Estadio Victoria is

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s stadium in the Mexican city of

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. The stadium opened in 2003 and has a capacity of 23,000 seats. Although the stadium is capable of multi-use, its main use is for soccer games. It is the home stadium of football

Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...

, which played in

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at the

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before relocating to Aguascalientes and Estadio Victoria. The stadium is named after a leading brand of

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brewed by

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History

''Club Necaxa'' plays at the Estadio Victoria. The first football match at the Estadio Victoria on July 29, 2003, saw Necaxa against Guadalajara and Mexico's national team winning 8–0 over Dominica.

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had a dispute for its stadium, and is currently playing in the stadium. Their first match here ended 3–2 against Club América. Casa Club, Necaxa's training facilities in Aguascalientes holds sub-17, sub-20, and Amateur soccer try-outs every year. The club offers other competitive sports such as, basketball, volleyball, and swimming.

Concerts

* Maná - December 7, 2003 & February 24, 2008 * Luis Miguel - March 21, 2006 *

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- May 11, 2007 * Juanes - October 25, 2008

References

Sports venues in Aguascalientes

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