The Estadio Mario Camposeco is a
football
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stadium
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located in
Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango (, also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela ) is a municipality and namesake department in western Guatemala. The city is located in a mountain valley at an elevation of above sea level at its lowest part. It may reach above ...
,
Guatemala
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. It is the home to
Liga Nacional club
Xelajú (''Los Chivos''). It has a capacity of 11,220.
Location
The Mario Camposeco stadium is located at 14th Avenue and First Street in Zone 3.
History
The stadium opened on September 8 of 1950 as a venue dedicated to students, with the name ''Estadio Escolar''. In 1951 it was renamed to Estadio Escolar Mario Camposeco in memory of local athlete
Mario Camposeco, who had died in a plane crash the year before while still active and who played football for Xelajú MC and the
Guatemala national team.
The stadium hosted the second leg of the 2012 ''Clausura'' championship final between Xelajú and
CSD Municipal
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They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football, and play their h ...
, won by the home team.
Modifications and approval for international matches
In 2000 it was approved by
FIFA
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to host
World Cup qualification matches.
The
Guatemala national team played its first official game at the stadium on 22 July 2000 against
Barbados
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during the
semifinal round of the 2002 World Cup qualifying. In 2012 it was approved by
CONCACAF
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to host the
CONCACAF Champions League
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matches.
Concerts
Besides football, in Mario Camposeco can be held many other events, particularly concerts. The singers to have performed at the stadium are:
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Tigres del Norte,
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Marco Antonio Solís
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,
*
K-Paz de la Sierra
*
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican mariachi singer, actor and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México" (Th ...
*
Marcos Witt
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Biography
Witt ...
,
and others.
See also
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Lists of stadiums
The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues.
Combined lists
*List of stadiums by capacity
* List of c ...
References
Mario Camposeco
Quetzaltenango
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