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Estadio Alfonso Lastras is a multi-use unfinished
stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
,
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches, and also music concerts. It used to be the home stadium of San Luis F.C. but after it dissolved,
Atlético San Luis Club Atlético de San Luis, commonly known as Atlético San Luis, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Luis Potosí, replacing San Luis Potosí's Liga MX team San Luis FC after its relocation. San Luis was promoted to Liga MX i ...
is the current team that play in Alfonso Lastras. The stadium holds 25,709 people and was built in 2002. It is named after the late
Alfonso Lastras Ramírez Alfonso Lastras Ramírez (November 30, 1924 – December 25, 1999) was a Mexican lawyer and politician. He was born in the city of San Luis Potosí to a Spanish father and Mexican mother. His elementary studies were made at the ''Instituto ...
, who was co-founder of an early football club called Cachorros de San Luis. As of 2017, the stadium was owned by Jacobo Payan Latuff and Atletico de Madrid. The stadium hosted a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago.


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Alfonso Lastras San Luis F.C. Sports venues in San Luis Potosí Atlético San Luis {{Mexico-stadium-stub