Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
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| João Havelange Olympic Stadium | |
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| Engenhão | |
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| Full name | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Built | 2003-2007 |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Owner | City of Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator | Botafogo |
| Surface | Grass (105 x 68m) |
| Architect | Carlos Porto [1] |
| Tenants | Botafogo |
| Capacity | 45,000[2] |
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (João Havelange Olympic Stadium), also known as Engenhão, is a multi-use stadium located in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium hosted twelve matches of the first stage of the men's and women's football tournaments of the 2007 Pan American Games. The stadium currently has a maximum capacity of 45,000 people, but it can be expanded to accommodate 60,000 seated guests. [2].
The stadium is owned by the City of Rio de Janeiro, but it has been rented to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas until at least 2027 (20 years).[3] It is named after João Havelange, who was president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998.
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[edit] History
On June 30, 2007, the stadium was inaugurated. The first match was the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game between Botafogo and Fluminense. 40,000 tickets were available for the match and they were exchanged for powdered milk. [4] However, 43,810 people were at the stadium to watch the inauguration match, when Botafogo beat Fluminense 2-1. The first goal of the match was scored by Fluminense's Alex Dias. As Alex Dias scored the first goal of the stadium, he was awarded the Valdir Pereira Trophy (Taça Valdir Pereira), which was named after retired footballer Didi. As Botafogo won the stadium's inaugural match, the João Havelange Trophy (Taça João Havelange) was awarded to the club. [5]
On August 3, 2007, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas signed a deal with the City of Rio de Janeiro to rent the stadium for 20 years.[3]
On August 11, 2007, a 15-meter long and 6-meter high stadium wall collapsed, but nobody was hurt. [6]
[edit] 2007 Pan American Games
The stadium hosted the following football matches of the 2007 Pan American Games [7]:
[edit] Men's tournament
Group A
| 15 July 15:30 |
Brazil  |
3 – 0 |  Honduras |
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Lulinha  22' (pen.) 66' 90' (pen.) |
Group C
| 15 July 18:15 |
Argentina  |
1 – 1 |  Haiti |
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| Mazzola 37' |
Mechack 33' |
Group A
| 18 July 15:30 |
Brazil |
2 – 0 |  Costa Rica |
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| Maicon 18' Alex 24' |
Group B
| 18 July 18:15 |
Mexico  |
2 – 0 |  Venezuela |
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| Velasco 2' Esqueda 14' |
[edit] Women's tournament
Group A
| 12 July 14:00 |
Brazil |
4 – 0 |  Uruguay |
Referee: Cerdas (CRC) |
| Daniela 2' 69' Cristiane 15'Rosana 35' |
Group B
| 12 July 18:15 |
USA  |
7 – 1 |  Paraguay |
Referee: Beltrame (BRA) |
| O'Hara 16' 51' Cheney 18' 37' 49'Nogueira 66'McDonald 68' |
Alarcon 2' |
Group A
| 14 July 15:30 |
Jamaica  |
0 – 5 | Brazil |
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| Katia 9' 52' Daniela 23'Marta 65' (pen.)Cristiane 85' (pen.) |
Group B
| 14 July 18:15 |
Paraguay |
0 – 5 | Mexico |
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| Maria Valdez 20' Ocampo 28' 82'Corral 70' 89' |
Group A
| 16 July 15:30 |
Canada  |
4 – 0 |  Ecuador |
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| Neil 13' Lang 24' 30' 50' |
Group B
| 16 July 18:15 |
Mexico |
0 – 1 | Argentina |
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| Eva González 90+' |
Group B
| 18 July 09:00 |
USA |
3 – 0 | Argentina |
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| Washington 20' Nogueira 44'McDonald 90+' |
Group A
| 18 July 11:15 |
Brazil |
10 – 0 | Ecuador |
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| Cristiane 10' 27' 30' 47' Daniela 18'Marta 35' 56' 74' 90'Pretinha 66' |
[edit] References
- ^ Engenhão foi inspirado em Niemeyer. Lancenet. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ a b João Havelange Sports Complex. Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ a b Botafogo vai administrar estádio olímpico do Engenhão. Correio Web. Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
- ^ Clássico entre Botafogo e Fluminense não terá venda de ingressos. Jornal do Brasil. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
- ^ Na inauguração do Engenhão, Bota vence Flu e dispara na ponta. UOL Esporte. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ Muro do Engenhão desaba no Rio sem deixar feridos. A Tarde On Line. Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
- ^ Schedule and Results. 2007 Pan American Games official website. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
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