Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (English: Sports City Stadium) is a 34,253-seat multi-purpose stadium located in

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, Mexico City. The facility is used for

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matches and for

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as well. The Tazón México has been played at the stadium. It is the current home stadium of football club

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. In summer 2016, Mexico City authorities announced plans to demolish the stadium would begin at the end of the 2017-2018

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season. However, in July 2018, the demolition project was put on hold. In the

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Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

returned to the stadium. Both times Mexico hosted the

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, Estadio Azul did not host matches mainly due to the age of the structure, bad parking facilities, and complex traffic patterns. A peculiarity of this stadium is that it is built as a pit with the playing field below street level. Just beside the stadium is the

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, the world's largest

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. On 2 November 2024, local authorities closed the stadium indefinitely due to a lack of required safety certifications and issues with the stadium's infrastructure. The closure caused schedule disruptions for

, Atlante, and

. The stadium reopened on 7 November with new regulations such as an increase in security personnel at both the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes and the Plaza de Toros, promotion of public transport to reach the venues, and the prohibition of holding two events on the same day. Atlante announced they would move to Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz in Zacatepec, Morelos. On January 8, 2025 Cruz Azul announced its relocation to the

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located in

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Infrastructure

Following the arrival of Cruz Azul, there have been many renovations to make the stadium safer, more comfortable, and appropriate to the needs of fans. Among these amenities are: *Two professional football locker rooms *Two locker rooms for referees *A press conference room with seating capacity for 50 people *A closed-circuit video system including seventy cameras *Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes holds 34,253 people, including 92 boxes.

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Infrastructure

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