Arena in Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City Arena
(
Spanish
:
Arena Ciudad de Mexico
) is an indoor
arena
in
Azcapotzalco
,
Mexico City
,
Mexico
. It hosts concerts, sports, and other events. It officially opened on February 25, 2012.
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The total cost of the arena was $300 million. The arena has a maximum capacity of 22,300 spectators. It is operated by Zignia Live. It is located in Avenida de las Granjas, close to
Ferreria metro station
,
Fortuna railway station
of the
Suburban Railway
, and next to
TecMilenio University
.
History
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The construction began on March 18, 2009, where the Mexico City
Mayor
,
Marcelo Ebrard
, was present.
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The place where the Arena is located used to be the Old Ferreria Cattle Ranch many years ago. It is an 8-hectare land. KMD Architects Mexico was in charge of the design of the Arena along with AVALANZ Group. Construction companies
Grupo Garza Ponce
, Corey and ADIPPSA are responsible for the development.
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It is the most up-to-date Arena in
Mexico City
, the biggest and it is the first arena in the city to have its own parking lot. On November 17, 2010, there was an event that took place in the early construction of the Arena which was called '300 days'. Guillermo Salinas Pliego, head of AVALANZ, promised to finish the project in 300 days. He added "It looks difficult but, the
Monterrey Arena
was the same and it was finished in nine months". He also talked about the idea sent to KMD Architects for the design of the Arena. He wanted it to "be astonishing on an urban level. Like an icon of the city".
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The Arena was opened officially with a concert by Mexican singer
Luis Miguel
on February 25, 2012.
For the construction 5,000 tons of structural steel, 25,000 tons of reinforced steel and 100,000 cubic meters of concrete were used. 225,000 square meters of construction built on an 8 hectare land. The Arena is 45 meters high. It has 2 heliports, a parking lot with capacity of 5,000 cars, 124 luxury suites, 650 security cameras, 850 LCD screens and a capacity of 22,300 people depending on the event. One of the most distinctive things about the Arena are the outdoor LED screen, which has an area of 6,200 square meters, and the indoor screen in the centerhung, with an area of 700 square meters, making both of the screens one of the largest indoor and outdoor displays in the world. Also, 450 meters of digital rings can be seen inside. All of the LED displays are provided by
Daktronics
.
On February 24, 2012, one day before the official opening,
Marcelo Ebrard
unveiled the Arena's inauguration plaque. He spoke about the benefits of the Arena, one of them being the 2,500 permanent jobs and the development of Azcapotzalco. On the other hand, Guillermo Salinas mentioned that "this Arena built for the people in Mexico City will modernize the current entertainment infrastructure, because the last place built for that kind of purpose was the
Palacio de los Deportes
, which was built for the "
1968 Summer Olympics
".
The arena is frequently used by tours operated by
Feld Entertainment
. Shows like
Disney On Ice
,
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
(before its closure) and
Monster Jam
have used the arena.
Additionally, the
NBA
has expressed interest in having a team in Mexico, potentially in this arena.
[5]
On December 4, 2013, a regular-season game between the
San Antonio Spurs
and
Minnesota Timberwolves
scheduled at the arena was canceled when a fire from a generator malfunction filled the building with smoke. As a result, their rematch would instead be played at the
Target Center
.
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However, the NBA has held games in the arena since then, with the next games coming on January 12 and 14, 2017, with the
Phoenix Suns
playing against both the
Dallas Mavericks
and the
San Antonio Spurs
respectively. The Suns would lose 113?108 to the Mavericks, but win 108?105 against the Spurs. In December 2017, the
Brooklyn Nets
hosted the
Oklahoma City Thunder
and
Miami Heat
at the arena.
On December 13, 2018, another NBA Game was held at the arena with
Orlando Magic
faced the
Chicago Bulls
Silver was complimentary of the building, and said he hoped other, similar venues would pop up in other parts of the Americas. For the
2019-20 NBA Season
, the Dallas Mavericks will play host to the
Detroit Pistons
and the Phoenix Suns to the San Antonio Spurs.
