Estadio El Hogar

The Estadio El Hogar is a multi-use stadium in Matamoros, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Gavilanes de Matamoros. With a capacity of 22,000 people, it was the fourth largest stadium in northeastern Mexico at the time of its completion, behind only top-flight grounds.[1]

Estadio El Hogar
La Ola
"The Wave"
LocationMatamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Coordinates25.820712°N 97.494269°W / 25.820712; -97.494269
Capacity22,000
Field size120 x 80 mts.
Construction
Opened10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
ArchitectMexico Alejandro Macías
Tenants
Gavilanes de Matamoros (Serie A) (2016-present)

It includes 4,000 parking spots, a training center, a panoramic restaurant and artificial lighting.[1]

History

The stadium was completed in time for the 2017–18 Liga Premier season, in which the Gavilanes were admitted to the third-tier league as an expansion team.[2] On 19 August 2017, an inauguration ceremony was held before the team defeated Alacranes de Durango in their first Liga Premier home fixture with an attendance of about 16,000.[3]

References
  1. "¿Dónde está el Estadio El Hogar? El cuarto estadio más grande del Noreste de México". Goal.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. Peralta, César (19 August 2017). "Matamoros estrena equipo y estadio de élite". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. "Debutan los Gavilanes de Matamoros". Somos Tamaulipas (in Spanish). 19 September 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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