Estadio Morelos
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| Full name | Estadio José María Morelos y Pavón |
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| Location | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Owner | State of Michoacán |
| Operator | Jesus Alanis Cornejo |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| Field size | 110 x 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | April 9, 1989 |
| Renovated | 2011 |
| Construction cost | USD $20,000,000.00 |
| Architect | David Fuentes Arrona |
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| Monarcas Morelia (1989–present) | |
Estadio Morelos is a football stadium located along Periférico Independencia, in the Independencia sector, near the base of Cerro del Quinceo in northwest Morelia, Michoacán, México. It's the site of professional football teams, Monarcas Morelia in the top division of Mexican football and Monarcas Primera A in the league under that. This structure holds various events, such as concerts and religious gatherings and mass. Its official name Estadio José María Morelos y Pavón is meant to honor this hero of the Mexican War of Independence
The stadium has an irregular shape, because the areas behind the goals only have one level and 32 rows, along the side there are 4 levels (one grandstand, one other seating area and 2 box areas) and 49 stands.
According to the Monarcas Morelia website, the capacity of the stadium is 35,000.
The city of Morelia before the existence of this structure, counted on the Estadio Venustiano Carranza as the home of first division side, Atlético Morelia, currently Monarcas Morelia. In 1984, 2 years before the 1986 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico, it was officially announced that Morelia would be one of the sites for the tournament, and a scale model of the new stadium was shown, very similar in capacity and structure to the Estadio Corregidora of Santiago de Querétaro, and would be located in the Southeast of the city, on the current grounds of the sport unit of Adolfo López Mateos. Excavation work soon began but problems in the foundation led to the suspension of the work and no other sites were sought. The World Cup site was transferred to the Estadio Sergio León Chavez, in Irapuato.
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