Estadio Miguel Alemán

The Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés is a football stadium in Celaya, the third largest city in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. It is named after former Mexican President Miguel Alemán Valdés, who ruled the country from 1946 to 1952.

History

The stadium was opened in 1954 and served as Celaya FC home ground, as this in 1954/55 in the Segunda División started. After the Club in 1958 rose to the Primera División, the stadium was the venue for the first time by Erstligabegegnungen until the club again relegated three years later in the second division.

Later, the stadium was again for a period of seven and a half years Erstligaspielort after the resulting only in 1994 following a merger Club Atlético Celaya climb straight into the premier league, where he played between summer 1995 and end of 2002. Atlético reached in his first season in the top flight football even at first the finals to the Mexican soccer championship, so the Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés on 1 May 1996 for the first and only time was the venue of a Mexican Championship Finals. The game ended 1-1 against Necaxa and because the return match at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City remained scoreless, Necaxa won because of the force in that year away goals rule the championship.

In addition, the approximately 25,500 -capacity stadium has played a long tradition as a venue for meetings of the second division, in addition to the above the two clubs also Tecnológico de Celaya ( 1972-1978 ) and Linces de Celaya ( 1991-1993).

After the sale of licenses by the end of 2002 the Atlético Celaya FC was revived. Since the 2011/12 season, the club plays in the Liga de Ascenso.