Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico
87,523 Capacity
1966 Opened
grass Surface
open Roof
Home Teams
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Estadio Azteca, officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of 2,200 m above sea level. With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Latin America and the eighth-largest association football stadium in the world.
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History & Stats
Opened
29 May 1966
Nickname
El Coloso de Santa Úrsula, "The Colossus of Santa Úrsula"
Former names
Estadio Azteca (1966–1997, 1999–2025), Estadio Guillermo Cañedo (1997–1998)
Capacity
87,523
Record attendance
Football: (Mexico vs Brazil, 7 July 1968), Boxing: (Julio César Chávez vs Greg Haugen, 20 February 1993)
Owner
Televisa
Operator
Ollamani, S.A.B.
Surface
GrassMaster
Construction cost
MXN$260 million
Broke ground
1961
Renovated
1986, 1999, 2013, 2016, 2024–2026
Tenants
Club América (1966–present), Cruz Azul (1971–1996, 2018–2023), Mexico national football team (1966–present) & (selected matches), Necaxa (1966–1971, 1982–2003), Atlante (1966–1982, 1996–2001, 2004–2007), Atlético Español (1971–1982)
Signature Moments
1970 FIFA World Cup Final · 1970
Pelé's Brazil beat Italy 4–1 in what many consider the greatest team performance in World Cup history. Pelé's pass to Carlos Alberto for the fourth goal is one of the most celebrated sequences in soccer.
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Hand of God Goal · 1986
Diego Maradona's two goals against England in the 1986 quarterfinal — the first punched in with his hand ('the Hand of God'), the second a 60-yard slalom past five defenders voted 'Goal of the Century' in a 2002 FIFA poll. The most talked-about game in World Cup history.
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Maradona's solo goal against England on June 22, 1986 — taking the ball in his own half, beating five English players and the goalkeeper, and scoring. Officially voted the best goal of the 20th century by FIFA in 2002.
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1986 FIFA World Cup Final · 1986
Maradona's Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 to claim the World Cup at the same ground where he had scored the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century weeks earlier. Azteca is one of only two stadiums to have hosted two World Cup finals.
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