Estadio Jalisco (Greater Guadalajara)

Mexico / Jalisco / Guadalajara / Greater Guadalajara
 World Cup football stadium, football / soccer stadium, football premier league, football second league

The Estadio Jalisco is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olimpico Universitario. The facility is located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, 400 kilometres north-west of Mexico City, and has a maximum capacity of 63,200 seats.
Estadio Jalisco was the home ground of Club Deportivo Guadalajara, one of the oldest football teams in Mexico, until 2010. It remains the home stadium of Club Atlas. Both teams plays in the Primera División de México (Mexican First League Division). It is also the home ground of the Club Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara from the Liga de Ascenso. Several football preliminary matches took place for the 1968 Summer Olympics. The stadium has hosted the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup.
www.stadiumguide.com/jalisco.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.C._Atlas_A.C.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Universidad_de_Guadalajara
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Coordinates:   20°42'17"N   103°19'41"W
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