Toluca

Localisation

Toluca, Mexico, Mexico

Capacité

31 000

Inauguré

1935

Fuseau horaire

UTC -06:00 Central Standard Time (CST)

Estadio Nemesio Díez (Nemesio Díez Stadium) unofficially known as La Bombonera is an association football stadium located in the city of Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico, Mexico Opened on August 8, 1935, with a capacity of 30,000, it is It is the home of Deportivo Toluca F.C. and Deportivo Toluca F.C. (women). It is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. This stadium has hosted two Football World Cups Football World Cup 1970 and Football World Cup 1986 one Pan American Games 1975 Panamerican Games, one FIFA World Youth Championship 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship and one Central American and Caribbean Games 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games. The stadium sits at an altitude of roughly 8,750 feet (2,670 m) above sea level, one of the highest altitude stadiums in North America. A former nuance about this stadium is that it did not have a lighting system, which forced the local team as a tradition to play at noon. The playing field is oriented from east to west, the only professional stadium in the country located in that position. The stadium was previously known as: Estadio Toluca 70–86, Estadio Toluca 70, Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal and Estadio Héctor Barraza. The stadium was remodelled in 2017, which brought the stadium up to modern standards, expanding the capacity to 30,000 spectators, and adding technology with greater support for screens and ambient sound, all the while preserving the English style that has characterized it, such as the proximity to the playing field. The stadium has also gained international recognition, as it was chosen as the "Second Best Stadium in the World 2017" in the remodeled category, according to public voting conducted by StadiumDB in the same year. During the 2024 Apertura, Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club had an attendance rate of 94.9%. This represents an average attendance of 28,470 spectators per match played at the Nemesio Díez Stadium during the nine regular-season matches. The club also reported that it sold 60% of the stadium's capacity to season ticket holders, which represents approximately 18,000 seats.