It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people.[1][2] The stadium was built in 1967 and hosted three matches in group C of the FIFA World Cup in 1986.
Before the stadium was built Irapuato had the Estadio Revolución which was home to Irapuato FC. The stadium broke ground in 1967 and construction lasted two years. It was founded on 23 May 1969, simply as Estadio Irapuato, gaining its actual name on 4 January 1990, in honour of the former club's president. in October 1968 even before the stadium was completed Irapuato FC invited Spain to play a friendly against them in preparation for the 1968 Summer Olympics its first game played in the stadium, Spain would win the match 1–3. the first person to score in the new stadium was Juan Manuel Asensi from Spain. on 24 May 1970 the Brazil national football team played a friendly vs Irapuato FC in that match the Brazilians beat Irapuato 3–0 with goals from Roberto Rivelino, Roberto Miranda and Caju. Pelé was present in that match.
Two International football Tournaments have been played in the Sergio Leon Chavez.
The Estadio Morelos in Morelia, Michoacán was originally going to be one of the venues for the world cup but due to problems in the building of the stadium led to the suspension of the work, The World Cup site was then transferred to the Estadio Sergio León Chávez.
During the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship Tournament FIFA wanted to see whether Irapuato had what it took to host the FIFA World Cup, In 1985 the stadium was expanded and the capacity went from 16,300 to 33,000.
From 1983 to 1985 several national teams played friendly matches in Irapuato. Also during the 1986 World Cup the Soviets used Irapuato as their training facility.
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Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez is a Multi purpose stadium in the city of Irapuato Estadio Sergio Leon ChavezEl Mundialista The Mundialista Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez December 2009 at nightFull nameEstadio Sergio Leon ChavezFormer namesEstadio Irapuato 1969 1990 LocationIrapuato Guanajuato MexicoCoordinates20 41 04 N 101 21 23 W 20 6845 N 101 3563 W 20 6845 101 3563 Coordinates 20 41 04 N 101 21 23 W 20 6845 N 101 3563 W 20 6845 101 3563OwnerClub IrapuatoOperatorClub IrapuatoCapacity25 000Field size105 m 68 m 115 yd 74 yd SurfaceGrassScoreboardYesConstructionBroke ground1967Built1967 1969Opened23 March 1969Renovated1985 86Expanded1985TenantsIrapuato 1969 2021 It is currently used mostly for football matches The stadium holds 25 000 people 1 2 The stadium was built in 1967 and hosted three matches in group C of the FIFA World Cup in 1986 Contents 1 History 2 1986 FIFA World Cup 3 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C 4 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship 5 Other Internationals Played In Irapuato 6 ReferencesHistory EditBefore the stadium was built Irapuato had the Estadio Revolucion which was home to Irapuato FC The stadium broke ground in 1967 and construction lasted two years It was founded on 23 May 1969 simply as Estadio Irapuato gaining its actual name on 4 January 1990 in honour of the former club s president in October 1968 even before the stadium was completed Irapuato FC invited Spain to play a friendly against them in preparation for the 1968 Summer Olympics its first game played in the stadium Spain would win the match 1 3 the first person to score in the new stadium was Juan Manuel Asensi from Spain on 24 May 1970 the Brazil national football team played a friendly vs Irapuato FC in that match the Brazilians beat Irapuato 3 0 with goals from Roberto Rivelino Roberto Miranda and Caju Pele was present in that match Two International football Tournaments have been played in the Sergio Leon Chavez 1986 FIFA World Cup 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship1986 FIFA World Cup EditThe Estadio Morelos in Morelia Michoacan was originally going to be one of the venues for the world cup but due to problems in the building of the stadium led to the suspension of the work The World Cup site was then transferred to the Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez During the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship Tournament FIFA