The Estadio Nacional, designed by architect was José Villagrán García, broke ground in 1923 and was inaugurated on 5 May 1924 by president Álvaro Obregón.

The stadium was closed and demolished in 1949 during the government of Miguel Alemán Valdés.

[1] 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.

[2] Initially, the capacity of the stadium was 60,000 spectators, that was later reduced to 30,000 seats.