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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: CD Guadalajara (Chivas) | Opening: 2010 | Capacity: 45,500 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Estadio Chivas, previously known as Estadio Omnilife, was built to provide Chivas with a modern home. Until then, Chivas played their matches at Estadio Jalisco.<\/p>\n

Plans for the new stadium were first made in the early 2000s, but various issues delayed the start of construction until 2007. The stadium came at a cost of MX$ 2 billion.<\/p>\n

The stadium stands out by its shape, which resembles a volcano, and its exterior covered with grass.<\/p>\n

Estadio Chivas\u00a0officially opened on 30 July 2010 with a friendly between Chivas and Manchester United (3-2). Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, then just transferred to the latter, played for both sides and scored the first goal for Chivas.<\/p>\n

The stadium was initially called Estadio Omnilife following a naming rights sponsorship deal, but this was changed to Estadio Chivas in 2016 when the deal ended.<\/p>\n

In its first few years Estadio Chivas\u00a0had an artificial pitch<\/a>, but this got replaced in the summer of 2012 after severe criticism of fans and at the request of newly-appointed advisor Johan Cruijff.<\/p>\n

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