Estadio Tamaulipas

Construction of the Estadio Tamaulipas began on 3 January 1965, with a groundbreaking ceremony led by Governor Praxedis Balboa.^[5] The stadium was designed by Manuel Ortega Barroueta, who was responsible for a number of other stadiums around the country in the late 1960s, including the Estadio León and the original Estadio Corona in Torreón.^[3] The first match in the stadium was held on 3 April 1966, between AS Monaco FC and a combined team of players from Tampico and Madero, which at the time had separate squads; Monaco won 2-1, with Francis Blanc scoring the first goal in the Estadio Tamaulipas.^[2]

In 1978, two additional levels of suites were constructed to bring the stadium to four levels of suites.^[5] In 2008, the Estadio Tamaulipas received the largest renovation in its history, Among the additions was a seating area for disabled fans, though its small size has been criticized as insufficient for playoff matches.^[6] In 2016, for safety and security purposes, capacity was reduced to 19,415 as part of a renovation that improved locker rooms and suites.^[7]

The pitch was flooded by storms in November 2016.^[8]

A potential replacement venue has been floated by Alejandro Irarragorri, president of Orlegi Deportes, one of the owners of Tampico Madero, who argued that the team's 85% average attendance rate, which leads the Ascenso MX, justified a new stadium.^[7]

The Mexico national football team played the Estadio Tamaulipas four times, though only twice against other national teams, meeting the Soviet Union national football team for a friendly on 2 February 1979 and the CIS national football team on 11 March 1992.^[9]

• List of football stadiums in Mexico

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