Outside the stadium.

The Estadio Azteca is a large stadium in Mexico City, Mexico used primarily for football (soccer). Its seating capacity of 114,465 makes it the fourth largest stadium in the world. It is the home stadium of the Mexico national team and the Mexican club America, and the one-time home of Atlante, Cruz Azul, and Necaxa. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 768 pixels, file size: 177 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is the image of the logo of the Estadio Azteca. ... Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México, D.F. or simply México) is the capital city of Mexico. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For the article on the defunct Venezuelan television channel, see Televisa Venezuela. ... Club de Futbol Am rica, also known as Club Am rica or simply Am rica, is a Mexican professional football club. ... For other uses, see Grass (disambiguation). ... ISO 4217 Code MXN User(s) Mexico Inflation 3. ... Club de Futbol Am rica, also known as Club Am rica or simply Am rica, is a Mexican professional football club. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 586 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 586 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The new Wembley Stadium in London is the most expensive stadium ever built; it has a seating capacity of 90,000 This article is about the building type. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is among the largest capacity in the world. ... First international  Guatemala 2-3 Mexico (Guatemala, Guatemala; 1 January 1923) Biggest win Mexico 13-0 Bahamas  (Toluca, Mexico; Apr 28, 1987) Biggest defeat  England 8-0 Mexico (London,England; May 10, 1961) World Cup Appearances 13 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1970, 1986 CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup Appearances... Club América, most commonly known as just América, is a professional Mexican football club playing in the Primera División. ... Club de Fútbol Atlante, also known as Atlante, is one of the oldest and most traditional football teams at the Primera División de México, currently playing at the Mexican First Division Clausura 2007 championship league. ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional futbol club. ... Club Necaxa is a Mexican professional football club. ...

Estadio Azteca was the primary site for football (soccer) events during the 1968 Summer Olympics and is the only stadium ever to host two World Cup final matches, in 1970 and 1986. It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the Hand of God goal and the Goal of the Century. The stadium also hosted the Game of the Century, when Italy beat Germany by 4-3 in extra time. The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... The 1970 Football World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former footballer. ... Maradona left, Shilton right The Hand of God goal (Spanish: Mano de Dios) was scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup between England and Argentina, played on 22 June 1986 in Mexico Citys Estadio Azteca. ... The Goal of the Century, also known as Greatest Goal in FIFA World Cup History, was an award given for the greatest goal ever scored in a FIFA World Cup tournament. ... Gerd Müllers header for West Germany in the 110th minute. ...

History

Estadio Azteca opened in 1966 and was considered one of the most modern sports arena in the world. at the time The opening game was between Club America and Torino F.C. on May 26, 1966, with seats for 107,494 spectators. The first goal was scored was by Brazilian Arlindo Dos Santos Cruz and the second one by Brazilian José Alves "Zague", later the Italians tied the game and ended 2-2. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz President of Mexico made the initial kick and Sir Stanley Rous FIFA President was the witness. Club de Futbol Am rica, also known as Club Am rica or simply Am rica, is a Mexican professional football club. ... Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... José Alves Zague (born August 10, 1934 in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian ex-footballer. ... Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños Cacho (March 12, 1911-July 15, 1979) was President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. ... Look up sir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sir Stanley Rous (April 25, 1895 – July 18, 1986) was an English football referee and administrator. ... This article is about an international football organization. ...

A modern illumination system was inaugurated on June 5, 1966 with the first night game between Valencia C.F. and Necaxa. The first goal of the game was scored by Honduran José "La Coneja" Cardona. In this game Roberto "El Loco" Martinez o Caña Brava scored the first goal made by a Mexican. The final score was 3-1 in favor of Valencia C.F.. is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia, CF or just Valencia or Los Ches) is a team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. ... Club Necaxa is a Mexican professional football club. ... José Enrique Gutiérrez Cardona, more commonly known as Cardona or Indio Cardona or Coneja Cardona, was a professional soccer player born on February 27th, 1939 in Portrerillos, Honduras. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia, CF or just Valencia or Los Ches) is a team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. ...

There is a Commemorative plaque with the names of the first goal scorer in the first daylight game and in the first night game. A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal attached to a wall or other vertical surface and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event. ...

Estadio Azteca is also the site in which Pelé (1970) and Diego Maradona (1986), considered by many the best players of all time, lifted the trophy for their last time. (The Jules Rimet Trophy and the current FIFA World Cup Trophy, respectively). Pele redirects here. ... Qualifying countries The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is an Argentine former footballer. ... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy (1930–1970) The FIFA World Cup (1974–Present) The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. ... Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy (1930–1970) The FIFA World Cup (1974–Present) The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. ...

The stadium has also hosted international club tournaments such at the Copa InterAmericana and the Copa Libertadores. Copa Libertadores Logo The Copa Libertadores de América (also known as Copa Toyota Libertadores) (Portuguese: Taça Libertadores da América, English: Liberators of America Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ...

