Parque Necaxa

Parque Necaxa was a football stadium in Mexico City, which was located on a plot of engineer William H. Frasser and was named after it funds Football Club Necaxa. For better accessibility, a new tram line was set up, drove to the stadium entrance.

History

Situated on the Calzada de los Cuartos Parque Necaxa was officially opened on September 14, 1930 in the presence of the then President of Mexico, Pascual Ortiz Rubio. On the occasion of the inauguration of the stadium two football matches were played. The " Prelude " ( the unofficial opening match ) took place between América and España and finished 1-1. The subsequent official opening match between the host Necaxa and the Mexican national was denied by the following teams and won Necaxa 5-4.

Necaxa: Ernesto Pauler - Tomás Lozano, José Sierra - Raul Gonzalez, Marcial Ortiz, Gumercindo " Sardina " López - Germán Díaz, José "Pepe" Ruiz Rivero, Patiño, Ricardo Gómez.

Mexico: Óscar Bonfiglio - Manuel Rosas, Francisco Garza Gutiérrez - Benjamín Amezcua, Alfredo " Viejo " Sánchez, Felipe " Served " Rosas - Hilario " Moco " López, Roberto Gayón, Dionisio " Nicho " Mejía, Juan " Trompito " Carreño, Gabriel " Nacha " Alvarez.

The stands of the stadium consisted of 29 rows and could officially start around 15,000 spectators, but particularly in big games this capacity has occasionally been significantly exceeded, such as the World Cup qualifier against Cuba on March 11, 1934, when 22,000 people located in the bulging filled the stadium crowded.

Until the opening of the Parque Asturias in 1937, the Parque Necaxa was considered the best sports park the Mexican capital. His scale of English specialists lawn, which was powered by a then very modern U.S. irrigation system was the best of Mexico and probably even one of the best in the world.

After the stadium and club owner W. H. Was Frasser 1942 came dubiously killed, the club soon lacked the necessary financial resources, so that he did not dare to jump into the 1943 newly introduced Mexican professional league. At the same time a much larger and more modern stadium opened in 1947, the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, so that the increasingly neglected Parque Necaxa was demolished. In its place the ballpark Parque de béisbol del Seguro Social in 1955 erected. Today is located on the site of the demolished in 2000 baseball stadium on Avenida Cuauhtémoc in the colonia Narvarte ( south of the center of Mexico City, in the south of Delegación Benito Juárez ) is a shopping center.

Special matches

Mexican Championship

On August 14, 1932, the decisive game was played around the capital Cup Season 1931/32 between the two same points table leaders and arch-rivals Necaxa and Atlante; because at that time not yet the goal difference was used to nominate the master, which would have favored Necaxa. In this event, the first time the default stadium capacity has been significantly exceeded, and jostling 18,000 people in the stadium. About 3,000 of them were sitting on the stair wells. Never before have so many people had come together to watch a soccer game in Mexico. The game ended 3-3, so that the championship was still not decided. Because also the second game in a draw (1-1) ended the championship was (1:0 Atlante ) decided until the third " decider ".

Internationals

In Parque Necaxa three matches of the Mexican national team were held. The first took place during the World Cup qualifying against Cuba on March 4, 1934. With a hat-trick of under contract just with Necaxas rivals Atlante Dionisio Mejía within four minutes ( 12th, 14th and 16th ), Mexico was already for a good quarter of an hour with 3-0 in front. The Cubans Mario López made ​​his goals in the 40th and 63rd minute for the 3-2 final score.

While a new visitor record was set from the very first international match with 20,000, a week came against the same opponents 22,000 who witnessed a 5-0 victory for the hosts were in which Dionisio Mejía again three hits ( 2-0, 3 later: 0 and 5-0 ) scored.

The third and final international match at Parque Necaxa was a 7-3 victory against the United States on September 19, 1937 with eight goals came only in the second half ( at half time led the Mexicans 2-0 ). The most successful scorer was Manuel Alonso from Real Club España, get the three hits. Being in this game twice successful Horacio Casarín was the only one standing at Necaxa contracted national players, which in this stadium succeeded one international goal.

Swell

  • Juan Cid y Mulet: Libro de Oro del Fútbol Mexicano, Tomo II, B. Costa - Amic, Mexico City, 1961, pp. 286
  • El Parque Necaxa (Spanish; articles of 2 September 2009 on the official website of Club Necaxa )
  • El Parque Necaxa (Spanish; articles from February 9, 2007 at Mediotiempo.com )

References and links

  • Football stadium in Mexico
  • Former venue for soccer
  • Sports venue in Mexico City
  • Built in the 1930s
  • Abgegangenes building in Mexico
  • Football stadium in North America
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