Estadio de Mazatlan

The Estadio de Mazatlan is a football stadium located in the city of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. It was inaugurated in Summer 2020 and has a capacity of approximately 25,000 spectators. The stadium is the home of Mazatlan F.C., which began Liga MX play in the Apertura 2020 tournament.

History

In 2017, construction work began on a football stadium in the city of Mazatlan as part of a project to build and modernize various sports venues in the state of Sinaloa. Since that year, the goal was to get a football team to occupy the new stadium, because 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 Murcielagos F.C. However, during its first tournaments of existence, the team had as its temporary headquarters the city of Los Mochis. It was not until January 2019 that Pacific arrived at Mazatlan, playing at the Estadio Teodoro Mariscal, a baseball stadium. This club would only play for a few months in the city.

In 2020, construction of the stadium was accelerated to have it ready for the start of the 2020–21 football season. Finally, on June 2, the arrival of a new team for the venue was confirmed as Monarcas Morelia were moved from Michoacan and renamed Mazatlan Futbol Club. The stadium was provisionally named Estadio de Mazatlan. On July 7, 2020, Mazatlan F.C. announced that the stadium will be called El Kraken internally and publicly; however, it officially continues to carry its original name.

On July 27, 2020, the first game was held at the stadium between Mazatlan and Puebla 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 Ormeno.

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