Estadio Azteca has also been used for musical performances throughout its history. Michael Jackson (1993)^[1], U2 (2006), Queen, Elton John, Robbie Williams (2005), Maná, Juan Gabriel,Luis Miguel, Gloria Estefan, Jaguares, Lenny Kravitz, Ana Gabriel, The Three Tenors all have become part of the stadium's mystique. The stadium has also been used for political events, such as Felipe Calderón's campaign closure in 2006, as well as religious events, like the appearance of pope John Paul II on January 25th, 1999 ^[2]. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... Maná is a popular Latin American Mexican rock band from Guadalajara whose career has spanned almost three decades. ... Juan Gabriel, (born Alberto Aguilera Valadez) on 7 January 1950 is a Mexican[1] singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American singer and songwriter. ... Caption In 1995, Jaguares was formed out of the skeleton of Califanes, a Mexico City rock group. ... Leonard Albert Lenny Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger whose retro style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads. ... Ana Gabriel (born on December 10, 1955 as María Guadalupe Araújo Yong in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa) is a Mexican singer and composer. ... album cover of the 1990 concert in Rome left-right Domingo,Carreras, Mehta, Pavarotti The Three Tenors is a name given to collabarative concerts of the three operatic tenors Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. ... Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (b. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... Official papal image of John Paul II. His Holiness Pope John Paul II, né Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland), is the current Pope — the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Notable events

Estadio Azteca has hosted to a variety of international sporting competitions, including:

• 1968 Summer Olympics
• 1970 FIFA World Cup
• 1975 Pan American Games
• 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1986 FIFA World Cup
• 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
• 2005 American Bowl

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Access and entrance

Spectators outside Estadio Azteca.

It is served by the Azteca station on the Xochimilco Light Rail line. This line is an extension of the Mexico City metro system which begins at Tasqueña metro station. File links The following pages link to this file: Estadio Azteca ... File links The following pages link to this file: Estadio Azteca ... The Xochimilco Light Rail (locally known as el tren ligero) is a light rail line that services the south of Mexico City, Mexico. ... Red del Metro de Ciudad de México A distinctive orange train on surface track near Metro General Anaya on Line 2 osea no manches guey lol. ... General Anaya Line 2 terminus terminus Xochimilco Light Rail Las Torres Metro Tasqueña, located in Coyoacán borough, is a station on the Mexico City Metro in the southern part of Mexico City. ...

Tickets are usually readily available, up to kick-off times, from the ticket office which is located at the front of the stadium, just down the exit ramps from the Azteca station. Tickets start from as little as 50 pesos (5 U.S. Dollars as of 2007). For bigger matches such as America's games against Guadalajara, Cruz Azul and UNAM where sellouts are common, numerous touts circulate offering tickets at competitive prices. ISO 4217 Code MXN User(s) Mexico Inflation 3. ... Club América, most commonly known as just América, is a professional Mexican football club playing in the Primera División. ... Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Guadalajara and usually referred to by its nickname Chivas (goats), is a Mexican sports club. ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Deportivo Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul, is a Mexican professional football club. ... Club Universidad Nacional, also known as Universidad, UNAM, or Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club. ...

Naming

Inside view.

The stadium is owned by Mexican TV consortium Televisa. In order to avoid people associating the stadium's name with that of its competition TV Azteca, Televisa officially changed the stadium's name to "Guillermo Cañedo", a top executive and long-time football advocate at Televisa. The change took place in early 1997, following Cañedo's death (January 20th, 1997)^[3]. However the change did not go well with the general population, who generally refused to refer to the stadium by its alleged new name. Following a schism where two of Cañedo's sons, who worked at Televisa, switched camps and went to TV Azteca,^[4] Televisa quietly returned the stadium's name to its old version. Some people did not even notice, as they usually referred to the stadium as "Azteca" during the name change. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... For the article on the defunct Venezuelan television channel, see Televisa Venezuela. ... TV Azteca is the second largest Mexican television network. ...

The Azteca stadium towers over everything in the vicinity and has been given a nickname: "Coloso de Santa Ursula" which, in English, means "Colossus of Santa Ursula". Santa Ursula refers to the part of town where the stadium resides in Mexico City.

Monuments and Memorials

A bronze plaque of Maradona's "goal of the century" was placed outside the stadium. In addition, a monument memorializes the "Game of the Century." A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal attached to a wall or other vertical surface and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event. ... The Goal of the Century, also known as Greatest Goal in FIFA World Cup History, was an award given for the greatest goal ever scored in a FIFA World Cup tournament. ... Gerd Müllers header for West Germany in the 110th minute. ...

See also

• List of football stadiums in Mexico

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References

1. ^ Cronología Estadio Azteca. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
2. ^ Pide Juan Pablo II "superar" deficiencias en el progreso social. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
3. ^ Mexican businessman Guillermo Cañedo died yesterday. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
4. ^ Martínez, César. Cañedo Whites go to TV Azteca. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.

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Further reading

• "Magical memories live on in the vaunted Azteca" - fifaworldcup.com - FIFA

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External links

• Official Site of the Estadio Azteca
• Satellite view of Estadio Azteca - at WikiMapia = Google maps + Wiki

Coordinates: 19°18′10.48″N, 99°9′1.59″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...