Estadio León

Not to be confused with Camp Nou.

The Estadio León, unofficially known as Nou Camp, is a mid-sized football stadium with a seating capacity of 31,297 built in 1967, and located in the city of León, Guanajuato, in the Bajío region of central Mexico.

Estadio Leon

Nou Camp
Location	León, Guanajuato
Owner	Grupo Pachuca[1]
Operator	None
Capacity	31,297[2]
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	March 1, 1967
Construction cost	$12,500,000 (1960's)
Architect	Constructora ARVA S.A. de C.V
Tenants
León (1967–present) Union de Curtidores (2013–2014)

Because of its excellent location and facilities, this stadium hosted matches for the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, and the 1986 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted football matches during the 1968 Summer Olympics. During those games, it seated 23,609.^[3]

On March 8, 2017, judiciary officials of the city of León determined that ownership of Estadio León is still in fact property of Zermeño Reyes y Héctor González. It is unknown if negotiations will begin for Grupo Pachuca to purchase the stadium.^[4] One possible alternative was the New Estadio León, originally proposed in 2008.

On 15 July 2021, Grupo Pachuca announced they had reached an agreement to acquire Estadio León. It was later revealed that the local government had financed the deal.^[5]

1970 FIFA World Cup

Date	Time	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
2 June 1970	16:00	Peru	3–2	Bulgaria	Group 4	13,765[6]
3 June 1970		West Germany	2–1	Morocco		12,942[7]
6 June 1970		Peru	3–0	Morocco		13,537[8]
7 June 1970	12:00	West Germany	5–2	Bulgaria		12,710[9]
10 June 1970	16:00	West Germany	3–1	Peru		17,875[10]
11 June 1970		Bulgaria	1–1	Morocco		12,299[11]
14 June 1970	12:00	West Germany	3–2 (a. e. t.)	England	Quarter-finals	23,357

1986 FIFA World Cup

Date	Time	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
1 June 1986	16:00	Canada	0–1	France	Group C	36,000[12]
5 June 1986	12:00	France	1–1	Soviet Union		36,540[13]
9 June 1986		Hungary	0–3	France		31,420[14]
15 June 1986	16:00	Soviet Union	3–4 (a. e. t.)	Belgium	Round of 16	32,277[15]