Estadio Nemesio Díez
Interactive map of Estadio Nemesio Díez | |
| Former names | Club Deportivo Toluca (1954-1955), Héctor Barraza (1956-1958), Luis Gutiérrez Dosal (1959–1969), Toluca 70 (1970–1985), Toluca 70–86 (1986–2000) |
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| Location | Constituyentes Pte. 1000, Barrio de San Bernardino, 50080 Toluca de Lerdo, Méx. |
| Coordinates | 19°17′14″N 99°40′0″W / 19.28722°N 99.66667°W |
| Owner | Valentín Díez Morodo |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Surface | Kikuyu Grass |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 8 August 1954 |
| Renovated | 2015-2017 |
| Construction cost | $1,000,000,000 MXN |
| Architect | Quattro + 1 Arquitectos |
| Tenants | |
| Deportivo Toluca F.C. (1954–) Deportivo Toluca F.C. Femenil (2017–) | |
| Website | |
| Estadio Nemesio Diez | |
Estadio Nemesio Diez (Nemesio Diez Stadium), sometimes referred to as La Bombonera (The Chocolate Box) for its resemblance, is an association football stadium located in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. Opened on 8 August 1935, the stadium has a capacity of 30,000 and serves as the home of Liga MX club Deportivo Toluca F.C. It is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. The stadium has hosted matches at the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, the 1975 Pan American Games, the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, and the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games.
The stadium sits at an altitude of roughly 8,750 feet (2,670 m) above sea level, one of the highest altitude stadiums in North America. A former nuance about this stadium is that it did not have a lighting system, which forced the local team as a tradition to play at noon. The playing field is oriented from east to west, the only professional stadium in the country located in that position.
The stadium was remodeled in 2017, which brought the stadium up to modern standards, expanding the capacity to 30,000 spectators, and adding technology with additional support for screens and ambient sound, all the while preserving the English style that has characterized it, such as the proximity to the playing field.