Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Estadio Sergio León Chávez is a Multi-purpose stadium in the city of Irapuato.

Estadio Sergio León Chávez
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Estadio Sergio León Chávez December 2009 at night
Full nameEstadio Sergio León Chávez
Former namesEstadio Irapuato (1969–1990)
LocationIrapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Coordinates20.6845°N 101.3563°W / 20.6845; -101.3563
OwnerClub Irapuato
OperatorClub Irapuato
Capacity25,000
Field size105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke ground1967
Built1967–1969
Opened23 March 1969
Renovated1985-86
Expanded1985
Tenants
Irapuato (1969–present)

It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people.[1][2] The stadium was built in 1967 and hosted three matches in group C of the FIFA World Cup in 1986 .

History

Before the stadium was built Irapuato had the Estadio Revolucion which was home to Irapuato FC. The stadium broke ground in 1967 and construction lasted two years. It was founded on 23 May 1969, simply as Estadio Irapuato, gaining its actual name on 4 January 1990, in honour of the former club's president. in October 1968 even before the stadium was completed Irapuato FC invited Spain to play a friendly against them in preparation for the 1968 Summer Olympics its first game played in the stadium, Spain would win the match 1-3. the first person to score in the new stadium was Juan Manuel Asensi from Spain. on 24 May 1970 the Brazil national football team played a friendly vs Irapuato FC in that match the Brazilians beat Irapuato 3-0 with goals from Roberto Rivelino, Roberto Miranda, and Caju, Pelé was present in that match.

Two International football Tournaments have been played in the Sergio Leon Chavez.

1986 FIFA World Cup

The Estadio Morelos in Morelia, Michoacán was originally going to be one of the venues for the world cup but due to problems in the building of the stadium led to the suspension of the work, The World Cup site was then transferred to the Estadio Sergio León Chávez.

During the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship Tournament FIFA wanted to see whether Irapuato had what it took to host the FIFA World Cup, In 1985 the stadium was expanded and the capacity went from 16,300 to 33,000.

From 1983 to 1985 several national teams played friendly matches in Irapuato. Also during the 1986 World Cup the Soviets used Irapuato as their training facility.

1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

Soviet Union 6 0 Hungary
Yakovenko  2'
Aleinikov  4'
Belanov  24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk  66', 75'
Rodionov  80'
Report
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Hungary 2 0 Canada
Esterházy  2'
Détári  75'
Report
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Attendance: 14,000

Soviet Union 2 0 Canada
Blokhin  58'
Zavarov  74'
Report
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Attendance: 14,200

1983 FIFA World Youth Championship

Ivory Coast 00 Uruguay
(Report)
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Lee Do-Ha (South Korea)

Czechoslovakia 32 China PR
Dostal 34', 89'
Kula 75'
(Report) Mai Chao 49'
Li Huayun 56'
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Attendance: 15,317
Referee: M. Karim (Bahrain)

China PR 30 Austria
Liu Haiguang 48'
Guo Yijun 79'
Duan Ju 88'
(Report)
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Christopher Bambridge (Australia)

Other Internationals Played In Irapuato

Mexico 5-0 Canada
Luis Flores  8', 15'
Jose Alderete  30'
Raúl González  53'
Raul Arias  68'
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
Mexico:
GKArturo Javier Ledesma
DFFelix Cruz
DFRafael Amador
DFHéctor Manuel Esparza
DFRaul Gonzalez
MFJesus Roca Ruiz
MFJose Luis Aldrete
MFHoracio Rocha
MFLuis Francisco Garcia
FWLuis Flores
FWLuis Gilberto Plascencia
Substitutions:
MFAlejandro Domínguez
MFRaul Arias
FWFrancisco Jose Fernandez
GKVictor Manuel Aguado
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
Canada:
GKChris Turner
DFKen Garraway
DFTrevor McCallum
DFShaun Lowther
DFCraig Martin
MFCharlie Falzon
MFGreg Ion
MFJohn Connor
MFRandy Ragan
FWGeorge Pakos
FWPaul James
Substitutions:
Manager:
Tony Waiters

Mexico 3 0 Venezuela
Javier Aguirre  23'
Mario Diaz  71'
Francisco Chavez  75'
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes (Mexico)
Mexico:
GKOlaf Heredia
DFArmando Manzo
DFVinicio Bravo  45'
DFAlfredo Tena
DFMario Trejo
MFJuan Antonio Luna  45'
MFJavier Aguirre
MFArmando Manzo
MFMario Diaz Perez
FWEnrique López Zarza
FWLuis Gilberto Plascencia  63'
Substitutions:
DFFrancisco Chávez Serrano 45'
MFManuel Negrete 45'
MFJavier Hernández 63'
FWLuis Flores
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
Venezuela:
GKCésar Baena
DFFranco Rizzi
DFAranguren
DFUseche
DFIcea  45'
MFJuvencio Betancourt
MFAlvarez  45'
MFGonzalez  45'
MFHerrera
FWAsdrúbal Olivares
FWBernardo Anor  45'
Substitutions:
DFMembrilla 45'
MFOlivares 45'
MFBarco 45'
FWMilillo 45'
Manager:
Walter Roque

Hungary 1 – 0 South Korea
Kálmán Kovács  52'
Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Attendance: 5,000
HUNGARY:
GK1Péter Disztl
DF2Sándor Sallai
DF3Antal Róth 46'
DF6Imre Garaba
DF0Attila Héredi 61'
DF5József Kardos
MF8Antal Nagy (c)
MF10Lajos Détári
MF21Gyula Hajszán
FW7József Kiprich 67'
FW19György Bognár
Substitutions:
FW20Kálmán Kovács
FW9László Dajka
DF0László Gyimesi 46'
DF14Zoltán Péter 61'
0Ferenc Mészáros 67'
Manager:
György Mezey
SOUTH KOREA:
GK1Cho Byung-Deuk
DF2Park Kyung-Hoon
DF5Chung Yong-Hwan
DF12Kim Pyung-Seok 28'
MF8Cho Young-Jeung 47'
MF18Kim Sam-Soo 64'
MF4Cho Kwang-Rae
MF16Kim Joo-Sung 73'
MF13Noh Soo-Jin 71'
FW7Kim Jong-Boo
FW10Park Chang-Sun(c)
Substitutions:
DF3Chung Jong-Soo 28'
DF15Yoo Byung-Ok 47'
FW6Lee Tae-Ho 64'
DF14Cho Min-Kook 71'
FW11Byun Byung-Joo 73'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam

References

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