Estadio Banorte
"La Casa de los Borregos"
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Full nameEstadio Borregos
LocationMonterrey, Mexico
Coordinates25°39′14.9″N 100°17′04.9″W / 25.654139°N 100.284694°W / 25.654139; -100.284694
OwnerMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
OperatorMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Capacity10,057[2]
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Opened30 April 2019[1]
Construction cost$30 million[2]
ArchitectRick del Monte and Tobias Newman[2]
Tenants
Borregos Salvajes Monterrey (ONEFA) (2019–present)
Fundidores de Monterrey (LFA) (2020–present)
Parrilleros de Monterrey (FAM) (2022)

Estadio Borregos, also referred to as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Monterrey, Mexico. It is the home stadium for the college football team Borregos Salvajes Monterrey of the ONEFA and the professional American football team Fundidores de Monterrey from the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. The stadium was inaugurated in April 2019 and seats 10,057 spectators.[2]

In March 2021, Mexican bank Banorte was announced as the stadiums's main sponsor.[3]

History

Following the demolition of the Estadio Tecnológico in 2017, after their main tenants, C.F. Monterrey moved to the Estadio BBVA, the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), owner and operator of the stadium, decided to build a new stadium with smaller capacity to host their sports teams, mainly the American football and association football squads.[4]

The stadium broke ground in 2017 and was inaugurated on 30 April 2019 with an event that involved the student community of the ITESM.[2]

On 3 May 2019, Borregos Salvajes played their first American football game against the UBC Thunderbirds, winning 24–17.[5]

Fundidores de Monterrey moved to the stadium for the LFA 2020 season[6] from the Estadio Nuevo León Unido, which could only accommodate 1,500 people.

The stadium also hosted Parrilleros de Monterrey of the Fútbol Americano de México league during 2022 on the team's only season, since the league dissolved in September 2022.[7][8]

Facilities

The stadium is part of the Centro Deportivo Borregos, a sports complex within the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education campus, that also includes: a smaller stadium with capacity of 2,000 spectators, a track and field stadium, a multi-use field, two grass fields, two fast football fields, one flag football field and one turf football field.[2]

Estadio Borregos has six dressing rooms for players and two for referees, a fully equipped gymnasium a physiotherapy room and an athlete lounge.[2]

Concerts

The stadium hosted Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia Tour in September 2022[9] and Muse's Will of the People World Tour in January 2023[10]

Date Artist Tour
8, 9 July 2022 Mexico Maná México Lindo y Querido
23 September 2022 England Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Tour
18 January 2023 England Muse Will of the People World Tour
21 February 2023 England Def Leppard / United States Mötley Crüe The World Tour
19 May 2023 United States Imagine Dragons Mercury World Tour
18 August 2023 United States Lana Del Rey -
29 September 2023 Puerto Rico Ricky Martin Sinfónico
14, 15, 16 November 2023 Mexico Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Tour 2023–24
22, 24 August 2024 Mexico Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Tour 2023–24

References

  1. ^ "¡Bienvenida dorada! Así se vivió la inauguración del Estadio Borregos". Tec.mx (in Spanish). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "¡Todo listo! Conoce el nuevo Estadio Borregos del campus Monterrey". Tec.mx (in Spanish). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ García, Luis Mario (1 March 2021). "Estadio Banorte: la nueva casa de Borregos Monterrey". Tec.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ Notimex (5 May 2017). "Emotivo adiós al Estadio Tecnológico: será demolido para nuevo complejo deportivo". Pulso SLP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Borregos Monterrey estrena su nueva casa con triunfo sobre British Columbia". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Fundidores jugará en el estadio Borregos del Tec de Monterrey". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. ^ Pacheco, Gabriel (9 February 2022). "Parrilleros realiza Try-out rumbo a su temporada de debut en la liga FAM-YOX". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. ^ Lospinuso, Vincent (19 October 2022). "Mexico: Fútbol Americano de México folds after four years of operation". American Football International (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Dua Lipa en Monterrey con el 'Future Nostalgia Tour'". MTY360 (in Spanish). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Muse Live in Estadio Banorte in Monterrey, Mexico". Muse Official Website. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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