Estadio Nacional was a multi-use stadium in the Colonia Roma Sur neighborhood of Mexico City , Mexico . It was built in 1923 ; the architect was José Villagrán García . It was mostly used for football and athletics and was used as the main stadium for the 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games . It was replaced by the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in the Ciudad Universitaria , in the south of the city , in 1949 , and the site was used for multifamily housing which was demolished after damage from the 1985 Mexico City earthquake . Today the site is a park , the Jardín Ramón López Velarde . The capacity of the stadium was 30,000 spectators
1985 Mexico City earthquake
1985 Mexico City earthquake
Estadio Nacional (Mexico)