Estadio Cuauhtémoc

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Estadio Cuauhtémoc (currently known as Estadio Multiva due to naming rights) is a football stadium in the city of Puebla, Mexico.It is the home of Puebla F.C. It is currently the fourth biggest football stadium in Mexico by capacity.The stadium has been the host of the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. From November 2014-2015, the stadium went through massive renovations.

As of November 2015, Cuauhtémoc Stadium is considered to be an innovation in textile design and sports architecture in Mexico, since it is the first and only stadium in Latin America to have a facade totally covered with ETFE.

History

Estadio Cuauhtémoc has been the home for Puebla F.C. for the last 40 years and has witnessed various national and international tournaments the stadium has located in Puebla, Puebla Mexico.

The Stadium was originally designed in 1985 by architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, who also designed El Estadio Azteca and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

It was inaugurated on October 6, 1968 during the pre-inauguration of the 1968 Summer Olympics. It is named after the Mexican brewery Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma, who paid for most of the construction.^[2]

In its first years of existence the club had a capacity of 35,000, which was expanded in 1986 for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. A mural that had been painted by Jesús Corro Ferrer, which represented the human race, had to be covered up. The stadium has an official capacity for 42,648, though on some occasions it has had attendance of above 50,000.The Stadium is the 4th largest, as well as the tallest, stadium in Mexico, behind the Estadio Jalisco in Jalisco. The stadium has hosted 2 Mexican Primera División finals. The first came in the 1982-83 tournament when Puebla F.C. defeated C.D. Guadalajara

The second final was played in the 1989-90 tournament against Club Universidad de Guadalajara where Puebla managed to beat the club from Jalisco 4-3.The stadium has also hosted the now defunct Copa México tournament, which the club managed to win in 1990, becoming just the 5th stadium to host both finals and have it's home team win.

The stadium has also hosted club international tournaments, such as the CONCACAF Champions League and Copa Interamericana. In 2008 the stadium was supposed to host its first Copa Sudamericana tournament, but did not after the CONCACAF decided to pull out of all CONMEBOL competitions due to the clubs' lack of interest in the domestic conference tournaments.

1970 FIFA World Cup

El Estadio Cuauhtémoc played host to the Uruguay national football team for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In the first game on June 2, 1970 Uruguay defeated Israel 2-0. The second match was against Italy, which ended in a scoreless draw. The third match was against Sweden, where Uruguay fell 1-0. Players such as Sandro Mazzola and Luigi Riva went on to play in the finals against Brazil, which they lost to 4-1.

1986 FIFA World Cup

In 1986 Mexico hosted the 13th World Cup, becoming the first country to ever host the competition for a second time. This occurred due to Colombia announcing in 1983 that they were not going to be available to organize the tournament.

In this World Cup, Puebla played a bigger role than the previous one in 1970. This time, the defending champions Italy played at El Estadio Cuauhtémoc. Italy played against Argentina on July 5, 1986, where they tied 1–1 with a goal from the football legend Diego Armando Maradona. The second game was against the Korea Republic national football team, who Italy managed to defeat 3–2.

In the round of 16 match, Argentina defeated Uruguay 1-0 in El Estadio Cuauhtémoc, which was played on June 5, 1986. In the Quarter Finals, the stadium hosted the match between Spain and Belgium which ended in a 1–1 draw, sending them to extra time, and ultimately to a penalty shootout. Van der Elst would score the final and deciding goal, sending Belgium to the semi finals. In that match, the stadium registered the biggest crowd with an attendance of 45,000.

In 2012 the state of Puebla was named to host the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship .

Renovation 2015

Puebla FC announced a complete renovation of the stadium that was set to begin in the late 2014. The stadium was old, in bad condition, and needed a fresh new image. In early 2014 the governor of Puebla, Rafael Moreno Valle announced the official project.

The stadium would grow in capacity from 42,648 to 47,417 spectators, and would be completely remodeled from the inside, with 2 new ramps built in the north and south side of the stadium, along many other things.

Initially the facade of the stadium would be covered with crystal.

Dünn Lightweight Architecture, experts in sports and textile architecture in Mexico and Latin America, made a new proposal with ETFE because of the many advantages that ETFE had over other materials for that particular project. ETFE has been used in many world renowned architectural works, such as the Water Cube for the Olympics in Beijing, and by many European stadiums such as the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Renovations started in November 2014 and were initially planned to be done by October 2015. Due to the city's rainy season, construction slowed down and in August 2015 it was announced that the construction would be done by November 2015. As of November 2015, the Cuauhtémoc stadium would be the first and only stadium in Mexico and Latin America to have a facade completely covered with ETFE. On November 18 the stadium was reopened in a friendly match against Boca Juniors of Argentina before Puebla's final week of Liga MX Apertura 2015.

Matches from World Cups and Olympic Games

1968 Summer Olympics Group A

Date	Match	Attendance
October 13 1968[3]	France 1-0  Guinea	10 000
October 15 1968[4]	Guinea1-1  Colombia	10 000
October 17 1968[5]	Colombia 1-4  France	10 000

1968 Summer Olympics Group B

Date	Match	Attendance
14 October 1968[6]	Japan 3-1  Nigeria	10 000
16 October 1968[7]	Brazil 1-1  Japan	10 000
18 October 1968[8]	Brazil 3-3  Nigeria	10 000

1968 Summer Olympics - Quarterfinals

Date	Match	Attendance
20 October 1968[9]	Mexico 2-0  Spain	10 000

Wold Cup 1986

1970 FIFA World Cup

Date	Match	Attendance
June 2 1970	Uruguay 2-0  Israel	20 659
June 6 1970	Uruguay 0-0  Italy	29 968
June 10 1970	Sweden 1-0  Uruguay	18 163

