south of El Paso , Texas , United States ( U. S. ) . Together with the surrounding areas , the cities form El Paso-Juárez , the second largest binational metropolitan area on the Mexico-U.S. border ( after San Diego-Tijuana ) , with a combined population of over 2.7 million people . Four international points of entry connect Ciudad Juárez and El Paso : the Bridge of the Americas , the Ysleta International Bridge , the Paso del Norte Bridge , and the Stanton Street Bridge . Combined , these bridges allowed 22,958,472 crossings in 2008 , making Ciudad Juárez a major point of entry and transportation into the U. S. for all of central northern Mexico . The city has a growing industrial center , which in large part is made up by more than 300 maquiladoras ( assembly plants ) located in and around the city . According to a 2007 New York Times article , Ciudad Juárez was absorbing more new industrial real estate space than any other North American city . In 2008 , fDi Magazine designated Ciudad Juárez The City of the Future . Since the launch of the Mexican Drug War in 2006 , however , the amount of violence has increased dramatically .
Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez is a multi-purpose stadium in Ciudad Juárez , Mexico , located just across the Rio Grande from El Paso , Texas . It is currently used mostly for football matches and concerts and is the home stadium of FC Juárez of the Liga MX . On May 12 , 1981 , the stadium was opened with a scoreless draw between the Mexico national football team and Atlético Madrid . The stadium is part of the campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and holds 19,703 people .
Cruz Azul ( pronounced [ kɾus a'sool ] ) is a Mexican football club that plays in the top division of Mexican football , Liga MX . Originally from Hidalgo in the town of Jasso ( now part of the city cooperative Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz Azul ) , south of Tula de Allende , the club moved to Mexico City in 1971 . Estadio Azteca , the nation 's largest sports venue , served as their home venue until 1996 , when they moved to the Estadio Azul . After 22 years , however , the team returned to the Azteca at the conclusion of the 2017-18 Liga MX season . Its headquarters are in La Noria , a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City . Cruz Azul has been the Primera División champion eight times , trailing Toluca 's 10 , C.D . Guadalajara 's 12 , and Club América 's 13 . Cruz Azul 's six titles makes it the second-most successful club in the history of the CONCACAF Champions League , the most prestigious international club competition in North American football , trailing intracity rival Club America . Cruz Azul was also the first CONCACAF team to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores , the most prestigious club competition in South American football ( which invited top Liga MX clubs from 1998 to 2017 ) , losing on penalties to Argentine football giants Boca Juniors in 2001 . In the 1968-69 season , Cruz Azul was the first CONCACAF club ( and third worldwide ) to complete a rare Continental Treble , winning the Mexican Primera División championship , the Copa México national tournament , and the CONCACAF Champions League . The International Federation of Football History & Statistics , in its Club World Ranking for year ending December 31 , 2014 , places Cruz Azul as the 99th-best club in the world and the third-best club in CONCACAF . According to several polls published , Cruz Azul is the third-most popular team in Mexico , behind only C.D .
Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A. de C.V. ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈkluβ ðepoɾˈtiβo ɣwaðalaˈxaɾa ] ) ; often simply known as Guadalajara ( [ ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa ] ) and Chivas ( [ ˈtʃiβas ] ) , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara , Jalisco . Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Division and along with Club América is one of only two teams that have never been relegated to the second-tier division . Guadalajara is the only football club in Mexico that does n't allow foreign players to play in their club . The team has constantly emphasized home-grown ( cantera ) players and has been the launching pad of a few internationally successful players , including Omar Bravo , Javier Hernández , Francisco Javier Rodríguez , and Marco Fabián . The team 's three colors ( red , white , and blue ) symbolize Fraternity , Union , and Sports . The founders of the team adopted the colors that linked them back to their home country , France . Chivas supporters use a flag identical to the French flag to support their team . The team mascot , as well as their nickname , is the goat or chiva . Chivas was one Mexico 's most successful teams and holds the Mexican league record for the longest winning streak at the beginning of a season , with 8 consecutive wins . Internationally , Guadalajara is the best Mexican side to compete in Copa Libertadores having reached the semifinals twice ( 2005 and 2006 ) and being runner-ups in the 2010 edition . According to a study of preferred football clubs published in April 2016 by Euroamericas Sport Marketing Spain , Guadalajara is the most popular team in Mexico , with 44.2% of supporters in the country .
