El Gigante de Acero "The steel giant" | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of the Estadio BBVA | |
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| Former names | Estadio BBVA Bancomer (2015–2019) |
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| Location | Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 25°40′9″N 100°14′40″W / 25.66917°N 100.24444°W |
| Public transit |  Metrorrey  at Exposición |
| Owner | FEMSA |
| Operator | FEMSA |
| Capacity | 53,500 |
| Field size | 265x223 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011–2015 |
| Opened | August 2, 2015 |
| Construction cost | US$200 million[1] |
| Architect | Populous / VFO / Federico Velasco |
| Main contractors | Aceros Lozano, GGP, Maíz Mier |
| Tenants | |
| C.F. Monterrey (2015–present) | |
| Website | |
| estadio-bbva.mx | |
The Estadio BBVA, formerly known as the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, is an association football stadium in Guadalupe, Greater Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Nicknamed "El Gigante de Acero 10/12/17" in Spanish (lit. 'The Steel Giant'),[2] the stadium replaced the Estadio Tecnológico as the home of C.F. Monterrey, ending 63 years of residency at that stadium.
The stadium was inaugurated on 2 August 2015 with the eighth edition of the Eusébio Cup, where Monterrey defeated Benfica 3–0. The stadium is expected to host matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[3][4]
The project was met with controversy, stemming from multiple accusations of the construction as an apparent impediment to wildlife growth on a local scale by deforesting 24.5 hectares of forest neighboring a natural protected area that houses 106 animal species, including 8 endangered or protected species such as the yellow headed parrot.[5][6]
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- ^ "Eusébio Cup no México" [Eusébio Cup in Mexico] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Rayados goleó a Benfica en inauguración" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015.
- ^ C.V, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de (2011-08-17). "La Jornada: Greenpeace rechaza la construcción del estadio de Rayados en La Pastora". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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