Estadio Sergio León Chávez

The ground in Irapuato carries a name change that dates back to 1990, when it was renamed Estadio Sergio León Chávez . Before that, it sat under the title Estadio Irapuato, a period when the city’s teams played on the surface that now sits beneath the floodlights on Calle Guerrero. The architecture has a distinct look; the pitch itself is natural grass.

What separates this venue from the typical municipal ground is the scale of the matches it has witnessed. It hosted group games for the 1986 World Cup, where the Soviet Union played Hungary and Canada, and later staged the final of the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. That history sits alongside a more recent chapter involving the local side, Club Deportivo Irapuato. In 2024 and 2025, the club faced a roof collapse during renovations.

There is a sense of the place being caught between its past and its present. The seating capacity hovers around 22,000, though older records suggest it once held more. It is a place that has hosted legends, including a friendly against Brazil featuring Pelé, yet now struggles to keep its own roof intact.