Estadio Adolfo López Mateos Explained

Estadio Adolfo López Mateos
Location:Carretera Federal 40
(Blvd. Miguel Hidalgo)
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Built:1962
Renovated:1995, 2009
Surface:Grass
Capacity:10,000[1]
Tenants:Broncos de Reynosa (LMB) 1963–1976, 1980–1982, 1995–2003, 2009–2016
Tigres B (LdeA) 2007–2008
Zorros de Reynosa (SDM) 2008

Estadio Adolfo López Mateos is a stadium in Reynosa, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and has served as the home stadium for the Broncos de Reynosa.[2] From 2007 to 2008 the stadium served as an association football venue for the Tigres B team that later moved to San Nicolás de los Garza in the greater Monterrey area.[3] [4] From 2008 on it has been home to the Zorros de Reynosa football club that currently plays in the Segunda División de México.[5] The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.[1] It was named after Adolfo López Mateos who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964.[6]

On 12 July 2010 a game between the Broncos and the Monterrey Sultans at Estadio Adolfo López Mateos had to be suspended due to gunfire, possibly in relation to the Mexican Drug War. The game was rescheduled and moved to Monterrey.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Northern Mexico. 2011-06-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605142819/http://www.worldstadiums.com/north_america/countries/mexico/northern_mexico.shtml. 2011-06-05.
  2. Web site: BIENVENIDO AL SITIO OFICIAL DE LOS BRONCOS DE REYNOSA 2011. Spanish. 2011-06-21. 2012-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20120102191551/http://www.broncosdereynosa.com/. dead.
  3. Web site: RGV Soccer/RGV Fútbol: Tigres B de Reynosa. Spanish. 2011-07-05.
  4. A typical game report from the era may be found at: Web site: SEÑOR GOL: Primera División "A" Apertura 2007 Jornada 5 Tigres B Reynosa vs. U.A.T. (Domingo 2 de Septiembre 2007). 2 September 2007. Spanish. 2011-07-05. https://archive.today/20080424065643/http://www.senorgol.nu/mexnoticias2007/0902tigresb-uat.htm. 24 April 2008. dead.
  5. Web site: RGV Soccer/RGV Fútbol: Zorros de Reynosa. Spanish. 2011-07-05.
  6. Web site: Tuck. Jim. Sexenios in a changing world: López Mateos and Díaz Ordáz. 9 October 2008. 2011-06-25.
  7. Web site: Mexican baseball league game suspended amid gunfire. July 12, 2010. BBC. 2011-06-22.