Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Estadio Sergio León Chávez is a Multi-purpose stadium in the city of Irapuato.

Estadio Sergio León Chávez
El Mundialista
"The Mundialista"
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Full nameEstadio Sergio León Chávez
Former namesEstadio Irapuato (1969–1990)
LocationIrapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Mexico
Coordinates20°41′04″N 101°21′23″W / 20.6845°N 101.3563°W / 20.6845; -101.3563
OwnerClub Irapuato
OperatorClub Irapuato
Capacity25,000
Field size105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke ground1967
Built1967–1969
Opened23 March 1969
Renovated1985–86
Expanded1985
Tenants
Irapuato (1969–2021) (2023–)

It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people.[1][2] The stadium was built in 1967 and hosted three matches in group C of the FIFA World Cup in 1986.

History

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Before the stadium was built Irapuato had the Estadio Revolución which was home to Irapuato FC. The stadium broke ground in 1967 and construction lasted two years. It was founded on 23 May 1969, simply as Estadio Irapuato, gaining its actual name on 4 January 1990, in honour of the former club's president. in October 1968 even before the stadium was completed Irapuato FC invited Spain to play a friendly against them in preparation for the 1968 Summer Olympics its first game played in the stadium, Spain would win the match 1–3. the first person to score in the new stadium was Juan Manuel Asensi from Spain. on 24 May 1970 the Brazil national football team played a friendly vs Irapuato FC in that match the Brazilians beat Irapuato 3–0 with goals from Rivellino, Roberto Miranda and Caju. Pelé was present in that match.

Two international football tournaments have played matches at the Sergio Leon Chavez:

One Continental football tournament has played matches at the Sergio Leon Chavez:

2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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The Estadio Sergio León Chávez Hosts Group B & C during the Tournament and two Quarterfinal Matches.

1986 FIFA World Cup

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The Estadio Morelos in Morelia, Michoacán was originally going to be one of the venues for the World Cup. Still, problems in the building of the stadium led to the suspension of the work, The World Cup site was then transferred to the Estadio Sergio León Chávez.

During the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship Tournament FIFA wanted to see whether Irapuato had what it took to host the FIFA World Cup, In 1985 the stadium was expanded and the capacity went from 16,300 to 33,000.

From 1983 to 1985 several national teams played friendly matches in Irapuato. Also during the 1986 World Cup the Soviets used Irapuato as their training facility.

1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

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2 June 1986 Soviet Union   6–0   Hungary Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Yakovenko   2'
Aleinikov   4'
Belanov   24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk   66', 75'
Rodionov   80'
Report Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

6 June 1986 Hungary   2–0   Canada Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Esterházy   2'
Détári   75'
Report Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

9 June 1986 Soviet Union   2–0   Canada Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Blokhin   58'
Zavarov   74'
Report Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

1983 FIFA World Youth Championship

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8 June 1983
15:00
Ivory Coast   0–0   Uruguay Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
(Report) Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Lee Do-Ha (South Korea)

7 June 1983
15:00
Czechoslovakia   3–2   China Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Dostal 34', 89'
Kula 75'
(Report) Mai Chao 49'
Li Huayun 56'
Attendance: 15,317
Referee: M. Karim (Bahrain)

9 June 1983
15:00
China   3–0   Austria Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Liu Haiguang 48'
Guo Yijun 79'
Duan Ju 88'
(Report) Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Christopher Bambridge (Australia)

Other Internationals Played In Irapuato

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6 December 1983 Mexico   5–0   Canada Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Luis Flores   8', 15'
Jose Alderete   30'
Raúl González   53'
Raul Arias   68'
[1] Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico:
GK Arturo Javier Ledesma  
DF Felix Cruz
DF Rafael Amador
DF Héctor Manuel Esparza
DF Raul Gonzalez 
MF Jesus Roca Ruiz
MF Jose Luis Aldrete
MF Horacio Rocha  
MF Luis Francisco Garcia
FW Luis Flores 
FW Luis Gilberto Plascencia
Substitutions:
MF Alejandro Domínguez  
MF Raul Arias  
FW Francisco Jose Fernandez  
GK Victor Manuel Aguado  
Manager:
Bora Milutinović  
Canada:
GK Chris Turner
DF Ken Garraway
DF Trevor McCallum
DF Shaun Lowther
DF Craig Martin
MF Charlie Falzon
MF Greg Ion
MF John Connor
MF Randy Ragan
FW George Pakos
FW Paul James
Substitutions:
Manager:
Tony Waiters  

24 January 1984 Mexico   3–0   Venezuela Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Javier Aguirre   23'
Mario Diaz   71'
Francisco Chavez   75'
Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes (Mexico)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico:
GK Olaf Heredia
DF Armando Manzo  
DF Vinicio Bravo   45'
DF Alfredo Tena
DF Mario Trejo
MF Juan Antonio Luna   45'
MF Javier Aguirre
MF Armando Manzo
MF Mario Diaz Perez
FW Enrique López Zarza  
FW Luis Gilberto Plascencia   63'
Substitutions:
DF Francisco Chávez Serrano   45'
MF Manuel Negrete   45'
MF Javier Hernández   63'
FW Luis Flores
Manager:
Bora Milutinović  
Venezuela:
GK César Baena
DF Franco Rizzi
DF Aranguren
DF Useche
DF Icea   45'
MF Juvencio Betancourt
MF Alvarez   45'
MF Gonzalez   45'
MF Herrera
FW Asdrúbal Olivares
FW Bernardo Anor   45'
Substitutions:
DF Membrilla   45'
MF Olivares   45'
MF Barco   45'
FW Milillo   45'
Manager:
Walter Roque  

8 December 1985 Hungary   1–0   South Korea Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
16:00 CST Kálmán Kovács   52' [2] Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HUNGARY:
GK 1 Péter Disztl
DF 2 Sándor Sallai
DF 3 Antal Róth   46'
DF 6 Imre Garaba
DF 0 Attila Héredi   61'
DF 5 József Kardos
MF 8 Antal Nagy (c)
MF 10 Lajos Détári
MF 21 Gyula Hajszán  
FW 7 József Kiprich   67'
FW 19 György Bognár  
Substitutions:
FW 20 Kálmán Kovács  
FW 9 László Dajka  
DF 0 László Gyimesi   46'
DF 14 Zoltán Péter   61'
0 Ferenc Mészáros   67'
Manager:
György Mezey  
SOUTH KOREA:
GK 1 Cho Byung-Deuk
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 12 Kim Pyung-Seok   28'
MF 8 Cho Young-Jeung   47'
MF 18 Kim Sam-Soo   64'
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae
MF 16 Kim Joo-Sung   73'
MF 13 Noh Soo-Jin   71'
FW 7 Kim Jong-Boo
FW 10 Park Chang-Sun(c)
Substitutions:
DF 3 Chung Jong-Soo   28'
DF 15 Yoo Byung-Ok   47'
FW 6 Lee Tae-Ho   64'
DF 14 Cho Min-Kook   71'
FW 11 Byun Byung-Joo   73'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam  

References

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  1. ^ www.fussballtempel.net
  2. ^ "Nuestra Casa..Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.