Estadio Banorte

The Estadio Banorte is a football stadium in Culiacan, the capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. It is named after the credit institution which has acquired the naming rights to the stadium.

History

The 21,000 capacity stadium was built in the record time of three months, to serve as the home ground of the newly founded club Dorados de Sinaloa, the 2003/ 04 season on the second-rate La Liga 'A' recorded in the season. After the association succeeded in direct ascent, he was represented for the seasons 2004/ 05 and 2005/ 06 in the first division and the stadium thus for two years the venue of Erstligabegegnungen.

The stadium opened on August 23, 2003 with the first home game of the Dorados in the second division against the northern Mexican rival Cobras Ciudad Juárez. The Dorados won the game 4-2 and their striker Héctor Giménez was in the third minute of the first scorer in the new stadium. Against the same opponents succeeded in the local stadium at the end of the Apertura 2003 final second leg a 5-3 victory after extra time, which meant winning the second division championship. In the final ascent at the end of the 2003/04 season here managed a 2-1 win against Club León, which meant promotion to the first division.

The first home game in the Premier League ended on August 21, 2004 with a 2-1 win over the northern Mexican rivals Santos Laguna. Both goals for the hosts scored the former national player Jared Borgetti.