Zapopan ( Spanish pronunciation : [ saˈpopan ] ) is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco . Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area , the population of Zapopan city proper makes it the second largest city in the state , very close behind the population of Guadalajara proper . It is best known as being the home of the Virgin of Zapopan , an image of the Virgin Mary which was made in the 16th century . This image has been credited with a number of miracles and has been recognized by popes and even visited by Pope John Paul II . The municipality is also the home of the Centro Cultural Universitario , which contains one of the most important concert venues in Latin America and is the home of the new stadium for the C.D . Guadalajara . The name Zapopan means among the sapote trees . It derives from the Nahuatl word tzapotl sapote with the addition of the locative suffix -pan . It also has the nickname of Villa Exmaicera ( ex-corn village ) , as it used to be a major producer of corn . Its seal was designed by José Trinidad Laris in 1941 for the 400th anniversary of the city 's founding .
The Estadio Akron , formerly known as the Estadio Omnilife and Estadio Chivas ( Estadio Chivas , Spanish pronunciation : [ esˈtaðjo ˈtʃiβas ] ) , is a multipurpose stadium that is used mostly for football matches , including home matches for Club Deportivo Guadalajara , commonly known as the Chivas . It is part of the JVC complex , and has a capacity of 49,850 . Construction started in February 2004 , but due to financial problems and other issues , the stadium 's completion was delayed for a number of years . The stadium hosted its first major international event with the first leg of the 2010 Finals of the Copa Libertadores , and hosted the 2011 Pan American Games opening and closing ceremonies . The stadium 's artificial field caused great controversy , drawing criticism from many notable players , and in May 2012 , it was announced that the stadium would replace the artificial turf with natural grass .
Club León , simply known as León , is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León , Guanajuato , Mexico . León has won the Liga MX México Primera División ( Mexico First Division ) title seven times : in 1948 , 1949 , 1952 , 1956 , 1992 , Apertura 2013 , and most recently Clausura 2014 . They became the first Mexican Campeonísimo ( winner of the League and the México Cup in the same year ) in 1949 . In 1993 León was the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup runner-up , losing the final match against Costa Rican team Deportivo Saprissa , in one of the greatest upsets among the defeats in the club 's history . They are also only the second Liga MX team to win back-to-back championships in short tournaments . They also qualified for the Champion 's Cup in 1998 , but were eliminated in the semi-final . The team has been a consistent contender for the Primera División A title since relegation from the Primera División in 2002 ; they failed to obtain the promotion due to constant mediocre performances in the play-offs despite good appearances during the regular season until the Clausura 2012 Tournament when León defeated Correcaminos UAT 6-2 and after ten years were finally promoted to the Primera División . In the Apertura 2013 season they became champions after defeating América 5-1 , giving them their sixth championship star . The next season , Clausura 2014 , they became champions for the second year in a row defeating Pachuca 4-3 , giving them their seventh championship star and becoming bicampeones . In recent years , Club Leon games have even attracted non-Spanish speaking football fans ; in addition to new Spanish-language broadcast partnerships with Fox Sports Latinoamérica in Mexico and Telemundo / NBC Deportes in the U.S . Since 2016 , Univision Deportes holds the U.S. broadcasting rights to León home games . León is ranked No .
León ( Spanish pronunciation : [ leˈon ] ) is the most populous city and municipality in the Mexican state of Guanajuato . In the 2015 Intercensal Survey INEGI reported 1,578,626 people living in the municipality of León , making it the fourth most populous municipality in Mexico . The metropolitan area of León recorded a population of 1,630,094 in the 2010 Census , making it the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Mexico . León is part of the macroregion of Bajío within the Central Mexican Plateau . León has a strong leather industry , offering shoes , boots , belts , jackets , and other leather accessories to both national and international markets . The leather industry earned its inhabitants the nickname of Green belly ( panzaverde in Spanish ) , because of the green tainting in the workers ' bodies resulting from treating leather . Its first-class services and hotel industry make it one of the most important centers in Mexico with numerous opportunities for entertainment , gastronomy , leisure activities , arts , and recreation . It is also considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities in Mexico and has a high number of cyclists , in part because of integrating a network of bike lanes into the SIT system . In March 2012 it received an award as City Water Champion , mainly due to great progress in the areas of sanitation , wastewater reuse , and energy cogeneration from biogas .
