History
The stadium was opened in 1986 with a game between the Leones Negros UdeG and the South Korea National Team. Leones win 1-0, the next day, Zacatecas State team defeated another time the asians. This stadium was originally part of a proyect to give Zacatecas city a multi-porpose stadium, also a Sports Complex and other venues.
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