Estadio Nemesio Diez

The Estadio Nemesio Diez, nicknamed La Bombonera (pronounced [la βomboˈneɾa]; is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. Opened on August 8, 1954, with a capacity of 31,000 seats, it is located in the city of Toluca, Mexico, near Mexico City. It is the home of Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club. Because of its location this stadium has hosted two World Cups (1970 and 1986). The stadium sits at an altitude of roughly 8,750 feet (2,670 m) above sea level, one of the highest altitude stadiums in North America. A former nuance about this stadium is that it did not have a lighting system, which forced the local team as a tradition to play at noon.

The stadium was previously known as: Estadio Toluca 70-86, Estadio Toluca 70, Estadio Luis Gutierrez Dosal and Estadio Hector Barraza.

History

During the 1940s and 1950s, Toluca played its home games at a ground near downtown Toluca known then as Tivoli. Later, wooden stands were built in the ground and it was named Campo Patria. On that same spot, in 1953, the club started building its own stadium.

The stadium was inaugurated on Sunday 8 August 1954, with a match between Toluca and Yugoslavian team Dinamo Zagreb. The game was won by Dinamo 4–1. The only goal for Toluca and also the first in the history of the stadium was scored by Enrique Sesma.

Initially, the stadium was opened as Estadio Club Deportivo Toluca. That name lasted until 1955, when it was changed to Estadio Hector Barraza. Other names the stadium has had are: Estadio Luis Gutierrez Dosal (1959–1970), Estadio Toluca 70 (1970–1986), Estadio Toluca 70–86 (1986–2000).

After the death of Nemesio Diez, president and then owner of the club, in June 2000, the stadium name was changed to Estadio Nemesio Diez.

Renovation (2015–2017)

With an investment of 800 million MXN (about 40 million USD), the announcement to remodel The Nemesio Diez stadium by 2017 was made, when Club Deportivo Toluca celebrates its centenary and does so with a

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