The Estadio León , unofficially known as Nou Camp , is a mid-sized football stadium with a seating capacity of 31,297 built in 1967 , and located in the city of León , Guanajuato , in the Bajío region of central Mexico . This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of the Club León . Because of its excellent location and facilities , this stadium hosted matches for the 1970 FIFA World Cup , 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship , and the 1986 FIFA World Cup . It also hosted football matches during the 1968 Summer Olympics . During those games , it seated 23,609 . On March 8 , 2017 , judiciary officials of the city of León determined that ownership of Estadio León is still in fact property of Zermeño Reyes y Héctor González . It is unknown if negotiations will begin for Grupo Pachuca to purchase the stadium . One possible alternative was the New Estadio León , originally proposed in 2008 .
Club de Fútbol Monterrey is a Mexican football club from Monterrey , Nuevo León which currently plays in the Liga MX . Founded on 28 June 1945 , it is the oldest active team in the professional division from the northern part of Mexico . The club is owned by FEMSA , Latin America 's largest bottling company . Its home games have been played in the Estadio BBVA since 2015 . Monterrey has won five league titles , two domestic cups , and four CONCACAF Champions League titles ( notably , three consecutive tournaments in 2011 , 2012 and 2013 ) . The team is commonly known as the Rayados ( the striped ones ) , due to the club 's traditional navy blue striped uniform . The uniform is reflected in the club 's current crest , which is also decorated with stars above the crest representing the club 's league titles and stars below the crest representing continental titles . In terms of overall performance , it is the strongest club from Mexico and all of CONCACAF at the FIFA Club World Cup , with a third-place ranking in the all-time table . The club 's oldest rival is Tigres UANL of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León . The local derby , known as the Clásico Regiomontano , is known for being one of the most intensely competed derbies in Mexican football and is regarded by people in the city of Monterrey as the most important Mexican derby .
Guadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León , in northern Mexico . It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area . The municipality of Guadalupe , which lies adjacent to the east side of Monterrey , also borders the municipalities of San Nicolás de los Garza , Apodaca , Pesquería , and Juárez . Covering a territory of 151.3 km² , it is located at 25°40′39″N 100°15′35″W / 25.67750°N 100.25972°W / 25.67750 ; -100.25972 , at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level . As of the 2005 census its official population was 691,434 in the city and 691,931 in the entire municipality . It is the second-largest city and municipality in the state . The municipality has an area of 151.3 km² ( 58.42 sq mi ) . The city was founded on January 4 , 1716 , but the land was inhabited long before that . When Monterrey was founded in 1596 , the land , which was populated by various indigenous tribes , was ceded to Diego de Montemayor , the founder of Monterrey , but he did not make use of the land . In 1627 , the land was turned into large plantations , where sugar cane and corn was raised . The owner of the land during around the time of the turn of the 18th century was named Capitán Nicolás Ochoa de Elejalde , but the land was taken from him by the Spanish government and converted into a mission in February , 1715 . In 1756 , the city was renamed the Pueblo de la Nueva Tlaxcala de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Horcasitas .
The Estadio BBVA , nicknamed El Gigante de Acero ( Spanish for The Steel Giant ) , is a stadium developed by FEMSA and C.F . Monterrey in Guadalupe , Greater Monterrey . The stadium replaced the Estadio Tecnológico as the home of Monterrey , ending 63 years of residency at that stadium . The project was met with much controversy , stemming from multiple accusations of the construction as an apparent impediment to wildlife growth on a local scale. [ why ? ] It was inaugurated on 2 August 2015 with the eighth edition of the Eusébio Cup , where Monterrey defeated Benfica 3-0 .
Club Atlético Monarcas Morelia is a Mexican professional football club based in Morelia , Michoacán , playing in Liga MX . The team is owned by Grupo Salinas and plays its home games in Estadio Morelos .
