Back ملعب بي بي في إيه Arabic Estadiu BBVA Bancomer AST Estadio BBVA BAN Estadi BBVA Catalan Estadio BBVA Bancomer German Estadio BBVA Spanish ورزشگاه بیبیویای Persian Stade BBVA French Estadio BBVA Bancomer Hungarian Stadion BBVA ID
El Gigante de Acero "The steel giant" | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of the Estadio BBVA | |
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| Former names | Estadio BBVA Bancomer (2015–2019) |
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| Location | Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 25°40′9″N 100°14′40″W / 25.66917°N 100.24444°W |
| Public transit |  Metrorrey  at Exposición |
| Owner | FEMSA |
| Operator | FEMSA |
| Capacity | 53,500 |
| Field size | 265x223 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011–2015 |
| Opened | August 2, 2015 |
| Construction cost | US$200 million[1] |
| Architect | Populous / VFO / Federico Velasco |
| Main contractors | Aceros Lozano, GGP, Maíz Mier |
| Tenants | |
| C.F. Monterrey (2015–present) | |
| Website | |
| estadio-bbva.mx | |
The Estadio BBVA, formerly known as the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, is an association football stadium in Guadalupe, Greater Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Nicknamed "El Gigante de Acero" in Spanish (lit. 'The Steel Giant'),[2] the stadium replaced the Estadio Tecnológico as the home of C.F. Monterrey, ending 63 years of residency at that stadium.
The stadium was inaugurated on 2 August 2015 with the eighth edition of the Eusébio Cup, where Monterrey defeated Benfica 3–0. The stadium is expected to host matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[3][4]
The project was met with controversy, stemming from multiple accusations of the construction as an apparent impediment to wildlife growth on a local scale by deforesting 24.5 hectares of forest neighboring a natural protected area that houses 106 animal species, including 8 endangered or protected species such as the yellow headed parrot.[5][6]
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- ^ "Eusébio Cup no México" [Eusébio Cup in Mexico] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Rayados goleó a Benfica en inauguración" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015.
- ^ C.V, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de (2011-08-17). "La Jornada: Greenpeace rechaza la construcción del estadio de Rayados en La Pastora". www.jornada.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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