Estadio Tres de Marzo
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Interactive map of Estadio Tres de Marzo | |
| Location | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara |
| Operator | Tecos OCESA[1] |
| Capacity | 18,779 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Renovated | 1973, 1975, 1999, 2020, 2026 |
| Tenants | |
| Tecos (Liga Premier) (1971–present) Halcones de Zapopan (2020) Jaguares de Jalisco (2020) Reyes de Jalisco (LFA) (2022) | |
The Estadio Tres de Marzo is a stadium in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. It is currently used for football and American football. The stadium is the home ground of Tecos of the Liga Premier de México. It has a capacity of 18,779 and was constructed inside the campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara.[2]
History
Construction of the Estadio Tres de Marzo began on 1971, when the newly founded football team of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG), that back then played in the third tier of Mexican football, needed a stadium. The steel stands were prefabricated and had a capacity of around 3,000 people. The stadium was named to honor the establishing date of the UAG: 3 March 1935.[3]
In 1973, in virtue of UAG ascending to the second level of Mexican football and according to a ruling from the Mexican Football Federation that demanded that Second Division teams must have a stadium with minimum capacity of 15,000 people, new concrete stands were constructed on the sides of the pitch.[3]
In 1975, after the Tecos de la UAG ascended to the Primera División de Mexico, the stands were once again remodeled in order to meet the minimum demands of the division which was 25,000 people.
The stadium once again went through renovation in order to accommodate the 1986 World Cup which brought the capacity to 30,015 people after new standing room areas were created.
In 1999, Estadio Tres de Marzo underwent its last major renovation which included improvements such as a new pitch and drainage system. The stadium earns its name for the founding date of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, On March 3, 1935.
Later, in 2009, Estadio Tres de Marzo was remodeled to fit the new modern look of Estudiantes Tecos and changed the stands' colors from being yellow and red, to wine red, while also drawing out the team's logo in the middle of both the east and west sides of the main stands.
In June 2020, Jaguares de Jalisco and Halcones de Zapopan of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano moved to the stadium. Jaguares de Jalisco and UAG invested money in renovations for the stadium.[4]
In February 2022, ahead of the 2022 LFA season, the Reyes de Jalisco of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) announced that they would play in the stadium, becoming the first professional gridiron football team to do so.[5] In 2023 they moved to a new stadium built by the Guadalajara City Council.[6]
In November 2025, UAG agreed to lease the stadium to OCESA, a concert promotion company, for a period of ten years. Following this agreement, reconstruction work began on the stadium to convert it into a venue primarily dedicated to concerts, forcing Tecos to relocate their home games to a field adjacent to the stadium.[1]
1986 FIFA World Cup
It hosted 3 matches of the tournament.
| Date | Time (UTC−6) | Team No. 1 | Res. | Team No. 2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 1986 | 12:00 |  Algeria
|
1–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland
|
Group D | 22,000 |
| 7 June 1986 |  Spain
|
2–1 | 28,000 | |||
| 11 June 1986 | 16:00 |  Morocco
|
3–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
|
Group F | 24,000 |
Concerts
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| Date | Artist | Tour |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1993 |  Luis Miguel |
Aries Tour |
| 16 November 1995 | El Concierto Tour | |
| 27 February 2002 | Mis Romances Tour | |
| 9 February 2003 |  Shakira |
Tour of the Mongoose |
| 18 February 2004 | Luis Miguel |
33 Tour |
| 17 March 2004 | Alejandro Sanz |
No Es Lo Mismo Tour |
| 22 March 2006 | Luis Miguel |
México En La Piel Tour |
| 23 March 2006 | ||
| 4 March 2007 |  Roger Waters |
The Dark Side of the Moon Live |
| 12 November 2007 |  Soda Stereo |
Me Verás Volver |
| 23 February 2008 | Maná |
Amar es Combatir Tour |
| 1 March 2010 |  Metallica |
World Magnetic Tour |
| 4 March 2010 | Alejandro Sanz |
Paraiso Tour |
| 9 March 2010 |  Coldplay |
Viva la Vida Tour |
| 6 October 2010 | Black Eyed Peas |
The E.N.D. World Tour |
| 23 October 2010 | Jonas Brothers |
Live in Concert |
| 5 April 2011 | Shakira |
The Sun Comes Out World Tour |
| 3 May 2011 | Lady Gaga |
The Monster Ball Tour |
| 26 October 2011 | Maná |
Drama y Luz World Tour |
| 1 December 2011 | Britney Spears |
Femme Fatale Tour |
| 12 April 2013 | The Killers |
Battle Born World Tour |
| 15 June 2018 | Romeo Santos |
Golden Tour |
| 14 October 2018 | Shakira |
El Dorado World Tour |
| 1 May 2022 | The Killers |
Imploding the Mirage Tour |
| 28 May 2022 | Justin Bieber |
Justice World Tour |
| 26 November 2022 |  Daddy Yankee |
La Última Vuelta World Tour |
| 27 November 2022 | ||
| 3 June 2023 | Rauw Alejandro |
Saturno World Tour |
| 20 August 2023 | Lana Del Rey | |
| 27 October 2023 | Peso Pluma |
Doble P Tour |
| 26 November 2023 | RBD |
Soy Rebelde Tour |
| 27 November 2023 | ||
| 23 February 2024 | Karol G |
Mañana Será Bonito Tour |
| 24 February 2024 | ||
| 3 February 2025 | Linkin Park |
From Zero World Tour |
Facilities
To account for being inside of UAG, a 4,000 vehicle parking lot is found along la Avenida de la Patria, which provides easy access to nearly the entire city of Guadalajara.[7]
See also
- Estudiantes Tecos
- List of football stadiums in Mexico
References
- ^ a b "El estadio mundialista de México que le dice adiós a la Liga MX y le da la bienvenida a conciertos y espectáculos". TV Azteca (in Spanish). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "Estadio 3 de Marzo". Visita Guadalajara (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Fares, Omar (3 April 2020). "5 momentos históricos del Estadio 3 de Marzo". Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Figueroa, Juan Manuel (13 June 2020). "Jaguares Jalisco y Halcones de Zapopan jugarán en el Estadio Tres de Marzo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Ávila, Carlos (2 February 2022). "El estadio Tres de Marzo será la casa de los Reyes de Jalisco". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Reyes de Jalisco y Comude buscan 'taclear' a la delincuencia". Milenio (in Spanish). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ "La UAG abrirá estacionamiento para conciertos en el Tres de Marzo". Informador (in Spanish). 9 May 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2022.