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Surface
  
Grass

Capacity
  
16,000

Phone
  
+52 496 105 3940

Scoreboard
  
Manual

Opened
  
1986

Renovated
  
2014

Estadio Francisco Villa

Full name
  
Estadio Francisco Villa

Location
  
Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico

Address
  
De Los Deportes, Unidad Deportiva, 98065_00 Zacatecas, Zac., Mexico

Teams
  
Mineros de Zacatecas, Águilas Reales de Zacatecas

Similar
  
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Estadio Francisco Villa is a multi-use stadium in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for the new Ascenso MX side Mineros de Zacatecas. The stadium has a capacity of 13,820 people.

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History

The stadium was opened in 1986 with a game between the Leones Negros UdeG and the South Korea National Team. Leones win 1-0, the next day, Zacatecas State team defeated another time the Asians. This stadium was originally part of a project to give Zacatecas city a multi-purpose stadium, also a Sports Complex and other venues.

Athletics

Francisco Villa is used for Zacatecas regional track and field events and practices.

Soccer

Villa was home for several soccer teams, the highest level to be played in the Villa Stadium is the Liga de Ascenso, where the Real Sociedad de Zacatecas franchise played nine seasons from 1997 to 2003, reaching the final once in 1997, and Mineros de Zacatecas currently plays in the second level since 2014, having played the semifinals twice. Other leagues were the Zacatecan teams played were the Segunda Division, currently with the UAZ team and the Mineros' "farm" team in that division. Segunda B, Tercera Division and amateur leagues in the Zacatecas area. Villa hosted some friendly matches between Primera Division Teams.

  • 2007: Necaxa 0-0 Saprissa (Costa Rica)
  • 2011: Santos 1-2 Jaguares
  • 2011: Santos 2-1 America
  • 2013: Monterrey 0-1 Jaguares
  • In 1996. The Zacatecas stadium hosted a regular season game between Santos and Guadalajara (1-1).

    Concerts

    Miguel Bosé. Alejandro Sanz. Vicente Fernández. Kumbia Kings, Joan Sebastian and Pepe Aguilar are some of the artists who had performed at the Villa.

    References

    Estadio Francisco Villa Wikipedia