Estadio Nemesio Díez

The Estadio Nemesio Díez (Nemesio Diez Stadium), nicknamed "La Bombonera" (The Chocolate Box) due to its shape, is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. Opened on August 8, 1954, with a capacity of 27,273, it is located on Barrio de San Bernardino in the city of Toluca, State of Mexico, near Mexico City. It is the home of Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club. This stadium has hosted two World Cups (1970 and 1986). The stadium sits at an altitude of roughly 8,750 feet (2,670 m) above sea level, one of the highest altitude stadiums in North America.[2] A former nuance about this stadium is that it did not have a lighting system, which forced the local team as a tradition to play at noon. It is the only professional stadium in Mexico oriented from East to West, commonly by FIFA regulations, the orientation must be North to South. The type of grass in the stadium is Kikuyo.

Estadio Nemesio Díez
La Bombonera
"The Bombonera"
LocationToluca, México
OwnerDeportivo Toluca Fútbol Club
OperatorDeportivo Toluca Fútbol Club
Capacity27,273[1]
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1953 (1953)
Opened8 August 1954 (1954-08-08)
Renovated2015-2017
Construction cost800 million MXN
Tenants
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club (1954– ) Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club Femenil (2017– )
Website
https://www.tolucafc.com/

The stadium was previously known as: Estadio Toluca 70–86, Estadio Toluca 70, Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal and Estadio Héctor Barraza.[3]

History

During the 1940s and 1950s, Toluca played its home games at a ground near downtown Toluca known then as Tivoli. Later, wooden stands were built in the ground and it was named Campo Patria. On that same spot, in 1953, the club started building its own stadium.[4]

The stadium was inaugurated on Sunday 8 August 1954, with a match between Toluca and Yugoslavian team Dinamo Zagreb. The game was won by Dinamo 4–1. The only goal for Toluca and also the first in the history of the stadium was scored by Enrique Sesma.

Initially, the stadium was opened as Estadio Club Deportivo Toluca. That name lasted until 1955, when it was changed to Estadio Héctor Barraza. Other names the stadium has had are: Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal (1959–1970), Estadio Toluca 70 (1970–1986), Estadio Toluca 70–86 (1986–2000).

After the death of Nemesio Díez Riega, president and then owner of the club, in June 2000, the stadium name was changed to Estadio Nemesio Díez.[5]

Renovation (2015–2017)

With an investment of 800 million MXN (about 40 million USD), the announcement to remodel The Nemesio Diez stadium by 2017 was made, when Club Deportivo Toluca celebrates its centenary and does so with a remodeled and more functional stadium.

Within the Nemesio Diez, four macro support columns that will sustain the stadium structure will be built to replace the current columns obstructing visibility. In the shadow stands, a second level will be built so the capacity, which currently stands at 22,000 will increase to 30,000.

The project also includes four giant screens at each end of the building, replacement of all seats and a sunroof in the preferred (shaded) section, to assist in the process of maintaining the natural grass in the field.

The remodeled stadium officially opened on January 15, 2017, with a league match against Club America. The first goal was scored by Gabriel Hauche for Toluca with a screamer outside of the box. Toluca FC won that match 2–1.

The stadium was completed in the summer 2017 where it had been confirmed that the club would play against Atlético Madrid for the official inauguration of the remodeled stadium.[6]

Matches

1970 FIFA World Cup
Italy 1–0 Sweden
Domenghini 10' Report
Attendance: 13,433
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)
Sweden 1–1 Israel
Turesson 53' Report Spiegler 56'
Attendance: 9,624
Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Italy 0–0 Israel
Report
Attendance: 9,890
Referee: Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (Brazil)
Italy 4–1 Mexico
Guzmán 25' (o.g.)
Riva 63', 76'
Rivera 70'		 Report González 13'
Attendance: 26,851

1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
South Korea 0–2 Scotland
(Report) Dobbin 62', 78'
Attendance: 26,191
Referee: Edward Bellion (United States)
Scotland 1–2 Australia
McStay 61' (Report) Incantalupo 52'
Patikas 87'
Attendance: 22,111
Australia 1–2 South Korea
Brown 53' (Report) Kim Chong-kon 16'
Kim Jong-boo 34'
Attendance: 24,812

1986 FIFA World Cup
Paraguay 1–0 Iraq
Romero 35' Report
Attendance: 24,000
Iraq 1–2 Belgium
Radhi 59' Report Scifo 16'
Claesen 21' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Paraguay 2–2 Belgium
Cabañas 50', 76' Report Vercauteren 30'
Veyt 59'
Attendance: 16,000

Mexico national football team
Date Result Competition
27 October 1976Mexico 0–0 Canada1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification
8 April 19805–1 HondurasFriendly
29 April 19802–2 Guatemala
14 December 19852–0 HungaryMexico Cup 1985
6 October 19874–0 CanadaFriendly
13 October 20151–0 Panama
2 October 20192–0 Trinidad and Tobago
19 November 20192–1 Bermuda2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

Recognition and awards

Runner-up of the public vote "Stadium of the Year 2017" – Stadium DB.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Estadio". TolucaFC.com (in Spanish).
  2. "Tall task in Toluca: Sporting preps for highest-elevation match in club history". MLS. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "Estadio Nemesio Díez" (in Spanish). H. Ayuntamiento de Toluca. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. "Cumple 65 años el Nemesio Diez". El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. "¿Quién fue Nemesio Diez?". AS.com (in Spanish). 6 November 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. "Toluca celebrará Centenario contra el Atlético de Madrid". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 4 April 2017.
  7. "Stadium of the Year 2017". Stadium DB. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

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