Estadio Hidalgo

{{Short description|Football stadium in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico}}

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{{Infobox Stadium|

| stadium_name = Estadio Hidalgo|

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| location = Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico|

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| opened = {{Start date and years ago|df=y|January 14, 1993}}|

| owner = State of Hidalgo|

| operator = Grupo Pachuca|

| surface = Grass|

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| tenants = Pachuca (1993–present)
Pachuca Femenil (2017–present)
Toros Neza as Toros Hidalgo (1994 temporary)|

| seating_capacity = 25,922{{cite web|url=https://www.ligamx.net|title=Estadio Hidalgo|website=ligamx.net}}

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The Estadio Hidalgo is a football stadium located in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. It is the home stadium of Pachuca in Liga MX and Pachuca Femenil in Liga MX Femenil.

The stadium was inaugurated in 1993 and has a capacity of 25,922 seats. It is the highest sports center in the state of Hidalgo and its name, like that of the state, is in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla the father of the Independence of Mexico.

Nicknamed "El Huracán" (The Hurricane), due to the great dominance of CF Pachuca in its golden era playing at home, saying "the team at home plays devastating like a hurricane".

The stadium was remodeled and modernized under the administration of Grupo Pachuca, for which it was reopened on August 1, 2004.

Football events

In top level national competitions, the stadium has hosted Liga MX, Copa MX, Campeón de Campeones and Liga MX Femenil.

The stadium has hosted matches from 5 different international club competitions, which are CONCACAF Champions Cup/Champions League, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Merconorte.

It was also one of the host stadiums for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, with 9 matches.

The most notable matches were the victories of the Mexico under-17 team, first beating Panamá 2–0 in the round of 16 and then beating France 2–1 in the quarterfinals.

=Primera División de México/Liga MX finals=

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Season

!Home

!Result

!Away

!Match date

Invierno 1999Pachuca2–2Cruz AzulDecember 16, 1999
(First leg)
Verano 2001Pachuca2–1Santos LagunaMay 17, 2001
(First leg)
Invierno 2001Pachuca2–0Tigres UANLDecember 12, 2001
(First leg)
Apertura 2003Pachuca3–1Tigres UANLDecember 17, 2003
(First leg)
Clausura 2006Pachuca1–0San LuisMay 21, 2006
(Second leg)
Clausura 2007Pachuca1–1AméricaMay 27, 2007
(Second leg)
Clausura 2009Pachuca2–2Pumas UNAMMay 31, 2009
(Second leg)
Clausura 2014Pachuca0–2LeónMay 18, 2014
(Second leg)
Clausura 2016Pachuca1–0MonterreyMay 26, 2016
(First leg)
Clausura 2022Pachuca2–1AtlasMay 29, 2022
(Second leg)
Apertura 2022Pachuca3–1TolucaOctober 30, 2022
(Second leg)

=International finals=

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Season

!Home

!Result

!Away

!Match date

2006 Copa SudamericanaPachuca1–1Colo-ColoNovember 30, 2006
(First leg)
2007 CONCACAF Champions' CupPachuca0–0
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GuadalajaraApril 25, 2007
(Second leg)
2007 Recopa SudamericanaPachuca2–1InternacionalMay 31, 2007
(First leg)
2008 CONCACAF Champions' CupPachuca2–1SaprissaApril 30, 2008
(Second leg)
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions LeaguePachuca1–0Cruz AzulApril 28, 2010
(Second leg)
2016–17 CONCACAF Champions LeaguePachuca1–0Tigres UANLApril 26, 2017
(Second leg)
2024 CONCACAF Champions CupPachuca3–0Columbus CrewJune 1, 2024
(Single match)

See also

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