wanted to see whether Irapuato had what it took to host the FIFA World Cup In 1985 the stadium was expanded and the capacity went from 16 300 to 33 000 From 1983 to 1985 several national teams played friendly matches in Irapuato Also during the 1986 World Cup the Soviets used Irapuato as their training facility 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C Edit2 June 198612 00 CSTSoviet Union 6 0 HungaryYakovenko 2 Aleinikov 4 Belanov 24 pen Yaremchuk 66 75 Rodionov 80 ReportEstadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoAttendance 16 500Referee Luigi Agnolin Italy 6 June 198612 00 CSTHungary 2 0 CanadaEsterhazy 2 Detari 75 ReportEstadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoAttendance 14 000Referee Jamal Al Sharif Syria 9 June 198612 00 CSTSoviet Union 2 0 CanadaBlokhin 58 Zavarov 74 ReportEstadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoAttendance 14 200Referee Idrissa Traore Mali 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship Edit8 June 1983 15 00Ivory Coast 0 0 Uruguay Report Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoAttendance 15 317Referee Lee Do Ha South Korea 7 June 1983 15 00Czechoslovakia 3 2 ChinaDostal 34 89 Kula 75 Report Mai Chao 49 Li Huayun 56 Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoAttendance 15 317Referee M Karim Bahrain 9 June 1983 15 00China 3 0 AustriaLiu Haiguang 48 Guo Yijun 79 Duan Ju 88 Report Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoAttendance 15 317Referee Christopher Bambridge Australia Other Internationals Played In Irapuato Edit6 December 1983Mexico 5 0 CanadaLuis Flores 8 15 Jose Alderete 30 Raul Gonzalez 53 Raul Arias 68 1 Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoReferee Antonio Marquez Ramirez Mexico Mexico GK Arturo Javier Ledesma DF Felix CruzDF Rafael AmadorDF Hector Manuel EsparzaDF Raul Gonzalez MF Jesus Roca RuizMF Jose Luis AldreteMF Horacio Rocha MF Luis Francisco GarciaFW Luis Flores FW Luis Gilberto PlascenciaSubstitutions MF Alejandro Dominguez MF Raul Arias FW Francisco Jose Fernandez GK Victor Manuel Aguado Manager Bora Milutinovic Canada GK Chris TurnerDF Ken GarrawayDF Trevor McCallumDF Shaun LowtherDF Craig MartinMF Charlie FalzonMF Greg IonMF John ConnorMF Randy RaganFW George PakosFW Paul JamesSubstitutions Manager Tony Waiters 24 January 198412 00 CSTMexico 3 0 VenezuelaJavier Aguirre 23 Mario Diaz 71 Francisco Chavez 75 Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoReferee Marco Antonio Dorantes Mexico Mexico GK Olaf HerediaDF Armando Manzo DF Vinicio Bravo 45 DF Alfredo TenaDF Mario TrejoMF Juan Antonio Luna 45 MF Javier AguirreMF Armando ManzoMF Mario Diaz PerezFW Enrique Lopez Zarza FW Luis Gilberto Plascencia 63 Substitutions DF Francisco Chavez Serrano 45 MF Manuel Negrete 45 MF Javier Hernandez 63 FW Luis FloresManager Bora Milutinovic Venezuela GK Cesar BaenaDF Franco RizziDF ArangurenDF UsecheDF Icea 45 MF Juvencio BetancourtMF Alvarez 45 MF Gonzalez 45 MF HerreraFW Asdrubal OlivaresFW Bernardo Anor 45 Substitutions DF Membrilla 45 MF Olivares 45 MF Barco 45 FW Milillo 45 Manager Walter Roque 8 December 198516 00 CSTHungary 1 0 South KoreaKalman Kovacs 52 2 Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez IrapuatoAttendance 5 000Referee Antonio Marquez Ramirez Mexico HUNGARY GK 1 Peter DisztlDF 2 Sandor SallaiDF 3 Antal Roth 46 DF 6 Imre GarabaDF 0 Attila Heredi 61 DF 5 Jozsef KardosMF 8 Antal Nagy c MF 10 Lajos DetariMF 21 Gyula Hajszan FW 7 Jozsef Kiprich 67 FW 19 Gyorgy Bognar Substitutions FW 20 Kalman Kovacs FW 9 Laszlo Dajka DF 0 Laszlo Gyimesi 46 DF 14 Zoltan Peter 61 0 Ferenc Meszaros 67 Manager Gyorgy Mezey SOUTH KOREA GK 1 Cho Byung DeukDF 2 Park Kyung HoonDF 5 Chung Yong HwanDF 12 Kim Pyung Seok 28 MF 8 Cho Young Jeung 47 MF 18 Kim Sam Soo 64 MF 4 Cho Kwang RaeMF 16 Kim Joo Sung 73 MF 13 Noh Soo Jin 71 FW 7 Kim Jong BooFW 10 Park Chang Sun c Substitutions DF 3 Chung Jong Soo 28 DF 15 Yoo Byung Ok 47 FW 6 Lee Tae Ho 64 DF 14 Cho Min Kook 71 FW 11 Byun Byung Joo 73 Manager Kim Jung Nam References Edit www fussballtempel net Nuestra Casa Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 Retrieved 24 February 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez amp oldid 1113539905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
