Estadio Tamaulipas
- Ciudad Madero
- CD Tampico (up to 1982)
- Tampico - Madero FC ( since 1982)
Estadio Tamaulipas is a football stadium located in the eponymous Mexican state of Tamaulipas and divided equally among the cities of Tampico and Ciudad Madero. The 22,500 capacity stadium is also known as El Coloso de la Unidad Nacional (German colossus of national unity ), because it lies on the border of homonym neighborhood Unidad Nacional.
History
Opening Match
The stadium was inaugurated on April 30, 1966 with a match between the second division of his early CD Tampico and the AS Monaco, the chosen guests from Ligue 1 with 2-0 in their favor.
A week later, the Mexican Super Classic between América and Guadalajara took place at the Estadio Tamaulipas. The discharged on May 7, 1966 test match ended goalless.
Venue of the first league
Venue of the highest Mexican league, the stadium was for the seasons 1966/67, 1973/74 and 1974 /75 as the Club de Fútbol Ciudad Madero played in the first division, and 1977-1990, when the Club Deportivo Tampico - or from 1982/83 its successors Tampico - Madero Fútbol Club - 13 years to the part of the then La Liga belonged.
Final Games
In the before the beginning of the discharged in Mexico FIFA World Cup 1986 took place in the 1985/86 season instead of a regular championship round two special tournaments: first, the Prode 85 and then the MEXICO 86 In both tournaments in the Tampico - Madero FC reached the finals and won that each at the Estadio Tamaulipas discharged first leg 4-1 against the capital club América (1985) and 2-1 against CF Monterrey (1986 ), but lost the return leg 0-4 with America and with 0:2 in Monterrey, so that there was only enough for runner-up in both cases.
Internationals
Twice was the Mexican national football team on 8 February 1979 and 11 March from 1992 home games at Estadio Tamaulipas. Opponent was in each case the national football team of the USSR and both games ended with 1:1 after the Mexicans were each left with a 1-0 lead at the break.