Universitary Olympic Stadium
Sign in to saveAlso known as Estadio del México 68', México 68', Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Olímpico Universitario, Mexico 68', Universitary Olympic, Estadio Olimpico Universitario, Olimpico Universitario
multipurpose stadium in University City, Mexico City
Key facts
- Location
- AV. Insurgentes Sur S/N, Col. Ciudad Universitaria CP: 03400, Coyoacán , Ciudad de México
- Owner
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
- Operator
- UNAM
- Capacity
- 69,000
- Surface
- Grass
- Field size
- 105 x 68 m
- Public transit
- Metro , at Copilco , Metrobús , at Dr. Gálvez
- Groundbreaking
- 7 August 1950
- Opened
- 20 November 1952
- Architect
- Augusto Pérez Palacios , Jorge Bravo, Raúl Salinas
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Sport
- association football
- Image
- Estadio Olímpico Universitario - 5.jpg
- Significant event
- 1986 FIFA World Cup
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- maximum capacity
- 83700
- Commons category
- Estadio Olímpico Universitario
- occupant
- Pumas UNAM
- date of official opening
- 1952-11-20
- inception
- 1952-01-01
- surface played on
- lawn
- native label
- Estadio Olímpico Universitario
- facet of
- Mexico City
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Encyclopedic overview
University Olympic Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Olímpico Universitario) is a multi-purpose stadium located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 69,000. 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: National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). From the late 1950s it was used for association football matches, some American football matches and athletics. It then became the Olympic Stadium for the 1968 Summer Games.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Universitary Olympic Stadium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.