Estádio Aluízio Ferreira

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Estádio Municipal Aluízio Pinheiro Ferreira
Estádio Aluízio Ferreira
Location Porto Velho, Brasil
Coordinates 8°45'26"S, 63°54'38"W
Opened 1957
Owner Porto Velho City Hall
Surface Grass
Tenants Ferroviário-RO (1957-1990)
Flamengo-RO (1957-1991)
Cruzeiro-RO
Genus
Moto Clube-RO
Shallon
Capacity 7,000[1]
Field dimensions 90 x 75m

Estádio Municipal Aluízio Pinheiro Ferreira, usually known as Estádio Aluízio Ferreira, is a football (soccer) stadium located in Porto Velho, Rondônia state, Brazil. The stadium is owned by the Porto Velho City Hall and it was built in 1957.[1] Its formal name honors Aluízio Ferreira, who was the first governor of the former Território Federal do Guaporé (nowadays Rondônia) from 1942 to 1957.[2]

[edit] History

The stadium construction concluded in 1957. The inaugural match was played on May 17 of that year, when Ferroviário-RO beat Flamengo-RO 3-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Flamengo's Nezio.[1]

On August 22, 1965, Bahia beat Ypiranga-RO 9-1, which was the stadium's highest score at the time.[2]

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 7,427, set on February 27, 1995, when Botafogo beat Ji-Paraná 3-1.[1]

On June 10, 2001, the new stadium's highest score was set, when Genus beat Shallon 13-0.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Estádio Municipal Aluizio Ferreira. Templos do Futebol. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  2. ^ a b Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

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Coordinates: 8°45′26″S, 63°54′38″W

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