Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés

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The Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés is a multi-use stadium in Celaya, Guanajuato. Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Celaya. The stadium holds 23,369 people and opened in 1954.

Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
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Full nameEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
LocationCelaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Coordinates20°32′6″N 100°49′6″W / 20.53500°N 100.81833°W / 20.53500; -100.81833
OwnerCity of Celaya
OperatorClub Celaya
Capacity23,182[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1954
Renovated2016
Tenants
Club Celaya
Lobos ULMX

It is named for Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of the Republic from 1946 to 1952.

On June 2, 2016, it was announced that the stadium was renamed in honour of former Real Madrid player Emilio Butragueño, who played the last three years of his career for Atlético Celaya, it was later denied by Ramón Lemus Muñoz, the Municipal president of Celaya.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Central Mexico". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  2. ^ "Emilio Butragueño da nombre desde hoy al estadio del Celaya". 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Estadio de Celaya no se llamará Emilio Butragueño". 21 June 2016.