The Estadio de Mazatlán, also named Estadio El Encanto, is a football stadium located in the city of

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, Mexico. It was inaugurated in 2020 and has a capacity of approximately 25,000. The stadium is the home of Mazatlán F.C., which began

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play in the Apertura 2020 tournament.

History

In 2017, construction work began on a football stadium in the city of Mazatlán as part of a project to build and modernize various sports venues in the state of Sinaloa. The goal was for a football team to occupy the stadium, though there was no club based in the city. In that same year, Pacific F.C. was founded, which belonged to the Faharo Group, owners of Murciélagos F.C. However, during its first tournaments of existence, the team had as its temporary headquarters the city of

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. It was not until January 2019 that Pacific arrived at Mazatlán, playing at the

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, a baseball stadium. This club would only play in the city for a few months. In 2020, construction of the stadium was accelerated to have it ready for the start of the 2020–21 football season. Finally, on 2 June, the arrival of a new team for the venue was confirmed as Monarcas Morelia were moved from Michoacán and renamed Mazatlán Fútbol Club. The stadium was provisionally named ''Estadio de Mazatlán''. On 7 July 2020, Mazatlán F.C. announced that the stadium would be called ''El

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'' internally and publicly; however, it officially continued to carry the original name. On 27 July 2020, the first game at the stadium was held between Mazatlán and

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during Week 1 of the Torneo Guardianes 2020, a 4-1 loss for the home side. The first goal at the venue was scored by Puebla's Santiago Ormeño. The stadium hosted its first international match on 7 June 2023 when a friendly game was held between the national teams of

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and

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scored the first international goal in the history of this venue. On 25 October 2023, the stadium was renamed Estadio El Encanto, after Mazatlán F.C. signed an alliance agreement with a local company dedicated to the construction of houses, the company is named Encanto Desarrollos.

History

International matches

Mexico national football team

See also

References

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