Estadio Corregidora is a stadium in

Querétaro City Santiago de Querétaro (; Otomi: Dähnini Maxei), known simply as Querétaro City ( es, Ciudad de Querétaro), is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is n ...

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. Named for

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heroine

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez María Josefa Crescencia Ortiz Téllez–Girón, popularly known as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez or ''La Corregidora'' (8 September 1768 – 2 March 1829) was an insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence, which fought ...

("La Corregidora"), it has a capacity of 33,162 and is located on the outskirts of the city of

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

, north of

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. The venue is used mostly for

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games as the home of

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. It is also used for concerts, hosting internationally known pop stars like

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, and

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, among others. The stadium is considered one of the most notable stadiums in Mexico. Its design allows for the safe exit of all spectators, even if full, in less than seven minutes. It is one of the largest football venues in Mexico, after

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(all in Mexico City),

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in greater

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, and

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. Built in 1985 in a collaboration between Mexican and European partners, Estadio Corregidora acted as a venue for the FIFA World Cup hosted the following year by Mexico. During the Clausura 2022 tournament, the stadium was the site of a fan riot during, and after, a match that was suspended as a result. Later,

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authorities announced a one year veto for the stadium.

International Competition

1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...

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1986 FIFA World Cup

2022 Estadio Corregidora riots

On 5 March 2022,

club

hosted Atlas FC at La Corregidora for matchday 9 of the Clausura 2022 tournament. At the 63rd minute, fighting between fans of both teams broke out in the stadium's stands. The match was stopped immediately, and the teams' players returned to their respective dressing rooms. The sparse security elements in the stadium were unable to control the situation and opened the stadium's exits to allow spectators to escape the violence, which had spread to the pitch. Due to the developing events at the stadium, the match was suspended by its head referee, with the score at Querétaro 0 - 1 Atlas. Liga MX president Mikel Arriola stated that "those responsible for the lack of security in the stadium will be punished in an exemplary manner." The league announced that the remainder of the match's second half would be played at a future date. On 8 March 2022,

authorities announced a one year veto for the stadium.

References

External links

World Stadiums entry
{{Coord, 20, 34, 40, N, 100, 21, 59, W, type:landmark, display=title Querétaro F.C. La Corregidora 1986 FIFA World Cup stadiums Sports venues in Querétaro Sports venues completed in 1985 1985 establishments in Mexico

International Competition

1986 FIFA World Cup

2022 Estadio Corregidora riots

See also

References

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