Amigão
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Estádio Governador Ernani Sátiro, usually known by its nickname Amigão (sometimes called O Amigão), is a multi-use stadium in Campina Grande, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 40,000. The stadium was built in 1975.
The Amigão is owned by the government of Amazonas state. The stadium is named after Ernani Sátiro, who was the governor of Paraíba state from 1971 to 1975. Amigão means Big Friend in Portuguese language and it refers to the way Ernani Sátiro called his voters, amigos velhos, meaning old friends.
[edit] History
In 1975, the works on Amigão were completed. It was built in fourteen months. The inaugural match was played on March 8 of that year, when Campinense and Botafogo drew 0-0.
The first goal of the stadium was scored on March 16, 1975 by Campinense's Pedrinho Cangula when Campinense and Treze drew 1-1.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 41,149, set on February 7, 1982 when Flamengo beat Treze 3-1.
In 2007, Nacional de Patos played its home matches during the Brazilian Championship Third Level final stage at Amigão stadium.[1]
[edit] References
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
- ^ (Portuguese) Nacional não deve jogar em Patos na fase final da Série C do Brasileiro - WSCOM (October 7, 2007) (retrieved on November 23, 2007)
