Nemesio Diez Stadium

About

Nemesio Diez Stadium (Estadio Nemesio Diez), sometimes referred to as La Bombonera (The Chocolate Box), for its resemblance, is an association football stadium located in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. Opened on 8 August 1954, the stadium has a capacity of 30,000 and serves as the home of Liga MX club Toluca FC and Liga MX Femenil club Toluca FC (women). It is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. The stadium has hosted matches at the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, the 1975 Pan American Games, the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, and the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games. 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. The playing field is oriented from east to west, the only professional stadium in the country located in that position. The stadium was remodeled in 2017, which brought the stadium up to modern standards, expanding the capacity to 30,000 spectators, and adding technology with additional support for screens and ambient sound, all the while preserving the English style that has characterized it, such as the proximity to the playing field.

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