Estadio Alfonso Lastras Explained

Stadium Name:Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
Nickname:El Coloso de Valle Dorado
"The Colossus of Valle Dorado"
Broke Ground:1999
Opened:2002
Owner:Jacobo Payan Latuff
Surface:Grass
Architect:José Francisco Alfaro Sousa
Tenants:San Luis F.C. (2002–2013)
Atlético San Luis (2013-2016, 2017-)
Seating Capacity:25,709[1]

Estadio Alfonso Lastras is a multi-use stadium in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and also music concerts. It used to be the home stadium of San Luis F.C. but after it dissolved, Atlético San Luis is the current team that plays in Alfonso Lastras. The stadium holds 25,709 people and was built in 2002. It is named after the late Alfonso Lastras Ramírez, who was co-founder of an early football club called Cachorros de San Luis.

As of 2017, the stadium was owned by Jacobo Payan Latuff and Atletico de Madrid.

The stadium hosted a 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadio Alfonso Lastras, la verdadera joya potosina. es. Medio Tiempo. 11 April 2021. 14 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Estadio Alfonso Lastras, escenario del Tri. 6 October 2017. Rodrigo. González.