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{{Short description|Football stadium in Monterrey, Mexico}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name      = Estadio Universitario 
| nickname          = ''El Volcán''<br>"The Volcano"
| image             = Estadio Universitario Concachampions.jpg
| location          = San Nicolas de los Garza 
| coordinates       = {{coord|25.723|N|100.312|W|display=inline,title}}
| opened            = 30 May 1967<ref name=estadio>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tigres.com.mx/el-club/instalaciones/estadio-universitario/ |title=Estadio Universitario |access-date=March 8, 2012 |publisher=www.tigres.com.mx |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616002813/http://www.tigres.com.mx/el-club/instalaciones/estadio-universitario/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| owner             = [[Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León]]
| operator          = [[Cemex]]
| surface           = [[Grass]]
| construction_cost =  23 million MXN 
| architect         =
| tenants           = [[Tigres UANL]] (1967–present)<br /> [[American Bowl]] (1996)<br />[[Mexico national football team]] (selected matches)
| seating_capacity  = 41,886
}}
The '''Estadio Universitario''' ("University Stadium"), nicknamed '''''El Volcán''''' (''[[Spanish language|Spanish]]'' for "The Volcano"), is a [[Association football|football]] [[stadium]] located on the campus of the [[Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León]] in [[San Nicolás de los Garza]], [[Nuevo León]], [[Mexico]], in the metropolitan area of [[Monterrey]].

==History==
===Construction===
Construction cost $23 million [[Mexican peso|MXN]] when the stadium was completed in 1967. The official dedication occurred on 30 May of that year. Originally planned to hold nearly 90,000 spectators, the plan was downscaled to meet financial needs.<ref name=hist /> After the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the stadium's official capacity was 52,000. Later, modifications were made to improve the fan experience and increase safety, resulting in a reduced capacity; the stadium currently seats 41,615.<ref name=hist>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tigres.com.mx/historia/legado/historia-del-estadio/ |title=Historia del Estadio |access-date=March 8, 2012 |publisher=www.tigres.com.mx |archive-date=July 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716112633/http://www.tigres.com.mx/historia/legado/historia-del-estadio/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Potential renovations===
In 2016, a proposal was floated to build a replacement venue for Tigres that would sit atop the Santa Catarina River running through central Monterrey. The proposed stadium would have seated 80,000. The National Water Commission, CONAGUA, rejected the project as potentially affecting the flow of the river (the dry riverbed was infamously developed with parks and parking facilities that were swept away in 2010's [[Hurricane Alex (2010)|Hurricane Alex]]).

==Sports==
===Football===
The stadium is the home venue for the [[Tigres UANL]], playing in the [[Liga MX]]. It was given to Sinergia Deportiva, the for-profit company that administers Tigres, as part of the club's assets.

The stadium hosted several matches of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]]. It also hosted [[Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores de América]] matches in 2005 and 2006, when Tigres qualified for the prestigious tournament. For a short period, it was also the home venue for [[C.F. Monterrey]]. It also hosted several matches of the [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship]] and the [[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].

Between 1973 and 1980, C.F. Monterrey, the other top-flight football club in Monterrey, also used the Estadio Universitario. The club departed to return to the [[Estadio Tecnológico]] beginning in September 1980.

===American football===
[[File:Estadio_Universitario_vista_exterior.jpg|left|200px|thumb|South entrance to the Estadio Universitario]]
While the [[Auténticos Tigres]], the university's American football team, have their own stadium (the [[Estadio Gaspar Mass]]), the Estadio Universitario is normally used for playoff games and [[ONEFA]] championships. One exception was the 2016 ONEFA championship game, played at Gaspar Mass due to a playoff football game scheduled for the next day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reforma.com/aplicacioneslibre/articulo/default.aspx?id=990215&md5=c75a7d403ad5be2b84c17472448d4616&ta=0dfdbac11765226904c16cb9ad1b2efe&po=1|work=Reforma|first=Jesús|last=Carvajal|date=22 November 2016|title=Les gusta en el Gaspar|access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>

On 5 August 1996, the stadium hosted the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the [[American Bowl]], with the Chiefs winning by a score of 32-6. The event recorded 52,247 paid tickets.

