Estadio Nemesio Díez

Estadio Nemesio Díez
"La Bombonera"
Location Toluca, Mexico
Owner Toluca
Operator Toluca
Capacity 35,000[1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 1953
Opened August 8, 1954
Renovated 2015-2017
Tenants
Toluca (1954-Present)

The Estadio Nemesio Díez, (formerly Estadio Luis Dosal) nicknamed La Bombonera, is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. Opened on August 8, 1954, with a capacity of 35,000 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). One 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.

Renovation (2015 - 2017)

With an investment of 800 million MXN (about 40 million USD), the announcement to remodel The Nemesio Diez stadium by 2017 was made, when Club Deportivo Toluca celebrates its centenary and does so with a remodeled and more functional stadium.

Within the Nemesio Diez, four macro support columns that will sustain the stadium structure will be built to replace the current columns obstructing visibility. In the shadow stands, a second level will be built so the capacity, which currently stands at 22,000 will increase to 30,000.

The project also includes four giant screens at each end of the building, replacement of all seats and a sunroof in the preferred (shaded) section, to assist in the process of maintaining the natural grass in the field.

The remodeled stadium officially opened on January 15, 2017 with a league match against Club America. The first goal was scored by Gabriel Hauche for toluca with a screamer outside of the box. Toluca FC won that match 2-1.

The stadium will be completed in the summer 2017 where it has been confirmed that the club will play against Atletico Madrid for the official inauguration of the remodeled stadium.[2]

International matches

1970 FIFA World Cup

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
3 June 197016:00 Italy1–0 SwedenGroup 213,433[3]
7 June 197012:00 Sweden1–1 IsraelGroup 29,624[4]
11 June 197016:00 Italy0–0 IsraelGroup 29,890[5]
14 June 197012:00 Italy4–1 MexicoQuarter-finals26,851

1986 FIFA World Cup

Date Time Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
4 June 198612:00 Paraguay1–0 IraqGroup B24,000[6]
8 June 198612:00 Iraq1–2 BelgiumGroup B20,000[7]
11 June 198612:00 Paraguay2–2 BelgiumGroup B16,000[8]

Recognition and awards

Runner-up of the public vote "Stadium of the Year 2017" – Stadium DB.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.tolucafc.com/estadio
  2. ↑ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/04/20/toluca-celebrara-centenario-contra-el-atletico-de-madrid
  3. ↑ "Match report Italy - Sweden". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Match report Sweden - Israel". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Match report Italy - Israel". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match report Paraguay - Iraq". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Match report Iraq - Belgium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Match report Paraguay - Belgium". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Stadium of the Year 2017". Stadium DB. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

2. https://www.tolucafc.com/estadio

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