Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
The Estadio Olímpico Andrés Quintana Roo is a 18,844 seat stadium in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is the home field of Expansión MX’s Cancún F.C., and was formerly the home field of Ascenso MX's Atlante F.C. The stadium was inaugurated on August 11, 2007, in a game against Universidad Nacional. Atlante F.C. won in this stadium their 3rd league title in Apertura 2007 against Universidad Nacional. The Houston Dynamo became the first Major League Soccer team to play in the stadium on March 3, 2009, when the club were defeated by Atlante in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.
| Full name | Estadio Olímpico Andrés Quintana Roo |
|---|---|
| Location | Cancún, Quintana Roo, México |
| Coordinates | 21°09′04″N 86°50′18″W / 21.150995°N 86.838348°W |
| Owner | Quintana Roo State Government |
| Capacity | 18,844[2] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 2007[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Atlante (Ascenso MX) (2007-2020) Pioneros de Cancún (Segunda División de México) (2014-15, 2015–present) Cancún F.C. (Expansión MX) (2020–present) Tiburones de Cancún (FAM) (2022) | |
The stadium was set to host the Tiburones de Cancún of the Fútbol Americano de México league for their 2022 season, though the team only played their home opener at the stadium before they were forced to find another venue.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Estadio Olímpico Andrés Quintana Roo". soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Marín, Francis (10 June 2022). "Tiburones Buscará Devorar a los Bulldogs que no Conocen la Victoria". Diario Cambio22 (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2023.