| Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba | |
| Nickname: | Coloso de Tres Cruces "Colossus of Three Crosses neighborhood" Coloso en la Avenida México "Mexico Avenue Colossus" |
| Fullname: | Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba |
| Former Names: | Estadio Francisco Villa (1986-2018) |
| Location: | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 22.7668°N -102.5493°W |
| Broke Ground: | 1985 |
| Built: | 1985 |
| Opened: | 1986 |
| Renovated: | 2014 |
| Expanded: | 2018 |
| Owner: | Zacatecas State Government |
| Operator: | Grupo Islo |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Scoreboard: | Manual |
| Capacity: | 20,777[1] |
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Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, formerly known as the Estadio Francisco Villa is a multi-use stadium in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Mineros de Zacatecas. The stadium has a capacity of 20,068 people.
The stadium was opened in 1986 with a game between the Leones Negros UdeG and the South Korea National Team which Leones emerged winner by 1–0
This stadium was originally part of a project to give Zacatecas city a multi-purpose stadium, also a Sports Complex and other venues.
In late 2017, the stadium was expanded from 14000 seats to 20,060 and renamed in honor of football coach Carlos Vega Villalba.[2]
Villalba has been home to several football teams, the highest level to be played in the Stadium is the second.
Villa has hosted a number of friendly matches between Liga MX Teams and an official fixture between Santos Laguna and C.D. Guadalajara in 1996.
Regional athletics events and practices.
Miguel Bosé. Alejandro Sanz. Vicente Fernández. Kumbia Kings, Joan Sebastian and Pepe Aguilar are some of the artists who had performed at the Villa.
Santos Vs Chivas Estadio Francisco Villa