Morelia ( Spanish pronunciation : [ moˈɾelja ] ; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid ) is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico . The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital and largest city of the state . The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the Purépecha and the Matlatzinca , but no major cities were founded in the valley during this time . The Spanish took control of the area in the 1520s . The Spanish under Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza founded a settlement here in 1541 with the name of Valladolid , which became rival to the nearby city of Pátzcuaro for dominance in Michoacán . In 1580 , this rivalry ended in Valladolid 's favor and it became the capital of the colonial province . After the Mexican War of Independence , the city was renamed Morelia in honor of José María Morelos , who hailed from the city . In 1991 , the city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved colonial buildings and layout of the historic center .
Estadio Morelos is a football stadium located along Periférico Independencia , in the Independencia sector , near the base of Cerro del Quinceo in northwest Morelia , Michoacán , México . It 's the site of professional football teams , Monarcas Morelia in the top division of Mexican football and Monarcas Primera A in the league under that . This structure holds various events , such as concerts and religious gatherings and mass . Its official name Estadio José María Morelos y Pavón is meant to honor this hero of the Mexican War of Independence The stadium has an irregular shape , because the areas behind the goals only have one level and 32 rows , along the side there are 4 levels ( one grandstand , one other seating area and 2 box areas ) and 49 stands . According to the Monarcas Morelia website , the capacity of the stadium is 35,000 .
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. ( pronounced [ ne.ˈkak.sa ] ) ; often simply known as Club Necaxa , is a Mexican football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes . It plays in the Estadio Victoria .
Aguascalientes ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˌaɣwaskaˈljentes ] ( listen ) ) is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes and is its most populous city , with a metropolitan population of 1,000,000 . It is located in North-Central Mexico . It is part of the macroregion of Bajío , which is among the safest and most prosperous regions in Mexico . It was part of the kingdom of Nueva Galicia . In 1835 Aguascalientes became the capital of the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes . Aguascalientes has been called the cleanest city in Latin America . Aguascalientes is experiencing an ongoing social , economic , and aesthetic revitalization process . Aguascalientes has a population which includes Japanese , Koreans , and Germans . It stands on the banks of the Aguascalientes river , 1880 meters above sea level , at 21°51′N 102°18′W / 21.850°N 102.300°W / 21.850 ; -102.300 . It is the municipal seat for the Aguascalientes Municipality . The Aguascalientes metropolitan area includes the municipality of Jesús María and San Francisco de los Romo . It was a Chichimeca Indian territory .
Estadio Victoria is sports stadium in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes , Aguascalientes . The stadium opened in 2003 and has a capacity of 23,851 seats . Although the stadium is capable of multi-use , its main use is for soccer games . It is the home stadium of the Necaxa football club , which played in Mexico City at the Estadio Azteca before relocating to Aguascalientes and Estadio Victoria . The stadium is named after a leading brand of beer brewed by Grupo Modelo .
Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca , Hidalgo , that competes in Liga MX . Founded by Cornish miners in 1901 , it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas . After decades of mediocre or poor performances between the 1st and 2nd division , Pachuca was promoted once again to the Primera División in 1998 . Since then , it has been one of the most successful clubs in Mexico , winning six national championships , four CONCACAF Champions ' Cups , the 2007 SuperLiga , and one Copa Sudamericana . In 2006 , Pachuca became the first CONCACAF team to win a CONMEBOL tournament . Pachuca was one of the founding members of the Mexican Primera División .
Pachuca ( Spanish pronunciation : [ paˈtʃuka ] ( listen ) ) , formally known as Pachuca de Soto , is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo . It is located in the south-central part of the state . Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of which the city serves as municipal seat . Pachuca is located about 90 kilometres ( 56 mi ) from Mexico City via Mexican Federal Highway 85 . There is no consensus about the origin of the name Pachuca . It has been traced to the word pachoa ( strait ; opening ) , Pachoacan ( place of government ; place of silver and gold ) , and patlachuican ( place of factories ; place of tears ) . The official name of Pachuca is Pachuca de Soto in honor of congressman Manuel Fernando Soto , who is given credit for the creation of Hidalgo state . Its nickname of La bella airosa ( Beautiful Airy City ) comes from the strong winds that blow into the valley through the canyons to the north of the city . In the indigenous Otomi language , Pachuca is known as Nju̱nthe . The area had been long inhabited , but except for some green obsidian the mining that Pachuca is famous for began in the mid-16th century , during Spanish colonial rule . Pachuca remained a major mining center until the mid-20th century , with the city 's fortunes going up and down with the health of the mining sector . In the mid-20th century , a major downturn in mining pushed Pachuca to change the basis of its economy to industry , resulting in the revamping of the Universidad Autónoma de Hidalgo .
