Estadio Victoria is
sport
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s
stadium
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in the
Mexican
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city of
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
(''Virtue in the Water, Fidelity in the Heart'')
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. The stadium opened in 2003 and has a
capacity of 23,000 seats. Although the stadium is capable of multi-use, its main use is for
soccer games. It is the home stadium of football
Club Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria.
History
Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...
, which played in
Mexico City
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at the
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mexico City. It is the official home of football clubs Club América and Cruz Azul as well as the Mexico national football team. The stadium sits at an altitude of above sea level. With ...
before relocating to Aguascalientes and Estadio Victoria. The stadium is named after a leading brand of
beer
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brewed by
Grupo Modelo
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.
History
''Club Necaxa'' plays at the Estadio Victoria. The first football match at the Estadio Victoria on July 29, 2003, saw Necaxa against
Guadalajara and Mexico's national team winning 8–0 over Dominica.
Club León
Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football.
León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX titl ...
had a dispute for its stadium, and is currently playing in the stadium. Their first match here ended 3–2 against
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. ...
.
Casa Club, Necaxa's training facilities in Aguascalientes holds sub-17, sub-20, and Amateur soccer try-outs every year. The club offers other competitive sports such as, basketball, volleyball, and swimming.
Concerts
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Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 40 million records sold worldwide. The group's current lineup consists o ...
- December 7, 2003 & February 24, 2008
*
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
- March 21, 2006
*
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
- May 11, 2007
*
Juanes
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- October 25, 2008
See also
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List of football stadiums in Mexico
References
Sports venues in Aguascalientes
Victoria
Club Necaxa
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