Estadio Sergio León Chávez is a Multi-purpose stadium in the city of Irapuato.

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Estadio Sergio León Chávez

El Mundialista "The Mundialista"
Interior of stadium
Full name	Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Former names	Estadio Irapuato (1969–1990)
Location	Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Coordinates	20.6845°N 101.3563°W / 20.6845; -101.3563
Owner	Club Irapuato
Operator	Club Irapuato
Capacity	25,000
Field size	105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Broke ground	1967
Built	1967–1969
Opened	23 March 1969
Renovated	1985–86
Expanded	1985
Tenants
Irapuato (1969–2021) (2023–)

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It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people.^[1][2] The stadium was built in 1967 and hosted three matches in group C of the FIFA World Cup in 1986.

Before the stadium was built Irapuato had the Estadio Revolución which was home to Irapuato FC. The stadium broke ground in 1967 and construction lasted two years. It was founded on 23 May 1969, simply as Estadio Irapuato, gaining its actual name on 4 January 1990, in honour of the former club's president. in October 1968 even before the stadium was completed Irapuato FC invited Spain to play a friendly against them in preparation for the 1968 Summer Olympics its first game played in the stadium, Spain would win the match 1–3. the first person to score in the new stadium was Juan Manuel Asensi from Spain. on 24 May 1970 the Brazil national football team played a friendly vs Irapuato FC in that match the Brazilians beat Irapuato 3–0 with goals from Rivellino, Roberto Miranda and Caju. Pelé was present in that match.

Two international football tournaments have played matches at the Sergio Leon Chavez:

• 1986 FIFA World Cup
• 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship

The Estadio Morelos in Morelia, Michoacán was originally going to be one of the venues for the world cup but due to problems in the building of the stadium led to the suspension of the work, The World Cup site was then transferred to the Estadio Sergio León Chávez.

During the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship Tournament FIFA wanted to see whether Irapuato had what it took to host the FIFA World Cup, In 1985 the stadium was expanded and the capacity went from 16,300 to 33,000.

From 1983 to 1985 several national teams played friendly matches in Irapuato. Also during the 1986 World Cup the Soviets used Irapuato as their training facility.