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Puebla City Puebla de Zaragoza (; nah, Cuetlaxcoapan), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known in English simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city ...

Club Puebla Club Puebla, formerly Puebla F.C. is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the city of Puebla City, Puebla, competing in the Liga MX. Known as ''La Franja'' ("The Striped Ones"), the team shirt features a diagonal ...

1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's senior national teams. Held from 31 May t ...

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Pedro Ramírez Vázquez Pedro Ramírez Vázquez (April 16, 1919 – April 16, 2013)
Retrieved 2013-04-16. was a

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and the

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. It was inaugurated on October 6, 1968 during the pre-inauguration of the

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. It is named after the Mexican brewery Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma, who paid for most of the construction.1968 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 75-6. In its first years of existence the club had a capacity of 35,000, which was expanded in 1986 for the

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. 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 The Jalisco Stadium is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The facility is located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, 4 ...

in

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. The stadium has hosted 2

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finals. The first came in the 1982-83 tournament when Puebla F.C. defeated

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The second final was played in the 1989-90 tournament against

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where Puebla managed to beat the club from Jalisco 4-3. The stadium has also hosted the now defunct

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tournament, which the club managed to win in 1990, becoming just the 5th stadium to host both finals and have its home team win. The stadium has also hosted club international tournaments, such as the

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and

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. In 2008 the stadium was supposed to host its first

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tournament, but did not after the

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decided to pull out of all

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competitions due to the clubs' lack of interest in the domestic conference tournaments.

1970 FIFA World Cup

Estadio Cuauhtémoc played host to the

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for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In the first game on June 2, 1970

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defeated

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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

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and

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went on to play in the finals against

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, 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

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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

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on July 5, 1986, where they tied 1–1 with a goal from the football legend

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. The second game was against the

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, 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.

2015 Renovation

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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

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,

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announced the official project. The stadium would grow in capacity from 42,648 to 51,726 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

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because of the many advantages that

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had over other materials for that particular project.

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has been used in many world renowned architectural works, such as the

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for the Olympics in

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, and by many European stadiums such as the

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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

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. On November 18 the stadium was reopened in a friendly match against

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of

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before Puebla's final week of

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Apertura 2015.

Matches from World Cups and Olympic Games

2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Group C

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Tournaments Held

National Competitions

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* Segunda División de México *

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Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

International Competitions

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*

1983 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fourth edition FIFA World Youth Championship tournament, hosted from 2 June to 19 June 1983 in seven venues in Mexico — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — wh ...

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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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Copa Interamericana The Copa Interamericana ( en, Interamerican Cup) was an annual club football competition contested between a representative from North America (CONCACAF) and South America (CONMEBOL). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCACA ...

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2013 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship The 2013 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place between February 18 and March 3, 2013. The CONCACAF U-20 Championship determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2013 FIFA U-20 W ...

History

1970 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

2015 Renovation

Matches from World Cups and Olympic Games

2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Group C

Group D

Tournaments Held

National Competitions

International Competitions

References

See also