The Estadio Hidalgo is a football stadium located in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. It is the home stadium of Pachuca in Liga MX and Pachuca Femenil in Liga MX Femenil. The stadium was inaugurated in 1993 and has a capacity of 25,922 seats. It is the highest sports center in the state of Hidalgo and its name, like that of the state, is in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla the father of the Independence of Mexico.
Nicknamed "El Huracán" (The Hurricane), due to the great dominance of CF Pachuca in its golden era playing at home, saying "the team at home plays devastating like a hurricane". The stadium was remodeled and modernized under the administration of Grupo Pachuca, for which it was reopened on 1 August 2004.
Football events In top level national competitions, the stadium has hosted Liga MX, Copa MX, Campeón de Campeones and Liga MX Femenil.
The stadium has hosted matches from 5 different international club competitions, which are CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Merconorte.
It was also one of the host stadiums for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with 9 matches. The most notable matches were the victories of the Mexico under-17 team, first beating Panamá 2–0 in the round of 16 and then beating France 2–1 in the quarterfinals.
Primera División de México/Liga MX finals SeasonHomeResultAwayMatch dateInvierno 1999Pachuca2–2Cruz Azul16 December 1999(First leg)Verano 2001Pachuca2–1Santos Laguna17 May 2001(First leg)Invierno 2001Pachuca2–0Tigres UANL12 December 2001(First leg)Apertura 2003Pachuca3–1Tigres UANL17 December 2003(First leg)Clausura 2006Pachuca1–0San Luis21 May 2006(Second leg)Clausura 2007Pachuca1–1América27 May 2007(Second leg)Clausura 2009Pachuca2–2Pumas UNAM31 May 2009(Second leg)Clausura 2014Pachuca0–2León18 May 2014(Second leg)Clausura 2016Pachuca1–0Monterrey26 May 2016(First leg)Clausura 2022Pachuca2–1Atlas29 May 2022(Second leg)Apertura 2022Pachuca3–1Toluca30 October 2022(Second leg)
International finals Season Home ResultAwayMatch date2006 Copa SudamericanaPachuca1–1Colo-Colo30 November 2006(First leg)2007 CONCACAF Champions' CupPachuca0–0Guadalajara25 April 2007(Second leg)2007 Recopa SudamericanaPachuca2–1Internacional31 May 2007(First leg)2008 CONCACAF Champions' CupPachuca2–1Saprissa30 April 2008(Second leg)2009–10 CONCACAF Champions LeaguePachuca1–0Cruz Azul28April 2010(Second leg)2016–17 CONCACAF Champions LeaguePachuca 1–0Tigres UANL26 April 2017(Second leg)2024 CONCACAF Champions CupPachuca3–0Columbus Crew1 June 2024(Single match)
See also List of football stadiums in Mexico
References
External links fussballtempel.net