The Pan American Hockey Stadium is a

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

stadium located in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

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 was officially opened by Mexican President Felipe Calderón on May 12, 2010. It has a capacity of 1,870 spectators, and hosted the

competition at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

. It is only the second, and by far the most modern, field hockey stadium built in the state of

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

despite the fact that 50% of the Mexican National field hockey team comes from the state. The facility also includes dedicated change rooms, massage, medical and rehabilitation facilities and will become a sports academy after the games.

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Estadio Panamericano de Hockey Sports venues completed in 2010 Sports venues in Guadalajara, Jalisco Venues of the 2011 Pan American Games Field hockey venues in Mexico {{Mexico-sports-venue-stub

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