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Estadio Universitario
Estadio Universitario

The Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León – nicknamed El Volcán ("the volcano") – is a stadium property of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, located in its premises in the Monterrey metropolitan area, in the municipality of San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico. claiming fair use. ... claiming fair use. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... UANL is the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, located in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico. ... Monterrey IPA: (Spanish:  ) is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León and a municipality of the same name. ... San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a municipality that is part of the Greater Monterrey metropolitan area. ... Nuevo León (Spanish for New León, after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in north-eastern Mexico. ...


The stadium is home venue of the UANL Tigres. Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, which plays in the Primera División de México. ...


This Stadium hosted several matches of the Football World Cup 1986. It has also hosted matches of the Copa Libertadores de América in 2005, and in 2006, as Tigres has qualified to the prestigious tournament on these years, and played home in this stadium. It was also, for a short period, the home venue for the Rayados de Monterrey. The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... 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. ... Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, which plays in the Primera División de México. ... Club de Fútbol Monterrey, also known as Monterrey, is a Mexican professional football club from Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the northeast of the country. ...


In October 1981 the stadium hosted a Queen (band) concert with about 150,000 people. Queen are an English rock band formed by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ...


The stadium has also hosted several concerts, including The Rolling Stones, in their A Bigger Bang World Tour, the band's first ever appearance in Monterrey, in March 1, 2006. Rolling Stones redirects here. ... The A Bigger Bang World Tour was a tour which began on August 21 2005 by the Rolling Stones in support of their album A Bigger Bang The tour began on August 21 2005 in Fenway Park Boston and has played across 55 shows in North America, 3 shows in... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The stadium's cost was $26 million pesos. The peso is the currency of Mexico. ...


The Wave was introduced into football during the 1986 World Cup in this stadium. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...


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-- PUMASGOL.com -- ESTADIO OLIMPICO UNIVERSITARIO (421 words)
El Estadio Olímpico Universitario está localizado en la sección de Ciudad Universitaria situada al poniente de la Avenida Insurgentes, enfrente de la Torre de Rectoría.
El estadio se encuentra protegido por una reja que lo rodea, que permite acceder a su interior por veinte puertas distribuidas en su perímetro.
En el costado oriental del Estadio Olímpico Universitario, se encuentra un mural de Diego Rivera, denominado "La universidad, la familia y el deporte en México".
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The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29.
It was won by Argentina (second title after 1978), who beat West Germany 3-2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca.
Guadalajara, Estadio Jalisco and Estadio Tres de Marzo
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