Unidad Deportiva Acapulco (''English:Acapulco Sports Complex'') is a sports complex composed of a 13,000-seat

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and

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stadium and a

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stadium which can seat thousands. The soccer/track stadium, which originally seated 8,600, is currently home to the

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soccer team of the Mexican

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, which began play in 2009. The baseball stadium is currently used for amateur and semi-pro baseball, and

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. The complex had been in poor condition for several years but has received major renovations in recent years. The grass fields were replaced in 2009 with

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. Additionally, the bathrooms, locker rooms and offices have been refurbished, and a new roof was installed on the soccer/track stadium's main grandstand. The cost of the renovations was $2.5 million pesos. The complex was completed in 1975. The complex also includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool and basketball courts. Other events that have been held at the complex have been track meets, concerts,

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, and

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. Should Acapulco receive a

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expansion team, the baseball stadium could either be expanded or rebuilt to seat over 10,000. And should ''los Guerreros'' be promoted to the

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the soccer/track stadium could be expanded to seat as many as 19,000, and should the team be promoted to the

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, additional construction could push the soccer/track stadium's capacity to as high as twice its current capacity.

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