==Concerts==
British rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] performed during [[The Game Tour]] on October 9, 1981, to more than 150,000 fans on their first and only tour of Mexico.

Artists and bands such as [[Rod Stewart]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Johnny Gill]], [[The Cure]], [[Coldplay]], [[Bruno Mars]], [[Shakira]], [[Aerosmith]] and [[Metallica]] have performed at the stadium.<ref name=hist />

==1986 FIFA World Cup==
{{anchor|WC1986}}
{{clear}}In the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] held in Mexico, the stadium hosted 4 matches:
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|2 June 1986|| 16:00 || {{fb|MAR}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0|| {{fb|POL}} || rowspan="2" |[[1986 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"| 19,900<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=308/match=674/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218185521/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=308/match=674/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2015|title=Match report Morocco - Poland|website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|7 June 1986|| 16:00 || {{fb|POL}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–0|| {{fb|POR}} || style="text-align:center;" | 19,915<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/matches/round=308/match=701/index.html|title=Match report Poland - Portugal|website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |access-date=10 July 2018}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|17 June 1986|| 16:00 || {{fb|MAR}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–1|| {{fb|FRG}} ||[[1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"| 19,800<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=309/match=574/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218190525/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=309/match=574/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2015|title=Match report Morocco - Germany FR|website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|21 June 1986|| 16:00 || {{fb|FRG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0 (4–1 pen.)|| {{fb|MEX}} ||[[1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"| 41,700<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=714/match=575/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003232826/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=714/match=575/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2015|title=Match report Germany FR - Mexico|website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|}

==2022 CONCACAF W Championship==
{{anchor|2022 CONCACAF W Championship}}
{{clear}}The [[2022 CONCACAF W Championship]] held in Mexico, the stadium hosted 8 matches:
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|4 July 2022|| 18:00 || {{fbw|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || {{fbw|HAI}} || rowspan="2" |[[2022 CONCACAF W Championship#Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"| 5,345
|-
|4 July 2022|| 21:00 || {{fbw|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{fbw|JAM}} || style="text-align:center;" | 5,291
|-
|8 July 2022|| 18:00 || {{fbw|TRI}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–4 || {{fbw|CRC}} || rowspan="2" |[[2022 CONCACAF W Championship#Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 3,025
|-
|8 July 2022|| 21:00 || {{fbw|PAN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{fbw|CAN}} || style="text-align:center;" | 3,249
|-
|11 July 2022|| 18:00 || {{fbw|PAN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || {{fbw|TRI}} ||[[2022 CONCACAF W Championship#Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"| 3,969
|-
|11 July 2022|| 21:00 || {{fbw|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || {{fbw|MEX}} ||[[2022 CONCACAF W Championship#Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"| 20,522
|-
|14 July 2022|| 18:00 || {{fbw|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || {{fbw|CRC}} || rowspan="2" |[[2022 CONCACAF W Championship#Knockout stage|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"| 2,537
|-
|14 July 2022|| 21:00 || {{fbw|CAN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || {{fbw|JAM}}|| style="text-align:center;" | 3,153
|}

==See also==
*[[Estadio BBVA]]
*[[List of football stadiums in Mexico]]

==References==
{{commons category|Estadio Universitario}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Tigres UANL}}
{{PDMF Stadiums|state=collapsed}}
{{1986 FIFA World Cup stadiums}}

[[Category:Football venues in Mexico|Universitario]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Nuevo León]]
[[Category:Tigres UANL]]
[[Category:Autonomous University of Nuevo León]]
[[Category:American Bowl venues]]
[[Category:College association football venues in Mexico]]
[[Category:American football venues in Mexico]]
[[Category:Sport in San Nicolás de los Garza]]