1986 FIFA World Cup

Date	Match	Attendance
June 5 1986	Italy 1-1  Argentina	32 000
June 10 1986	South Korea 2-3  Italy	20 000
June 16 1986	Argentina 1-0  Uruguay	26 000
June 22 1986	Spain 1-1(4-5tab)  Belgium	45 000
June 28 1986	France 4-2  Belgium	21 000

2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Panama	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6
Jamaica	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3
Puerto Rico	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	0

Puerto Rico  v  Jamaica

19 February 2013 (2013-02-19) 17:30

Puerto Rico	1 – 4	Jamaica
Strain  22'	Report	Holness  8' Lowe  60' Anderson  69, 82'

Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

Panama  v  Puerto Rico

21 February 2013 (2013-02-21) 17:30

Panama	4 – 0	Puerto Rico
Ramírez  10', 87' Chen  84' González  90+2'	Report

Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla Attendance: 4,635 Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)

Jamaica  v  Panama

23 February 2013 (2013-02-23) 15:30

Jamaica	0 – 4	Panama
	Report	Ramírez  45', 57' Piggott  79' Jiménez  84'

Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla Attendance: 12,886 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic (United States)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	6
El Salvador	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	3
Curaçao	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Mexico  v  Curaçao

19 February 2013 (2013-02-19) 20:00

Mexico	3 – 0	Curaçao
Corona  21', 33' Bueno  35'	Report

Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla Attendance: 34,236 Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)

El Salvador  v  Curaçao

21 February 2013 (2013-02-21) 20:00

El Salvador	2 – 1	Curaçao
Ayala  25' Mejía  65'	Report	Merencia  76'

Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla Attendance: 4,618 Referee: Raúl Castro Zuniga (Honduras)

Mexico  v  El Salvador

23 February 2013 (2013-02-23) 18:00

Mexico	3 – 0	El Salvador
Escoboza  15' Gómez  53' Ayala  87' (o.g.)	Report

Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla Attendance: 37,302 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica)

Tournaments Held

National Competitions

• Liga MX
• Segunda División de México
• Ascenso MX
• Copa MX
• Campeón de Campeones

International Competitions

• 1968 Summer Olympics
• 1970 FIFA World Cup
• 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1986 FIFA World Cup
• CONCACAF Champions League
• Copa Interamericana
• 2013 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

References

1. ↑ "estadio cuauht%C3%A9moc - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12. 
2. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 75-6.
3. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. Part 2. p. 657.
4. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. Part 2. p. 659.
5. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. Part 2. p. 661.
6. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. Part 2. p. 658.
7. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. Part 2. p. 660.
8. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. Part 2. p. 662.
9. ↑ 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. Part 2. p. 663.

External links

• Estadio Cuauhtémoc

See also

• List of football stadiums in Mexico

Olympic venues in association football 1900 Vélodrome de Vincennes 1904 Francis Field 1908 White City Stadium 1912 Råsunda IP, Stockholm Olympic Stadium (final), Tranebergs Idrottsplats 1920 Jules Ottenstadion, Olympisch Stadion (final), Stade Joseph Marien, Stadion Broodstraat 1924 Stade Bergeyre, Stade de Colombes (final), Stade de Paris, Stade Pershing 1928 Monnikenhuize, Olympic Stadium (final), Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel 1936 Hertha-BSC Field, Mommsenstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Poststadion 1948 Arsenal Stadium, Champion Hill, Craven Cottage, Cricklefield Stadium, Empire Stadium (medal matches), Green Pond Road, Griffin Park, Selhurst Park, White Hart Lane 1952 Helsinki Football Grounds, Kotka, Lahti, Olympic Stadium (final), Tampere, Turku 1956 Melbourne Cricket Ground (final), Olympic Park Stadium 1960 Florence Communal Stadium, Grosseto Communal Stadium, L'Aquila Communal Stadium, Livorno Ardenza Stadium, Naples Saint Paul's Stadium, Pescara Adriatic Stadium, Stadio Flaminio (final) 1964 Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Mitsuzawa Football Field, Nagai Stadium, Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Ōmiya Football Field, Prince Chichibu Memorial Football Field 1968 Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Estadio Nou Camp, Jalisco Stadium 1972 Drei Flüsse Stadion, ESV-Stadion, Jahnstadion, Olympiastadion (final), Rosenaustadion, Urban Stadium 1976 Lansdowne Park, Olympic Stadium (final), Sherbrooke Stadium, Varsity Stadium 1980 Dinamo Stadium, Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena, Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium, Republican Stadium 1984 Harvard Stadium, Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium 1988 Busan Stadium, Daegu Stadium, Daejeon Stadium, Dongdaemun Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final) 1992 Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, Camp Nou (final), Estadio Luís Casanova, La Romareda, Estadi de Sarrià 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl, Legion Field, Orange Bowl, RFK Memorial Stadium, Sanford Stadium (both finals) 2000 Stadium Australia, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Bruce Stadium, Hindmarsh Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final) 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Karaiskakis Stadium (women's final), Olympic Stadium (men's final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Pankritio Stadium, Panthessaliko Stadium 2008 Beijing National Stadium (men's final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shanghai Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Workers' Stadium (women's final) 2012 City of Coventry Stadium, Hampden Park, Millennium Stadium, St James' Park, Old Trafford, Wembley Stadium (both finals) 2016 Estádio Nacional de Brasília, Arena Fonte Nova, Mineirão, Arena Corinthians, Arena da Amazônia, Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Maracanã (both finals)