Stadium Reviews

Estadio Akron, located in Zapopan near Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, stands as a significant landmark in Mexican sports architecture. This multipurpose stadium, primarily used for football, serves as the home of the Liga MX team C.D. Guadalajara. Its journey, from inception to completion, and the subsequent reactions to its design and features, tell a compelling tale of ambition and community. Built inside a manmade hill, can this be the newest ancient stadium in the world?

Opened in 1960 and maintaining a retro feel, Estadio Jalisco is unlikely to win any beauty contests, but it is Mexico’s third-largest stadium and hosted matches in the 1970 and 1986 World Cups.