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Estadio Morelos is a football stadium located along Periférico Independencia, in the Independencia sector, near the base of Cerro del Quinceo in northwest Morelia, Michoacán, México. It was the site of professional football teams, Monarcas Morelia in the top division of Mexican football and Monarcas Primera A in the league under that. This structure holds various events, such as concerts, religious gatherings, and mass. Its official name Estadio José María Morelos y Pavón honors a hero of the Mexican War of Independence.

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Estadio José María Morelos y Pavón

Coloso del Quinceo "Colossus of Quinceo"
Full name	Estadio José María Morelos y Pavón
Location	Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Owner	State of Michoacán
Operator	Jesus Alanis Cornejo
Capacity	35,000[1]
Field size	110 m × 70 m (360 ft × 230 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	April 9, 1989
Renovated	2011
Construction cost	US$20,000,000.00
Architect	David Fuentes Arrona
Tenants
Atlético Morelia (1989–present) Morelia Femenil (2017–2020)

The stadium has an irregular shape, because the areas behind the goals only have one level and 32 rows, along the side there are 4 levels (one grandstand, one other seating area and two box areas) and 49 stands.

According to the Monarcas Morelia website, the capacity of the stadium is 35,000.

History

The city of Morelia before the existence of this structure, counted on the Estadio Venustiano Carranza as the home of first division side, Atlético Morelia. In 1984, two years before the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico, it was officially announced that Morelia would be one of the sites for the tournament, and a scale model of the new stadium was shown, very similar in capacity and structure to the Estadio Corregidora of Santiago de Querétaro, and would be located in the Southeast of the city, on the current grounds of the sport unit of Adolfo López Mateos. Excavation work soon began but problems in the foundation led to the suspension of the work and no other sites were sought. The World Cup site was transferred to the Estadio Sergio León Chavez, in Irapuato.

Following the league tournaments of 1986–1987 1987–1988, despite not reaching the finals, the local side put on 2 brilliant displays in the liguilla. Demand for the new structure resurged. A group of Michoacán businessmen led by Luis Álvarez Barreiro, and with support from the new governor, Luis Martínez Villicaña, created a pro-construction sponsorship which was financed privately by ticket sales. At the conclusion of the construction, the sponsorship was handed over to the state of Michoacán. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

On February 16, 2016, during his first visit to Mexico, Pope Francis spoke to an estimated 50,000 young people at the stadium.[2]

See also

• Monarcas Morelia
• List of football stadiums in Mexico

References

External links

• Media related to Estadio Morelos at Wikimedia Commons
• World Stadiums entry Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
• A Tour Of The Stadium

На других языках

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[de] Estadio Morelos

Das Estadio Morelos ist ein Fußballstadion im Nordwesten der Stadt Morelia im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Michoacán. In erster Linie wird es für Fußballspiele genutzt und ist Heimspielstätte des Fußballvereins Monarcas Morelia. Darüber hinaus dient es als Multifunktionsarena. Es bietet Platz für 41.500 Besucher.

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- [en] Estadio Morelos

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[es] Estadio Morelos

El Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón, comúnmente conocido como Estadio Morelos, es un estadio mexicano destinado a la práctica de fútbol. Está ubicado sobre el Periférico Paseo de la República, en el sector Independencia, al noroeste de la ciudad de Morelia, Michoacán, México. Actualmente es sede del Club Atlético Morelia, quien compite en la Liga de Expansión MX desde el año 2020. Este inmueble ha sido sede de diversos eventos extradeportivos, tales como conciertos, mítines políticos y reuniones de carácter religioso. Su nombre oficial es un homenaje a José María Morelos y Pavón, héroe de la Independencia de México, oriundo de esta ciudad.

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