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 Interior of the stadium | |
 Interactive map of Estadio El Encanto | |
| Location | Avenida Munich, Fraccionamiento Pradera Dorada,Mazatlán, Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 23°16′35″N106°22′52″W / 23.27639°N 106.38111°W /23.27639; -106.38111 |
| Owner | Government of Sinaloa |
| Operator | Mazatlán F.C. |
| Capacity | 20,195 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2020 |
| Opened | 27 July 2020 |
| Construction cost | $MXN 652,000,000[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Mazatlán F.C. (2020–present) Mexico national football team (selected matches) | |
TheEstadio El Encanto,[2] is afootball stadium located in the city ofMazatlán,Sinaloa, Mexico. It was inaugurated in 2020 and has a capacity of approximately 25,000.[3] The stadium is the home ofMazatlán F.C., which beganLiga MX play in theApertura 2020 tournament.[4]
In 2017, construction work began on a football stadium in the city of Mazatlán as part of a project to build and modernize various sports venues in the state of Sinaloa.[5] The goal was for a football team to occupy the stadium, though there was no club based in the city.
In that same year,Pacific F.C. was founded, which belonged to the Faharo Group,[6] owners ofMurciélagos F.C. However, during its first tournaments of existence, the team had as its temporary headquarters the city ofLos Mochis. It was not until January 2019 that Pacific arrived at Mazatlán, playing at theEstadio Teodoro Mariscal, a baseball stadium.[7] This club would only play in the city for a few months.
In 2020, construction of the stadium was accelerated to have it ready for the start of the 2020–21 football season. Finally, on 2 June, the arrival of a new team for the venue was confirmed asMonarcas Morelia were moved from Michoacán and renamed Mazatlán Fútbol Club.[8] The stadium was provisionally namedEstadio de Mazatlán. On 7 July 2020, Mazatlán F.C. announced that the stadium would be calledElKraken internally and publicly; however, it officially continued to carry the original name.[9]
On 27 July 2020, the first game at the stadium was held between Mazatlán andPuebla during Week 1 of theTorneo Guardianes 2020, a 4-1 loss for the home side. The first goal at the venue was scored by Puebla's Santiago Ormeño.[10]
The stadium hosted its first international match on 7 June 2023 when a friendly game was held between the national teams ofMexico andGuatemala.Raúl Jiménez scored the first international goal in the history of this venue.[11]
On 25 October 2023, the stadium was renamed Estadio El Encanto, after Mazatlán F.C. signed an alliance agreement with a local company dedicated to the construction of houses, the company is named Encanto Desarrollos.[2]
| Date | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2023 | Mexico  | 2–0 |  Guatemala | Friendly |