Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés

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 FC Celaya. The stadium holds 23,369 people and opened in 1954.

Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Full nameEstadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
LocationCelaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Coordinates20°32′6″N 100°49′6″W
OwnerCity of Celaya
OperatorCelaya F.C.
Capacity23,182[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1954
Renovated2016
Tenants
Celaya F.C.

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 Celaya F.C., it was later denied by Ramón Lemus Muñoz, the Municipal president of Celaya.[2][3]

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