Estadio Cancún 86 Explained

Estadio Cancún 86
Fullname:Estadio Cancún 86
Location:Cancún, Quintana Roo
Opened:1986
Owner:Benito Juárez Municipality
Surface:Grass
Architect:Rafael Lara
Rodolfo Páez
Capacity:6,390
Tenants:Pioneros de Cancún (1986–present)
Pioneros Jr.
Tiburones de Cancún (FAM) (2022)

Estadio Cancun 86 is a stadium in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is primarily used for association football and is the home field of Pioneros de Cancún. The stadium holds 6,390 people and is located at Prolongacion Av. Tulum Super Manzana 89. Events held at the stadium include the 2005 Mexican National Olympics.[1]

The stadium was constructed for the Pioneros de Cancún in a project led by architects Rafael Lara and Rodolfo Páez.[2] [3] The Pioneros played their first game in the stadium on 27 December 1986, defeating Coras de Tepic 3–2 with the historic first goal coming from Fernando Cruz Pichardo.[3]

The stadium hosted the Tiburones de Cancún of the Fútbol Americano de México (FAM) league for their final two home games of the 2022 FAM season.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rehabilita el Ayuntamiento "Estadio Cancún 86" | Sala de prensa . 19 March 2012 . https://archive.today/20130221044408/http://ayuntamiento.cancun.gob.mx/sala-de-prensa/prensa/rehabilita-el-ayuntamiento-%E2%80%9Cestadio-cancun-86%E2%80%9D/ . 21 February 2013 . dead .
  2. News: La construcción del otro estadio: "El Cancún 86". MegaNews.mx. 26 February 2023. es.
  3. News: El Estadio "Cancún 86" Cumple 36 Años de Vida. Diario Cambio22. Francis. Marín. 27 December 2022. 26 February 2023. es.
  4. News: Tiburones Buscará Devorar a los Bulldogs que no Conocen la Victoria. Diario Cambio22. Francis. Marín. 10 June 2022. 26 February 2023. es.
  5. News: Tiburones Tuvo el Triunfo, Era Suyo y lo Dejó Ir; Así Concluyen la Temporada de la Liga de Fútbol Americano 2022. Diario Cambio22. Francis. Marín. 27 June 2022. 26 February 2023. es.