The Estadio Hidalgo is a football stadium named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla . It is located in Pachuca in the Mexican state of Hidalgo , also named in honor of Miguel Hidalgo . This sport facility is one of Mexico 's mid-sized soccer stadiums , with a capacity of 27,512 . It opened in January 1993 , but recently was refurbished and modernized . It is located in the city of Pachuca , formerly a large mining site . This building is used mostly for soccer games and is the home of C.F . Pachuca .
Club Puebla , formerly Puebla F.C . is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Puebla , competing in the Liga MX . The team shirt features a diagonal stripe ( traditionally blue on white on the home kit , and a combination of different colors on the away kits ) that crosses the chest diagonally from right to left , which is considered a distinctive element of its identity . Since 1904 , the city of Puebla had an official football team . It started as club Puebla AC , founded by Englishmen . It was later incorporated into the Mexican football league during the amateur era . In the 1944-45 season , they won their first official tournament , the Copa Mexico ( nowadays known as Copa MX ) . They won that trophy again in the 1953-54 season . Their first league title came in the 1982-83 season after defeating Guadalajara on penalty kicks . The team won a third Copa Mexico on the 1987-88 season , and in the 1989-90 season , they won both their fourth Copa Mexico and their second league title after beating Universidad de Guadalajara . This feat ( winning both the league and the Copa Mexico championships ) earned the team the right to be counted among the Campeonísimos . In 1991 , they defeated Police from Trinidad and Tobago for their first CONCACAF championship .
Puebla ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈpweβla ] ) known in Spanish as Puebla de Zaragoza , formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza and in colonial times as Puebla de los Ángeles , is the seat of Puebla Municipality , the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla , and the second largest in colonial Mexico and the richest Catholic diocese . A colonial era planned city , it is located in ( southern ) Central Mexico on the main route between the capital , Mexico City , and Mexico 's main Atlantic port , Veracruz - about 100 km east southeast of Mexico City and about 220 km west of Veracruz . The city was founded in 1531 in an area called Cuetlaxcoapan , which means where serpents change their skin , in between of two of the main indigenous settlements at the time , Tlaxcala and Cholula . This valley was not populated in the 16th century , as in the pre-Hispanic period this area was primarily used for the flower wars between a number of populations . [ failed verification ] Due to its history and architectural styles ranging from Renaissance to Mexican Baroque , the city was named a World Heritage Site in 1987 . The city is also famous for mole poblano , chiles en nogada and Talavera pottery . However , most of its economy is based on industry . Being both the fourth largest city in Mexico and the fourth largest Metropolitan area in Mexico , it has a current population of 3,250,000 people , and the city serves as one of the main hubs for eastern Central Mexico . Many students come from all over the country to study in its many renowned and prestigious universities , such as BUAP , UDLAP , Ibero , UPAEP and Tecnológico de Monterrey , among others . The city also excels because of its industry , with the world 's largest Volkswagen factory outside Germany located in the Municipality of Cuautlancingo and Audi plant in San José Chiapa being the most technologically advanced plant in the western hemisphere . As a result , many suppliers to Volkswagen and Audi assembly plants have opened factories in the metropolitan area of Puebla .
Estadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in the city of Puebla , Mexico . It is the home of Club Puebla . It is currently the fourth biggest football stadium in Mexico by capacity . The stadium has been the host of the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup . From November 2014 - 2015 , the stadium went through massive renovations . As of November 2015 , Cuauhtémoc Stadium is considered to be an innovation in textile design and sports architecture in Mexico , since it is the first and only stadium in Latin America to have a facade totally covered with ETFE .
