Estadio Wilfrido Massieu
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Estadio Wilfrido Massieu is a outdoor stadium
on the campus Zacatenco of the National Polytechnic Institute
(IPN), located north of Mexico City
. It was opened in 1959 and has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. The venue is named for Wilfrido Massieu Pérez, a former Director-general
of the IPN
.
The stadium was primarily used for American football
and served as the home field for the Águilas Blancas
(White Eagles) and Burros Blancos (White Donkeys), teams of IPN
, until 2000, when it was vetoed from American football events by damages in its structure. However, the stadium is available to perform other athletic events.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
on the campus Zacatenco of the National Polytechnic Institute
National Polytechnic Institute
The National Polytechnic Institute colloquially known as the Polytechnic is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 153.027 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
(IPN), located north of Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. It was opened in 1959 and has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. The venue is named for Wilfrido Massieu Pérez, a former Director-general
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
of the IPN
National Polytechnic Institute
The National Polytechnic Institute colloquially known as the Polytechnic is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 153.027 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
.
The stadium was primarily used for American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and served as the home field for the Águilas Blancas
Águilas Blancas
Águilas Blancas de la ESCA-ESIQIE , also known as Politécnico or simply Águilas Blancas, is a Mexican college football team representing the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City, Mexico. The Águilas Blancas participate in the Central Conference as part of the National Student Organization...
(White Eagles) and Burros Blancos (White Donkeys), teams of IPN
National Polytechnic Institute
The National Polytechnic Institute colloquially known as the Polytechnic is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 153.027 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
, until 2000, when it was vetoed from American football events by damages in its structure. However, the stadium is available to perform other athletic events.