Estadio Sergio León Chávez

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) (2023–)

Estadio Sergio León Chávez is a Multi-purpose stadium in the city of Irapuato.

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.

History

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 Rivellino, Roberto Miranda and Caju. Pelé was present in that match.

Two international football tournaments have played matches at the Sergio Leon Chavez:

One Continental football tournament has played matches at the Sergio Leon Chavez:

  • 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The Estadio Sergio León Chávez Hosts Group B & C during the Tournament and two Quarterfinal Matches.

1986 FIFA World Cup

The Estadio Morelos in Morelia, Michoacán was originally going to be one of the venues for the World Cup. Still, 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.

1986 FIFA World Cup Group C

Soviet Union  v  Hungary
2 June 1986 Soviet Union  6–0  Hungary Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Yakovenko 2'
Aleinikov 4'
Belanov 24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk 66', 75'
Rodionov 80'		 Report Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Hungary  v  Canada
6 June 1986 Hungary  2–0  Canada Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Esterházy 2'
Détári 75'		 Report Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Soviet Union  v  Canada
9 June 1986 Soviet Union  2–0  Canada Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Blokhin 58'
Zavarov 74'		 Report Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

1983 FIFA World Youth Championship

Ivory Coast  v  Uruguay
8 June 1983
15:00 		Ivory Coast  0–0  Uruguay Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
(Report) Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Lee Do-Ha (South Korea)
Czechoslovakia  v  China
7 June 1983
15:00 		Czechoslovakia  3–2  China Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Dostal 34', 89'
Kula 75'		 (Report) Mai Chao 49'
Li Huayun 56'		 Attendance: 15,317
Referee: M. Karim (Bahrain)
China  v  Austria
9 June 1983
15:00 		China  3–0  Austria Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Liu Haiguang 48'
Guo Yijun 79'
Duan Ju 88'		 (Report) Attendance: 15,317
Referee: Christopher Bambridge (Australia)

Other Internationals Played In Irapuato

Mexico  v  Canada
6 December 1983 Mexico  5–0  Canada Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
Luis Flores 8', 15'
Jose Alderete 30'
Raúl González 53'
Raul Arias 68'		 [1] Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
Mexico:
GK Arturo Javier Ledesma downward-facing red arrow
DF Felix Cruz
DF Rafael Amador
DF Héctor Manuel Esparza
DF Raul Gonzalezdownward-facing red arrow
MF Jesus Roca Ruiz
MF Jose Luis Aldrete
MF Horacio Rocha downward-facing red arrow
MF Luis Francisco Garcia
FW Luis Floresdownward-facing red arrow
FW Luis Gilberto Plascencia
Substitutions:
MF Alejandro Domínguez upward-facing green arrow
MF Raul Arias upward-facing green arrow
FW Francisco Jose Fernandez upward-facing green arrow
GK Victor Manuel Aguado upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Bora Milutinović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Canada:
GK Chris Turner
DF Ken Garraway
DF Trevor McCallum
DF Shaun Lowther
DF Craig Martin
MF Charlie Falzon
MF Greg Ion
MF John Connor
MF Randy Ragan
FW George Pakos
FW Paul James
Substitutions:
Manager:
Tony Waiters England
Mexico  v  Venezuela
24 January 1984 Mexico  3–0  Venezuela Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
12:00 CST Javier Aguirre 23'
Mario Diaz 71'
Francisco Chavez 75'		 Referee: Marco Antonio Dorantes (Mexico)
Mexico:
GK Olaf Heredia
DF Armando Manzo Red card
DF Vinicio Bravo downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF Alfredo Tena
DF Mario Trejo
MF Juan Antonio Luna downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF Javier Aguirre
MF Armando Manzo
MF Mario Diaz Perez
FW Enrique López Zarza Red card
FW Luis Gilberto Plascencia downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
DF Francisco Chávez Serrano upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF Manuel Negrete upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF Javier Hernández upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW Luis Flores
Manager:
Bora Milutinović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Venezuela:
GK César Baena
DF Franco Rizzi
DF Aranguren
DF Useche
DF Icea downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF Juvencio Betancourt
MF Alvarez downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF Gonzalez downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF Herrera
FW Asdrúbal Olivares
FW Bernardo Anor downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutions:
DF Membrilla upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF Olivares upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF Barco upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW Milillo upward-facing green arrow 45'
Manager:
Walter Roque Uruguay
Hungary  v  South Korea
8 December 1985 Hungary  1–0  South Korea Estadio Sergio León Chávez, Irapuato
16:00 CST Kálmán Kovács 52' [2] Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico)
HUNGARY:
GK 1 Péter Disztl
DF 2 Sándor Sallai
DF 3 Antal Róth downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 6 Imre Garaba
DF 0 Attila Héredi downward-facing red arrow 61'
DF 5 József Kardos
MF 8 Antal Nagy (c)
MF 10 Lajos Détári
MF 21 Gyula Hajszán downward-facing red arrow
FW 7 József Kiprich downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 19 György Bognár downward-facing red arrow
Substitutions:
FW 20 Kálmán Kovács upward-facing green arrow
FW 9 László Dajka upward-facing green arrow
DF 0 László Gyimesi upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 14 Zoltán Péter upward-facing green arrow 61'
0 Ferenc Mészáros upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
György Mezey Hungary
SOUTH KOREA:
GK 1 Cho Byung-Deuk
DF 2 Park Kyung-Hoon
DF 5 Chung Yong-Hwan
DF 12 Kim Pyung-Seok downward-facing red arrow 28'
MF 8 Cho Young-Jeung downward-facing red arrow 47'
MF 18 Kim Sam-Soo downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 4 Cho Kwang-Rae
MF 16 Kim Joo-Sung downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 13 Noh Soo-Jin downward-facing red arrow 71'
FW 7 Kim Jong-Boo
FW 10 Park Chang-Sun(c)
Substitutions:
DF 3 Chung Jong-Soo upward-facing green arrow 28'
DF 15 Yoo Byung-Ok upward-facing green arrow 47'
FW 6 Lee Tae-Ho upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 14 Cho Min-Kook upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 11 Byun Byung-Joo upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Kim Jung-Nam South Korea

References

  1. ^ www.fussballtempel.net
  2. ^ "Nuestra Casa..Estadio Sergio Leon Chavez". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  • v
  • t
  • e