Estadio Adolfo López Mateos

Estadio Adolfo López Mateos is a stadium in Reynosa, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and has served as the home stadium for the Broncos de Reynosa.[2] From 2007 to 2008 the stadium served as an association football venue for the Tigres B team that later moved to San Nicolás de los Garza in the greater Monterrey area.[3][5] From 2008 on it has been home to the Zorros de Reynosa football club that currently plays in the Segunda División de México.[4] The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.[1] It was named after Adolfo López Mateos who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964.[6]

Estadio Adolfo López Mateos
LocationCarretera Federal 40
(Blvd. Miguel Hidalgo)
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Coordinates26°4′43.77″N 98°18′44.25″W
Capacity10,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1962
Opened6 April 1963 (1963-04-06)
Renovated1995, 2009
Tenants
Broncos de Reynosa (LMB) 1963–1976, 1980–1982, 1995–2003, 2009–2016[2]
Tigres B (LdeA) 2007–2008[3]
Zorros de Reynosa (SDM) 2008[4]

On 12 July 2010 a game between the Broncos and the Monterrey Sultans at Estadio Adolfo López Mateos had to be suspended due to gunfire, possibly in relation to the Mexican Drug War.[7] The game was rescheduled and moved to Monterrey.[7]

References
  1. "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Northern Mexico". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  2. "BIENVENIDO AL SITIO OFICIAL DE LOS BRONCOS DE REYNOSA 2011" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  3. "RGV Soccer/RGV Fútbol: Tigres B de Reynosa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  4. "RGV Soccer/RGV Fútbol: Zorros de Reynosa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  5. A typical game report from the era may be found at: "SEÑOR GOL: Primera División "A" Apertura 2007 Jornada 5 Tigres B Reynosa vs. U.A.T. (Domingo 2 de Septiembre 2007)" (in Spanish). 2 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  6. Tuck, Jim (9 October 2008). "Sexenios in a changing world: López Mateos and Díaz Ordáz". Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  7. "Mexican baseball league game suspended amid gunfire". BBC. July 12, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-22.


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