Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, formerly known as the Estadio Francisco Villa is a multi-use

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Zacatecas Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...

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. It is used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium for

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. The stadium has a capacity of 20,068 people.

History

The stadium was opened in 1986 with a game between the Leones Negros UdeG and the South Korea National Team which Leones emerged winner by 1–0 This stadium was originally part of a project to give Zacatecas city a multi-purpose stadium, also a Sports Complex and other venues. In late 2017, the stadium was expanded from 14000 seats to 20,060 and renamed in honor of football coach Carlos Vega Villalba.

Football

Villalba has been home to several football teams, the highest level to be played in the Stadium is the second. *

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franchise played nine seasons at the second-tier from 1997 to 2003, reaching the final once in Winter 1997. *

currently plays in the second level since 2014, having played the final once in Clausura 2016. *

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, participates at the third level

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, runner-up in 2018–19 season, and champions in Apertura 2022.

Club friendly matches

Villa has hosted a number of friendly matches between

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Teams and an official fixture between

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...

and

C.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco. It ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. *2010: Santos Laguna 1-2 Chiapas *2011: Santos Laguna 2-1 América *2013: Jaguares de Chiapas 1-0 Monterrey *2014: Pachuca 1-2 Querétaro *2014: Pachuca 1-2 León *2018: Pachuca 0-0 Chivas *2024: Cruz Azul 3(4)-3(5) Chivas *2024: Pachuca 3-0 Chivas

International club friendly matches

*1986: Leones Negros 1-0 South Korea U23 *1986: Zacatecas 1-0 South Korea U23 *2008: Necaxa 0-0 Saprissa *2015: Mineros 1-2 Club Atlético Talleres Córdoba *2015: Mineros 5-0 Saprissa *2015: León 0(6)-0(7) Saprissa *2016: Mineros 2-2 Club Sport Herediano *2018: Mineros 3-2 Club Sport Herediano

Interdivisional club friendly matches

*2014: Mineros 3-1 León *2014: Mineros 0(5)-0(4) Querétaro *2015: León 2(1)-2(3) Atlético San Luis *2021: Mineros 0-3 Chivas *2024: Mineros 1-2 Pachuca *2024: Mineros 0-2 Cruz Azul

Other sports

Regional athletics events and practices.

Concerts

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Kumbia Kings The Kumbia Kings are a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia, hip hop, and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The producers for th ...

Joan Sebastian José Manuel Figueroa Sr. (April 8, 1951 – July 13, 2015), known professionally as Joan Sebastian (), was a Mexican singer and songwriter. Born in Juliantla, Guerrero, he composed more than 1,000 songs, including compositions for artists such ...

and

Pepe Aguilar José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez (born 7 August 1968), better known as Pepe Aguilar, is a Mexican singer. - Accessed on June 17, 2011. From a young age, Aguilar accompanied his parents, singer-actors Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre on tour ...

are some of the artists who had performed at the Villa.

References

External links

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Francisco Villa Francisco "Pancho" Villa ( , , ; born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula; 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary and prominent figure in the Mexican Revolution. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced ...

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