Estadio Héroe de Nacozari

Estadio Héroe de Nacozari
Location Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Capacity 18,747 (football)
Field size 106 x 67 m
Surface Synthetic grass
Opened August 5, 1985
Tenants
Gallos Blancos de Hermosillo (1995–96; Ascenso MX)
Buhos de Hermosillo (2005–11; Segunda Division)
Cimarrones de Sonora (2013–15; Liga Premier)
Cimarrones de Sonora (2015–; Ascenso MX)

Estadio Héroe de Nacozari is a multi-use stadium in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Cimarrones de Sonora of the Ascenso MX. The stadium holds 18,747 people.

The name Héroe de Nacozari ("Hero of Nacozari") honours Hermosillo native Jesús García who, in 1907, saved the city of Nacozari, Sonora, from destruction by a fire aboard a dynamite train.

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Coordinates: 29°6′27.70″N 110°59′44.75″W / 29.1076944°N 110.9957639°W / 29.1076944; -110.9957639

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