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Estadio Tres de Marzo

Coordinates: 20°41′38″N 103°24′58″W / 20.69389°N 103.41611°W / 20.69389; -103.41611
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Estadio Tres de Marzo
Interior view taken before Tecos vs FC Atlas
Map
LocationZapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
OwnerUniversidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
OperatorTecos
Capacity18,779
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1971
Renovated1973, 1975, 1999, 2020
Tenants
Tecos (Liga Premier) (1971–present)
Halcones de Zapopan (2020)
Jaguares de Jalisco (2020)
Reyes de Jalisco (LFA) (2022)

The Estadio Tres de Marzo is a stadium in Zapopan, Jalisco, México. It is currently used for football and American football. The stadium is the home ground of Tecos of the Liga Premier de México, Halcones de Zapopan and Jaguares de Jalisco of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano and Reyes de Jalisco of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. It has a capacity of 18,779 and was constructed inside the campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara.[1]

History

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Construction of the Estadio Tres de Marzo began on 1971, when the newly founded football team of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG), that back then played in the third tier of Mexican football, needed a stadium. The steel stands were prefabricated and had a capacity of around 3,000 people. The stadium was named to honor the establishing date of the UAG: 3 March 1935.[2]

In 1973, in virtue of UAG ascending to the second level of Mexican football and according to a ruling from the Mexican Football Federation that demanded that Second Division teams must have a stadium with minimum capacity of 15,000 people, new concrete stands were constructed on the sides of the pitch.[2]

In 1975, after the Tecos de la UAG ascended to the Primera División de Mexico, the stands were once again remodeled in order to meet the minimum demands of the division which was 25,000 people.

The stadium once again went through renovation in order to accommodate the 1986 World Cup which brought the capacity to 30,015 people after new standing room areas were created.

In 1999, Estadio Tres de Marzo underwent its last major renovation which included improvements such as a new pitch and drainage system. The stadium earns its name for the founding date of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, On March 3, 1935.

Later, in 2009, Estadio Tres de Marzo was remodeled to fit the new modern look of Estudiantes Tecos and changed the stands' colors from being yellow and red, to wine red, while also drawing out the team's logo in the middle of both the east and west sides of the main stands.

In June 2020, Jaguares de Jalisco and Halcones de Zapopan of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano moved to the stadium. Jaguares de Jalisco and UAG invested money in renovations for the stadium.[3]

In February 2022, ahead of the 2022 LFA season, the Reyes de Jalisco of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) announced that they would play in the stadium, becoming the first professional gridiron football team to do so.[4]

1986 FIFA World Cup

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It hosted 3 matches of the tournament.

Date Time (UTC−6) Team No. 1 Res. Team No. 2 Round Attendance
3 June 1986 12:00  Algeria 1–1  Northern Ireland Group D 22,000
7 June 1986  Spain 2–1 28,000
11 June 1986 16:00  Morocco 3–1  Portugal Group F 24,000

Concerts

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Justin Bieber performing on 28 May 2022
Date Artist Tour
6 May 1993 Mexico Luis Miguel Aries Tour
16 November 1995 El Concierto Tour
27 February 2002 Mis Romances Tour
9 February 2003 Colombia Shakira Tour of the Mongoose
18 February 2004 Mexico Luis Miguel 33 Tour
17 March 2004 Spain Alejandro Sanz No Es Lo Mismo Tour
22 March 2006 Mexico Luis Miguel México En La Piel Tour
23 March 2006
4 March 2007 England Roger Waters The Dark Side of the Moon Live
12 November 2007 Argentina Soda Stereo Me Verás Volver
23 February 2008 Mexico Maná Amar es Combatir Tour
1 March 2010 United States Metallica World Magnetic Tour
4 March 2010 Spain Alejandro Sanz Paraiso Tour
9 March 2010 United Kingdom Coldplay Viva la Vida Tour
6 October 2010 United States Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. World Tour
23 October 2010 United States Jonas Brothers Live in Concert
5 April 2011 Colombia Shakira The Sun Comes Out World Tour
3 May 2011 United States Lady Gaga The Monster Ball Tour
26 October 2011 Mexico Maná Drama y Luz World Tour
1 December 2011 United States Britney Spears Femme Fatale Tour
12 April 2013 United States The Killers Battle Born World Tour
15 June 2018 United States Romeo Santos Golden Tour
14 October 2018 Colombia Shakira El Dorado World Tour
1 May 2022 United States The Killers Imploding the Mirage Tour
28 May 2022 United States Justin Bieber Justice World Tour
26 November 2022 Puerto Rico Daddy Yankee La Última Vuelta World Tour
27 November 2022
3 June 2023 Puerto Rico Rauw Alejandro Saturno World Tour
20 August 2023 Lana Del Rey
27 October 2023 Mexico Peso Pluma Doble P Tour
26 November 2023 Mexico RBD Soy Rebelde Tour
27 November 2023

Facilities

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To account for being inside of UAG, a 4,000 vehicle parking lot is found along la Avenida de la Patria, which provides easy access to nearly the entire city of Guadalajara.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Estadio 3 de Marzo". Visita Guadalajara (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Fares, Omar (3 April 2020). "5 momentos históricos del Estadio 3 de Marzo". Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ Figueroa, Juan Manuel (13 June 2020). "Jaguares Jalisco y Halcones de Zapopan jugarán en el Estadio Tres de Marzo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ávila, Carlos (2 February 2022). "El estadio Tres de Marzo será la casa de los Reyes de Jalisco". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ "La UAG abrirá estacionamiento para conciertos en el Tres de Marzo". Informador (in Spanish). 9 May 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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