Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Football stadium in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
The Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez is a multi-purpose stadium in Ciudad Juárez with a grass pitch and an Olympic athletics track, built on a 38,000 m² site. Its reported capacity ranges from 19,703 to 22,800, and it has two gyms inside its buildings.
Construction started in October 1980 and the stadium opened on May 12, 1981 with a match between Mexico's national team and Atlético Madrid. Since then it has served as an established venue for major football events in the region.
The stadium is owned by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, which has held it since the state government transferred it in 1986 and rents it to FC Juárez. It also hosts university and community events, and in February 2016 Pope Francis celebrated mass nearby before visiting, with large screens set up inside for the crowd.
The stadium stands on the grounds of Chamizal Public Federal Park, about 2.5 km from the US border, and its parking lot holds 1,500 vehicles. The pitch is 105 by 68 metres and gets two seasonal treatments a year, in summer and winter. Next door, the Unidad Deportiva Universitaria opened to the public in 2017 with football, futsal, athletics, volleyball and tennis facilities.
The stadium sits near the United States border, positioned directly across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. This location makes it a cross-border sports destination that draws visitors from both sides of the river.
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