The New Cruz Azul Stadium is a proposed football stadium intended to serve as the permanent home of the Mexican club Cruz Azul, which has played at rented venues in the Mexico City area since the early 1970s. A stadium was promised under former club president Guillermo Álvarez Cuevas, and the project was revived by his successor, Víctor Velázquez, who presented an architectural preview in May 2024. Several sites in Mexico City and the State of Mexico have been reported or considered, but as of October 2026 the club had not officially confirmed a location and construction had not begun.
History
Background
Cruz Azul moved its home matches from Estadio 10 de Diciembre in Hidalgo to Mexico City in the early 1970s, and has since used venues it does not own, including the Estadio Azteca, the Estadio Azul and the Estadio Olímpico Universitario. In 2024, the club played at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, the former Estadio Azul. It moved to the Estadio Olímpico Universitario before the Clausura 2025 tournament. For the Clausura 2026, it relocated to the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla, as the Estadio Azteca was being renovated for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The club returned to the Estadio Azteca for the Apertura 2026 under a new agreement announced on 17 July 2026.
Álvarez Cuevas announced plans for a new stadium on several occasions during his presidency, including a stated intention to begin the project in 2012, but none of these proposals progressed to construction.
Proposals under Velázquez
In April 2024, Velázquez, president of the board of Cooperativa La Cruz Azul, presented the construction of a new stadium to the cooperative's general assembly, which received the proposal favourably. The following month, shortly before the Clausura 2024 final against América, he published a video on social media showing a preview of the architectural project, without giving further details. Later in May, Marco Antonio Rodríguez Hurtado, the mayor on leave of Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico, said that the stadium would be built in the municipality. The plot, known as El Cerrito, is in San Pedro Barrientos, and the planned complex included a shopping centre, a convention centre and a hotel. The Tlalnepantla project did not proceed.
During 2024 and 2025, sites in the area of the former 18 de Marzo refinery in Azcapotzalco and in La Magdalena Contreras were reported in the press. The mayor of La Magdalena Contreras denied that any plans had been submitted to the borough. In April 2025, Velázquez said that difficulties in acquiring land, together with the club's lease at the Estadio Azteca running until 2031, could delay the project.
Site search
In February 2026, Velázquez met the Head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, to discuss the project. Following a second meeting, the parties agreed to study the viability of a site in Azcapotzalco and that the stadium would be built within Mexico City. Press reports identified the Parque Bicentenario, on the former refinery grounds, as the most advanced option. That same month, the municipal president of Naucalpan, Isaac Montoya, offered two sites in the municipality.
In August 2026, Velázquez said the stadium had initially been announced for the State of Mexico, but that Claudia Sheinbaum, while Head of Government of Mexico City, had asked him to keep it in the capital. He also said that Sheinbaum, by then President of Mexico, had recently asked him whether a site had been found. He described a location in the metropolitan area as preferable for reaching the club's supporters, but said Hidalgo remained a possibility. In October 2026, TUDN journalist Adrián Esparza reported that the club was considering a site in Interlomas, in the municipality of Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, and that it intended to begin construction during 2026. No acquisition of land had been officially announced.
Design
Velázquez has given varying figures for the stadium's capacity. In May 2024, he cited between 35,000 and 45,000 spectators and said the venue would include an adjoining hotel. In April 2026, he gave a figure of between 40,000 and 45,000. His estimates of the construction period, counted from the laying of the first stone, have ranged from two to three years.
Financing
In a 2023 interview with ESPN, Velázquez estimated the cost of the project at between US$300 million and US$350 million. He said the stadium would be wholly owned by Cooperativa La Cruz Azul. In April 2026, he gave a revised estimate of between US$250 million and US$300 million. He stated that financing for the project had been secured and that only the location remained to be decided.
