Ciudad de los Deportes (literally: Sports City) is a neighborhood in

Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Liberalism in Mexico, Mexican liberal politician and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. As a Zapotec peoples, Zapo ...

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. The neighborhood was initially planned to have several sports facilities including tennis courts, swimming pools, football fields and gymnasiums (hence the name) as well as a residential and commercial zone. Nevertheless, only two of the planned facilities were built: a bullring, the

Plaza México A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. ...

and the

Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (English: “Sports City Stadium”; formerly Estadio Azul) is a 33,000-seat stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. This sports facility is used for association football matches and for American foo ...

Location

Ciudad de los Deportes is located in the

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. The neighborhood is bordered by: * Eje 5 Sur San Antonio on the north, across which is Colonia Ampliación Nápoles *Avenida Patriotismo on the west, across which is Santa María Nonoalco * Eje 6 Sur Holbein on the south, across which is Colonia Noche Buena and

Colonia San Juan Colonia San Juan is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, Mexico City. Location Colonia San Juan is located in the Benito Juárez borough, in southern Mexico City. The neighborhood is bordered by: * Eje 6 Sur Holbein on the north, across which is S ...

* Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur on the east, across which is Colonia Insurgentes San Borja

Description

Ciudad de los Deportes has two of the most important sports facilities in

Plaza de Toros México The Plaza de toros México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 41,262-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing matches have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez's third ...

, the world largest bullring, and

Estadio Azul Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (English: “Sports City Stadium”; formerly Estadio Azul) is a 33,000-seat stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. This sports facility is used for association football matches and for American fo ...

former home to the football club

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. The stadium, though, was set to be demolished in July 2018; a shopping center is planned to be built at the place. The neighborhood is mainly residential, but it also has some restaurants, cafés and shops, including a large department store. Similarly to adjacent Colonia Noche Buena and

Colonia Nápoles Colonia Nápoles is a colonia, is an officially recognized neighborhood in Benito Juárez borough, Mexico City, and one of the iconic Mid-Century neighborhoods of Mexico City along with Colonia Del Valle. Location It is bordered by: * Viaducto ...

, Ciudad de los Deportes' street nomenclature on the east side of the neighborhood corresponds to cities and states of the

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, such as Indiana, Atlanta and Carolina. On the west side, the nomenclature corresponds to painters, such as

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and

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History

Ciudad de los Deportes' development started in the 1940s, projected as an area with several sports facilities and a residential and commercial zone in the lands of the former San Carlos ranch and La Guadalupana brickworks."Historia de la Plaza México" (History of Plaza México)
/ref> The project, led by Neguib Simón Jalife, broke ground in 1944. Nevertheless, due to economic problems, only the two major buildings were completed: the

and

, both inaugurated in 1946. In recent years these two sports venues have hosted several important events. Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes was the home stadium of

, one of the most popular football clubs in Mexico, until its departure in 2018. The stadium currently houses another professional football team, Atlante, since 2020. Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes is also the venue for the

Tazón México The Tazón México (English: Mexico Bowl) is the annual championship game of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the highest level of professional American football in Mexico. As with the Super Bowl, Roman numerals are used to identify each ...

, the final game of the LFA, the top American football league in Mexico. Plaza México hosts the annual bullfighting season, usually from November to March. In 2018, the Plaza hosted an exhibition tennis match between

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and

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in front of 42,517 spectators, breaking a world record for the most spectators in a tennis game.

Transportation

Public transportation

The area is served by the

Mexico City Metrobús The Mexico City Metrobús (former official name Sistema de Corredores de Transporte Público de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal), simply known as Metrobús, is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that has served Mexico City since line 1 opened on 1 ...

and EcoBici bikeshare. While it is not located in the neighborhood,

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station is within walking distance.

Metrobús stations * Ciudad de los Deportes * Colonia del Valle

References

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