Estadio Sergio León Chávez
It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people. The stadium was built in 1967 and hosted three matches in group C of the FIFA World Cup in 1986.
History
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
The Estadio Sergio León Chávez Hosts Group B & C during the Tournament and two Quarterfinal Matches.
1986 FIFA World Cup
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
| 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
| 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
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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References
- ^ www.fussballtempel.net
- ^ "Nuestra Casa..Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.