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Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez is a multi-purpose stadium in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, located just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. It is currently used mostly for football matches and concerts and is the home stadium of FC Juárez of the Liga MX. On May 12, 1981, the stadium was opened with a scoreless draw between the Mexico national football team and Atlético Madrid. The stadium is part of the campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and holds 19,703 people.
Location | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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Coordinates | 31°45′11″N 106°28′4″W / 31.75306°N 106.46778°W |
Owner | UACJ |
Operator | FC Juárez |
Capacity | 19,703[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 1980 |
Opened | May 12, 1981 |
Tenants | |
El Paso/Juarez Gamecocks (1985) Indios de Ciudad Juarez (2005–11) Indios de la UACJ (2012–2016) FC Juárez (2015–) |
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