Querétaro Fútbol Club , also called Gallos Blancos de Querétaro , is a Mexican professional football club based in Querétaro City , Mexico . Querétaro plays in the Liga MX , the top level of the Mexican football league system . Their colors are blue , black , and white and the team mascot is a rooster . They were to be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso in 2013 , but Chiapas F.C . was relocated to Querétaro .
Santiago de Querétaro ( Spanish pronunciation : [ sanˈtjaɣo ðe keˈɾetaɾo ] ) , known simply as Querétaro City , is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro , located in central Mexico . It is part of the macroregion of Bajío . It is located 213 kilometers ( 132 mi ) northwest of Mexico City , 63 kilometers ( 39 mi ) southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 kilometers ( 120 mi ) south of San Luis Potosí . The city of Querétaro is divided into seven boroughs : Josefa Vergara y Hernández , Felipe Carrillo Puerto , Centro Histórico , Cayetano Rubio , Santa Rosa Jáuregui , Félix Osores Sotomayor and Epigmenio González . In 1996 , the historic center of Querétaro was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO . It is a strong business and economic centre and a vigorous service city that is experiencing an ongoing social and economic revitalization . Querétaro has seen an outstanding industrial and economic development since the mid-1990s . Querétaro metropolitan area has the 2nd highest GDP per capita among Mexico 's metropolitan areas with 20,000 USD after Monterrey . The city is the fastest-growing in the country , basing its economy on IT and data centers , logistics services , aircraft manufacturing and maintenance , call centers , the automotive and machinery industries , and the production of chemicals and food products . The region of Querétaro has a rapidly growing vineyards agriculture and hosts the famous wine producer from Spain Freixenet . Wine production in Querétaro is now the second largest in Mexico after that of the Baja California region . All this has caused the city and the metropolitan area to attract many migrants from other parts of Mexico .
Estadio Corregidora de Querétaro is a stadium in Querétaro City , Mexico . Named for Mexican War of Independence heroine Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez ( La Corregidora ) , it has a capacity of 33,162 and is located on the outskirts of the city of Querétaro , 211 kilometres ( 131 mi ) north of Mexico City . This venue is used mostly for football ( soccer ) games . It is the home of the team Querétaro FC and hosted the 1986 FIFA World Cup . Built in 1985 in a collaboration between Mexican and European partners , it is considered one of the most notable stadiums in Mexico . [ citation needed ] Its design allows for the safe exit of all spectators even if full in less than seven minutes . It is one of the largest football venues in Mexico , after the Estadio Azteca , the Estadio Olímpico Universitario , the Estadio Azul ( all in Mexico City ) , Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla , Estadio BBVA Bancomer in greater Monterrey and Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara , Jalisco It is also used for concerts , hosting internationally known pop stars like Rod Stewart , Miguel Bosé and Shakira , among others .
Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈsantos laˈɣuna ] ) , commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos , is a Mexican professional football club who were the champions of the Liga MX Clausura . Located in northern Mexico and representing the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera , made up of Torreón , Gómez Palacio and Lerdo Municipalities , Santos Laguna plays in Liga MX . Santos Laguna was founded in 1983 and reached Mexico 's top division after buying the Ángeles de Puebla club . The club debuted in Mexico 's top division in the 1988-89 tournament . They have won six tournaments : Invierno 1996 , Verano 2001 , Clausura 2008 , Clausura 2012 , Clausura 2015 , Clausura 2018 . The club reached the finals in the 1993-94 season , Verano 2000 , Bicentenario 2010 , Apertura 2010 and Apertura 2011 . Santos Laguna won the Apertura 2014 Copa MX . Santos is the third football club formed in the Laguna region , after the unsuccessful Laguna Football Club and Football Club Torreon ( which formed the Black Lions of the University Deportivo Guadalajara and Neza , respectively ) . In 2018 , the club celebrated its 35th anniversary with a change in their logo . In a February 17 , 2013 poll , by Consulta Mitofsky , it was the fifth-most-popular team in Mexico .
