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Estadio Hidalgo
Football stadium in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Estadio Hidalgo is a football stadium located in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. It is the home stadium of Pachuca in Liga MX and Pachuca Femenil in Liga MX Femenil. The stadium was inaugurated in 1993 and has a capacity of 25,922 seats. It is the highest sports center in the state of Hidalgo and its name, like that of the state, is in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla the father of the Independence of Mexico.
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Nicknamed "El Huracán" (The Hurricane), due to the great dominance of CF Pachuca in its golden era playing at home, saying "the team at home plays devastating like a hurricane". The stadium was remodeled and modernized under the administration of Grupo Pachuca, for which it was reopened on August 1, 2004.
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In top level national competitions, the stadium has hosted Liga MX, Copa MX, Campeón de Campeones and Liga MX Femenil.
The stadium has hosted matches from 5 different international club competitions, which are CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Merconorte.
It was also one of the host stadiums for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with 9 matches. The most notable matches were the victories of the Mexico under-17 team, first beating Panamá 2–0 in the round of 16 and then beating France 2–1 in the quarterfinals.
Primera División de México/Liga MX finals
International finals
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