Ciudad de los Deportes
Ciudad de los Deportes | |
|---|---|
Benito Juárez | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.421 km2 (0.163 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 4,100[1] |
| Postal code | 03710 |
Ciudad de los Deportes (literally: Sports City) is a neighborhood in
The neighborhood was initially planned to have several sports facilities including tennis courts, swimming pools, football fields and gymnasiums (hence the name) as well as a residential and commercial zone. Nevertheless, only two of the planned facilities were built: a bullring, the
Location
Ciudad de los Deportes is located in the
The neighborhood is bordered by:[2][3]
- Eje 5 Sur San Antonioon the north, across which is Colonia Ampliación Nápoles
- Avenida Patriotismo on the west, across which is Santa María Nonoalco
- Eje 6 Sur Holbein on the south, across which is Colonia Noche Buena and Colonia San Juan
- Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur on the east, across which is Colonia Insurgentes San Borja
Description
Ciudad de los Deportes has two of the most important sports facilities in
The neighborhood is mainly residential, but it also has some restaurants, cafés and shops, including a large department store.
Similarly to adjacent
History
Ciudad de los Deportes' development started in the 1940s, projected as an area with several sports facilities and a residential and commercial zone in the lands of the former San Carlos ranch and La Guadalupana brickworks.[5] The project, led by Neguib Simón Jalife, broke ground in 1944.
Nevertheless, due to economic problems, only the two major buildings were completed: the
In recent years these two sports venues have hosted several important events. Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes was the home stadium of Cruz Azul, one of the most popular football clubs in Mexico, until its departure in 2018.[6] The stadium currently houses another professional football team, Atlante, since 2020.[7] Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes is also the venue for the Tazón México, the final game of the LFA, the top American football league in Mexico.
Plaza México hosts the annual bullfighting season, usually from November to March. In 2018, the Plaza hosted an exhibition tennis match between Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev in front of 42,517 spectators, breaking a world record for the most spectators in a tennis game.[8]
Transportation
Public transportation
The area is served by the
Metrobús stations
Ciudad de los Deportes- Colonia del Valle
References
- ^ "Marco Geográfico Electoral 2014-2015". IEDF. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Nuestra Demarcación" (Our borders), Delegación Benito Juárez website, archive of 2013-08-12
- ^ Mapa de colonias de la Delegación Benito Juárez (Map of colonias of the Benito Juárez borough
- ^ "Adiós al Estadio Azul: será demolido en julio". Forbes (in Spanish). February 16, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Historia de la Plaza México" (History of Plaza México)
- ^ "Adiós al Estadio Azul: será demolido en julio". Forbes México (in Spanish). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Llega el regreso del Atlante al estadio Azul, antiguo Azulgrana". ESPN (in Spanish). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Federer and Zverev Mexico City match breaks world attendance record". Reuters. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.