Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, east of Monterrey, was designed by Populous with the Mexican firm VFO, and the article names Federico Velasco as a lead designer. FEMSA owns and operates it. Construction began in August 2011 and finished in July 2015, and it opened on August 2, 2015. The cost was US$200 million. The article names no architectural style or structural materials.
The stadium is 909 feet (277 m) long and 761 feet (232 m) wide, with a circumference of 800 meters. The north side is 151 feet (46 m) high and the south side 105 feet (32 m). The grandstand rises at 34 degrees, with views of Cerro de la Silla. It was the first football stadium in North America to earn LEED Silver certification.
It opened with about 51,000 seats and now holds about 53,500. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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