The Estadio José Ortega Martínez
also known as Valley Bowl Stadium,
is a
stadium
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of
football
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with capacity for 3,700 people
located in
Naucalpan
Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of Municipalities of the State of Mexico, 125 Municipalities of Mexico State, and is located just northwest of Mexico City. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends ...
,
State of Mexico
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, campus Lomas Verdes
Universidad del Valle de Mexico. The
stadium
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is the home team
american football
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representative of the university, the
Linces Lomas Verdes.
The property had a cost of over 100 million
pesos
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and was opened to house the major league games of the
ONEFA from the 2010 season.
The stadium has
synthetic grass
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, bucket seats, dressing rooms, bathrooms, electronic scoreboard, food area, large capacity light lighting,
and a press box for the height of the
yard
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50.
References
College American football venues in Mexico
Jose Ortega Martinez
Sport in the State of Mexico
Naucalpan de Juárez
2010 establishments in Mexico
Sports venues completed in 2010
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