Torreón ( Spanish pronunciation : [ toreˈon ] ( listen ) ) is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila . As of 2015 , the city 's population was 679,288 . The Metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734 , making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in the country and the largest Metropolitan area in the state of Coahuila , as well as one of Mexico 's most important economic and industrial centers . The cities of Torreón , Gómez Palacio , Lerdo , Matamoros , Francisco I. Madero , San Pedro , Bermejillo , and Tlahualilo form the area of La Laguna or the Comarca Lagunera , a basin within the Chihuahuan Desert . The area was originally a center for ranching . With irrigation , the city became an important center for farming and the processing of cotton . In the middle of the 20th century , it became an industrial city . The city has industries in textiles , clothing and metals processing . Some important industries and companies have business here , like Peñoles , Motores John Deere , Grupo Lala , Yura Corporation , as well as stores like Soriana , Cimaco , and Extra . There are also several shopping malls in the city , including Galerias Laguna , Almanara , Plaza Cuatro Caminos and InterMall . Torreón is served by Francisco Sarabia International Airport , an airport with flights to several cities in Mexico and the United States .
The Estadio TSM Corona is a stadium in Torreón , Coahuila , México , and the home stadium of Santos Laguna of Liga MX .
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente , commonly referred to as Xolos de Tijuana , or simply as Xolos , is a Mexican professional football club from Tijuana , Baja California , Mexico . Founded in January 2007 , the club was promoted to Liga MX in 2011 , where they have played since . They won their first title in the 2012 Apertura .
Tijuana ( US : /tiːˈ ( h ) wɑːnə/ tee- ( H ) WAH-nə , [ a ] Spanish : [ tiˈxwana ] ( listen ) ) is the largest city of both Baja California State and the Baja Peninsula . It is part of the San Diego-Tijuana transborder urban agglomeration and the larger Southern California megalopolis . As the 6th-largest city in Mexico and center of the 6th-largest metro area in Mexico , Tijuana exerts a strong influence in education and politics - across Mexico , in transportation , culture and art - across all three Californias ( the U.S. state of California , Baja California and Baja California Sur ) , and in manufacturing and as a migration hub - across the North American continent . Currently one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in Mexico , Tijuana maintains GaWC 'sufficiency city ' status . As of 2015 [ update ] , the city of Tijuana had a population of 1,641,570 . Tijuana is located on the Gold Coast of Baja California , and is the municipal seat and the cultural and commercial center of Tijuana Municipality ( Mexican states are divided into municipalities , rather than counties as in the U.S. ) . Tijuana covers 70% of the territory of the municipality and contains 80% of its population . A dominant manufacturing center of the North American continent , the city maintains facilities of many multinational conglomerate companies . In the early 21st century , Tijuana became the medical-device manufacturing capital of North America . Tijuana is also a growing cultural center and has been recognized as an important new cultural mecca . The city is the most visited border city in the world ; sharing a border of about 24 km ( 15 mi ) with its sister city San Diego . More than fifty million people cross the border between these two cities every year .
The Estadio Caliente Xoloitzcuintles is a multi-use stadium in Tijuana , Baja California , Mexico , that is mostly used for football matches . The stadium hosts home matches for the football club Club Tijuana , who play in Liga MX , Mexico 's top league .
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. ( Spanish pronunciation : [ depoɾˈtiβo toˈluka ˈfutβol ˈkluβ ] ) , commonly known as Deportivo Toluca or just Toluca , is a Mexican football club , playing in the Liga MX , the top-flight of Mexican football . Toluca 's stadium , Estadio Nemesio Díez is located in Toluca , State of Mexico in Mexico . The team was founded in 1917 . Toluca has won the Mexican Primera División 10 times , making it the third most winning team , behind América ( 13 ) and Guadalajara ( 12 ) . Besides this , the team has also won two domestic cups and two CONCACAF Champions ' Cup . According to a 2018 poll , Toluca is the eighth most popular team in Mexico .
Toluca [ toˈluka ] , officially called Toluca de Lerdo [ toˈluka ðe ˈleɾðo ] , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca . It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area , now the fifth largest in Mexico . It is located 63 kilometres ( 39 mi ) west-southwest of Mexico City , about 40 minutes by car to the western edge of the city . According to the 2010 census , the city of Toluca has a population of 819,561 . The city is the fifth largest in Mexico by population . The municipality of Toluca , along with thirteen other municipalities , make up the metropolitan population of 2,116,506 in Greater Toluca as of 2015 [ update ] , making it the fifth most populous metropolitan area in Mexico .
