Estadio Mariano Matamoros

Landmark Xochitepec, Morelos Municipality of Xochitepec Southern Morelos

Municipal football stadium in Xochitepec, built in 1981 for about 16,000 fans; home of Zacatepec F.C. since 2025.

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  • From Cuernavaca: about 20 min by road (~24 km)
  • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 1 h 59 min by car to Xochitepec

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About Estadio Mariano Matamoros

Nicknamed "la escuelita de Xochitepec", the Mariano Matamoros is the municipal football stadium of Xochitepec, on the southern edge of greater Cuernavaca. It was built between 1980 and 1981, has a grass pitch of 105 by 68 metres and is usually listed at 16,000 spectators (Spanish Wikipedia also mentions 18,000). It counts as the second-largest stadium in Morelos after the Agustín "Coruco" Díaz in Zacatepec.

Teams from every tier of Mexican football have used it. In 2002 it hosted the Copa Morelos, and in 2003 the Atlético Celaya franchise, renamed Colibríes de Morelos, played its Primera División home games here and went down in the Clausura. Leones de Morelos followed in 2004 in the Liga de Ascenso, Ballenas Galeana played here in the Segunda División between 2007 and 2013, and Inter de Acapulco used it temporarily in 2015. Later tenants include Atlético Cuernavaca (2017-2019), Morelos F.C. and Ángeles Morelos.

Since the Clausura 2025 it has been the home of Zacatepec F.C. in the Liga Premier, which left the Coruco Díaz because it could not share it with another club. The ground stands on the Tejalpa-Zacatepec highway, in the locality of Chiconcuac, across from the Campestre water park, and belongs to the Xochitepec town council. It is a lower-league, youth-development ground: you go for a match, not for sightseeing, and kick-off times follow the fixture list.

How to get to Estadio Mariano Matamoros

Drive from Cuernavaca: 20 min, 24 km

The stadium is on the Tejalpa-Zacatepec highway in Chiconcuac, municipality of Xochitepec, across from the Campestre water park; one listing gives the address as Río Xochitepec 95. From Cuernavaca it is about 20 to 25 minutes by car (approx., around 17 km) along the Autopista del Sol (México 95D) or the free road towards Xochitepec, then signs for Tejalpa and Zacatepec.

By public transport, combis and buses leave Cuernavaca's bus terminal (Pullman de Morelos) for Xochitepec in 20 to 30 minutes (roughly 25 to 40 pesos, approximate); from there take a taxi or combi to Chiconcuac. From Mexico City, take a bus from the Terminal Central del Sur (Taxqueña) to Cuernavaca and continue from there.

Xochitepec, the nearest town, is about 10 minutes away (approx.). On match days arrive early and check Zacatepec F.C.'s fixtures.

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Visiting Estadio Mariano Matamoros: what to see and do

Watch a Zacatepec F.C. Liga Premier match.
Look over the 105 by 68 metre grass pitch from the stands.
See the Campestre water park, directly opposite.
Visit the Centro Cultural Xochitepequense in a 16th-century former convent.
Climb El Cerrito hill and its clock tower.

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