Estadio Azteca
El Coloso de Santa Úrsula "The Colossus of Santa Úrsula" | |
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 Aerial view from east in 2026 | |
Interactive map of Estadio Azteca Aztec Stadium | |
Former names | Estadio Azteca (1966–1997, 1999–2025) Estadio Guillermo Cañedo (1997–1998) Estadio Ciudad de México (2026 FIFA World Cup) |
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| Location | Calzada de Tlalpan, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°18′11″N 99°09′02″W / 19.3030°N 99.1505°W |
| Elevation | 2,241 m (7,350 ft) AMSL |
| Owner | Televisa |
| Operator | Ollamani, S.A.B. |
| Capacity | 87,523 80,824 (2026 FIFA World Cup) 114,600 (1986 FIFA World Cup) 107,247 (1970 FIFA World Cup) |
Executive suites | 856 |
| Surface | GrassMaster |
| Scoreboard | Panasonic |
Record attendance | Football: 119,853 (Mexico vs Brazil, 7 July 1968) Boxing: 132,247 (Julio César Chávez vs Greg Haugen, 20 February 1993) |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd) |
| Public transit |  Estadio Azteca light rail station CETRAM Huipulco |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 1961 |
| Opened | 29 May 1966 |
| Renovated | 1986, 1999, 2013, 2016, 2024–2026 |
| Cost | MXN$260 million |
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| Tenants | |
| Club América (1966–present) Cruz Azul (1971–1996, 2018–2023, 2026–present) Mexico national football team (1966–present) & (selected matches) Necaxa (1966–1971, 1982–2003) Atlante (1966–1982, 1996–2001, 2004–2007, 2026–present) Atlético Español (1971–1982) | |
| Website | |
| estadiobanorte.com.mx | |
Estadio Azteca (Latin American Spanish: [esˈtaðjo asˈteka]), officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. At an elevation of 2,241 meters (7,352 ft) above sea level it is the official home of Club América of Liga MX and the Mexico national team. With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Latin America and the eighth-largest association football stadium in the world.
One of the best known football stadiums in the world, often called the "Temple of Football" or the "Cathedral of Football", it was the first to host two FIFA World Cup finals; Brazil defeated Italy 4–1 in 1970 and Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in 1986. It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final match between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century".
Both Pelé's (1970) and Diego Maradona's (1986) national teams won the FIFA World Cup in Estadio Azteca. It also hosted the "Game of the Century", when Italy defeated West Germany 4–3 in extra time in one of the 1970 semifinal matches. The stadium was the principal venue for the football tournament of the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1971 Women's World Cup. It also hosted games during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the opening game where South Africa played against Mexico, making it the only stadium to host three editions of the FIFA World Cup. Additionally, the National Football League (NFL) of the United States features one game of American football at the stadium per season as a part of its International Series.