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Encyclopedia > Estadio Azul

The Estadio Azul, formerly Estadio Azulgrana and Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes, is a stadium with a capacity of 39,000 seats, located in Mexico City. This sport facility is currently used for soccer games and in the past (until 1990) for American football. It is the home of the Cruz Azul, one of the most important soccer teams in Mexico. Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Deportivo Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul, is a Mexican professional football club. ...


Both times when Mexico hosted the World Cup, this stadium has not received any game, mainly due to the age of the structure, the bad parking facilities and the complex way in and way out possibilities. The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ...


A particular characteristic of this stadium is that it is built as a pit, the game field is located down the street level. Another oddity is that just beside the stadium is set the Plaza México, the world's largest bullring. Because of this, sometimes when the people has time and money, and there are soccer match and bullfight the same day is possible to go to the soccer game at noon, and then at evening to attend to the bullfight. The Plaza México is the worlds largest bullring can received near 40,000 persons , this facility is completely dedicated to the blood sport of bullfighting. ... A bullring is the location where the so-called sport of bullfighting is performed. ... Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a blood sport that involves, most of the times, professional performers (matadores) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at...


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Club Deportivo Cruz Azul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (582 words)
Cruz Azul plays in the Primera División de México and its home venue is the Estadio Azul, located in the Northwestern part of Mexico City in the Noche Buena neighborhood.
Cruz Azul became the most successful Mexican team of the '70s, winning the league tournament 6 times between 1970 and 1980, four of them under Raul Cárdenas, and the last two with Ignacio Trelles at the helm.
Cruz Azul not only qualified for the Copa Libertadores in its first try, but reached the final match by defeating established Brazilian and Argentinian teams such as Sao Caetano, Rosario Central and CA River Plate.
Estadio Azul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (197 words)
Estadio Azul (literally, Blue Stadium), formerly Estadio Azulgrana and Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes, is a 39,000-seat stadium located in Mexico City.
It is the home of Cruz Azul, one of the most important soccer teams in Mexico.
Both times when Mexico hosted the World Cup, Estadio Azul did not host any games mainly due to the age of the structure, the bad parking facilities and the complex traffic patterns.
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