[7]
The men's and women's basketball teams of the American colleges the
University of Kansas
and
University of Houston
will play a conference game at the arena in 2024.
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Events
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The arena has been a frequent host of
boxing
,
mixed martial arts
and
lucha libre
(
professional wrestling
) events.
Ultimate Fighting Championships
has held two pay-per-view events at the arena.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
has held their largest annual show,
Triplemania
, at the arena since the twentieth edition in 2012. Events at the arena include:
- Triplemania XX
? August 5, 2012
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- Triplemania XXI
? June 16, 2013
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- Triplemania XXII
? August 17, 2014
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- Triplemania XXIII
? August 9, 2015
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- Triplemania XXIV
? August 28, 2016
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- Triplemania XXV
? August 26, 2017
- Triplemania XXVI
? August 25, 2018
- Triplemania XXVII
? August 3, 2019
- Triplemania XXVIII
? December 12, 2020 (This was the first Triplemania without an audience due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.)
- Triplemania XXIX
? August 14, 2021
The largest attended event this far was the boxing match between
Juan Manuel Marquez
and Sergey Fedchenko of the
World Boxing Organization
light welterweight championship on April 14, 2012.
Mexican Superstar,
Gloria Trevi
, is the entertainer to sell out the Arena on 10 different dates.
Gallery
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Main entrance, bar terrace and outdoor LED screen
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Outside view of the Arena
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The Arena from a pedestrian bridge
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Inside view of the Arena
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Indoor LED screen
-
Parking lot
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The outdoor LED screen of Mexico City Arena at night
See also
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References
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- ^
"Homepage"
.
Oem.com.mx
. Retrieved
21 October
2017
.
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"La Jornada: Ebrard pone en marcha construccion de la Arena Ciudad de Mexico"
.
Jornada.unam.mx
. Retrieved
21 October
2017
.
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"Tienda de Entretenimiento"
.
Terra.com.mx
. Retrieved
21 October
2017
.
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"Arena Ciudad de Mexico, en 300 dias"
.
Cnnexpansion.com
. Retrieved
21 October
2017
.
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"NBA hint at Mexico expansion"
.
Gulfnews.com
. Reuters. 7 October 2012
. Retrieved
21 October
2017
.
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Associated Press
(December 4, 2013).
"NBA game in Mexico City called off because of smoke"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
December 5,
2013
.
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"Calendario NBA 2019-2020: ¿Cuales seran los Global Games?"
.
NBA.com Mexico | El sitio oficial de la NBA
(in Mexican Spanish)
. Retrieved
2019-09-19
.
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"Kansas and Houston Men's & Women's Basketball to Tip Off Big 12 Mexico in 2024"
.
KUAthletics.com
.
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"UFC announces full main card for UFC 180 in Mexico City"
. Dave Doyle
. Retrieved
20 November
2014
.
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"UFC 180 fight cards"
. UFC
. Retrieved
20 November
2014
.
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Acosta, Carlos R. (May 31, 2012).
"Triplemania XX: 5 de agosto en la Arena Ciudad de Mexico"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
June 1,
2012
.
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Cano Vela, Eduardo (June 11, 2013).
"AAA #TripleManiaXXI (Cobertura y Resultados 16 de junio de 2013) ? El Hijo del Perro Aguayo vs. Cibernetico por las Cabelleras ? Blue Demon, Jr. vs. El Mesias por el Campeonato Latinoamericano"
.
Super Luchas
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
June 17,
2013
.
- ^
"Noche de Leyenda en Triplemania XXII"
.
Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion
(in Spanish). August 18, 2014. Archived from
the original
on August 19, 2014
. Retrieved
August 18,
2014
.
- ^
"Rey Mysterio vs Myzteziz ej Triplemania XXIII"
(in Spanish).
Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion
. July 10, 2015
. Retrieved
July 10,
2015
.
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"Triplemania XXIV se llevara a cabo el 28 de agosto"
(in Spanish).
Record
. July 5, 2016
. Retrieved
August 2,
2016
.
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