The Estadio Nemesio Díez , nicknamed La Bombonera , is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico . Opened on August 8 , 1954 , with a capacity of 30,000 seats , it is located in the city of Toluca , Mexico , near Mexico City . It is the home of Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club . Because of its location this stadium has hosted two World Cups ( 1970 and 1986 ) . The stadium sits at an altitude of roughly 8,750 feet ( 2,670 m ) above sea level , one of the highest altitude stadiums in North America . A former nuance about this stadium is that it did not have a lighting system , which forced the local team as a tradition to play at noon . The stadium was previously known as : Estadio Toluca 70-86 , Estadio Toluca 70 , Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal and Estadio Héctor Barraza .
Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León , simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres , is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza , a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area . Founded in 1960 , the club has spent 60 years in Liga MX , the top tier of the Mexican football league system . The club had their first major success in the 1975-76 season , becoming the first team from Nuevo León to win a trophy by conquering the Copa MX against Club América . Tigres have been Mexican champions 7 times , and have won the Copa MX three times . The team was the 2015 Copa Libertadores Finals runner-up to River Plate . Tigres is the official team of the University of the state of Nuevo León . Their home is the 41,615 capacity Estadio Universitario , located inside the University complex in San Nicolás de los Garza . The team 's traditional kit colours are gold and blue . Tigres is one of the two professional football teams of Nuevo León , along with rival CF Monterrey .
San Nicolás de los Garza , sometimes known only as San Nicolás , is a city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area . It has become primarily a city for residencies and family houses , although it still has several factories that tend to relocate to the periphery of the metropolitan area . It is the third-largest city in the state , behind Monterrey and Guadalupe . It houses the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León ( Autonomous University of Nuevo León ) , one of the most prestigious public schools in Mexico and Latin America . San Nicolás , although less populated than Monterrey , has the higher population density .
The Estadio Universitario ( University Stadium ) - nicknamed El Volcán ( Spanish for The Volcano ) is a football stadium located on the campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in San Nicolás de los Garza , Nuevo León , Mexico .
Club de Fútbol Universidad Nacional A.C. , commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM , Pumas UNAM , UNAM , or Pumas , is a Mexican league football club based in Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City . Club Universidad Nacional represent the National Autonomous University of Mexico ( UNAM ) and play their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Universitario , located on UNAM 's main campus . Universidad Nacional is one of the most popular clubs in Mexico . They have won seven Primera División championships and four international titles . The team is also known for their youth development system which has produced international players such as Hugo Sánchez , Manuel Negrete , Luis Flores , Claudio Suárez , Luis García , Alberto García Aspe , David Patiño , Jorge Campos , Gerardo Torrado , Efraín Juárez , Héctor Moreno , Pablo Barrera , Israel Castro , Eduardo Herrera and Jesús Gallardo .
Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a multi-purpose stadium located in Ciudad Universitaria , Mexico City . It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico . This stadium has a capacity of 72,000 . The first major event held in the stadium was the 1955 Pan American Games . During the 1950s and the 1960s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches between the largest Mexican public universities at the time : UNAM and IPN . From the late 1950s it was used for football matches , some American football matches and athletics . American architect Frank Lloyd Wright called it the most important building in the modern America . [ dubious - discuss ] The Olímpico Universitario hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics ; for the event the seating capacity was increased from 70,000 to 83,700 spectators ( without substantially modifying the original structure ) to cover the IOC requirements for an Olympic stadium . It was the location of the track and field competitions , equestrian events , certain association football matches , the arrival of the marathon and the opening and closing ceremonies . This was the Olympics in which Tommie Smith and John Carlos protested against the treatment of African Americans in the United States by performing a black power salute during the medal ceremony for the 200 metres . The stadium also hosted the track and field events at the 1975 Pan American Games . The stadium hosted four games of the 1986 FIFA World Cup , but the final match was played in the bigger Estadio Azteca in Mexico City .