Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba

Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, formerly known as the Estadio Francisco Villa is a multi-use stadium in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Mineros de Zacatecas. The stadium has a capacity of 20,068 people.

History
The stadium was opened in 1986 with a game between the Leones Negros UdeG and the South Korea National Team which Leones emerged winner by 1–0

This stadium was originally part of a project to give Zacatecas city a multi-purpose stadium, also a Sports Complex and other venues.

In late 2017, the stadium was expanded from 14000 seats to 20,060 and renamed in honor of football coach Carlos Vega Villalba.

Football


Villalba has been home to several football teams, the highest level to be played in the Stadium is the second.
 * Real Sociedad de Zacatecas franchise played nine seasons at the second-tier from 1997 to 2003, reaching the final once in Winter 1997.
 * Mineros de Zacatecas currently plays in the second level since 2014, having played the final once in Clausura 2016.
 * Tuzos UAZ, participates at the third level Liga Premier de México, runner-up in 2018–19 season, and champions in Apertura 2022.

Club friendly matches
Villa has hosted a number of friendly matches between Liga MX Teams and an official fixture between Santos Laguna and C.D. Guadalajara in 1996.


 * 2010: Santos Laguna 1-2 Chiapas
 * 2011: Santos Laguna 2-1 América
 * 2013: Jaguares de Chiapas 1-0 Monterrey
 * 2014: Pachuca 1-2 Querétaro
 * 2014: Pachuca 1-2 León
 * 2018: Pachuca 0-0 Chivas
 * 2024: Cruz Azul 3(4)-3(5) Chivas
 * 2024: Pachuca 3-0 Chivas

International club friendly matches

 * 1986: Leones Negros 1-0 South Korea U23
 * 1986: Zacatecas 1-0 South Korea U23
 * 2008: Necaxa 0-0 Saprissa
 * 2015: Mineros 1-2 Club Atlético Talleres Córdoba
 * 2015: Mineros 5-0 Saprissa
 * 2015: León 0(6)-0(7) Saprissa
 * 2016: Mineros 2-2 Club Sport Herediano
 * 2018: Mineros 3-2 Club Sport Herediano

Interdivisional club friendly matches

 * 2014: Mineros 3-1 León
 * 2014: Mineros 0(5)-0(4) Querétaro
 * 2015: León 2(1)-2(3) Atlético San Luis
 * 2021: Mineros 0-3 Chivas
 * 2024: Mineros 1-2 Pachuca
 * 2024: Mineros 0-2 Cruz Azul

Other sports
Regional athletics events and practices.

Concerts
Miguel Bosé. Alejandro Sanz. Vicente Fernández. Kumbia Kings, Joan Sebastian and Pepe Aguilar are some of the artists who had performed at the Villa.