Estádio Vila Capanema
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Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, also known as Estádio Durival Britto, or Vila Capanema (Portuguese for Capanema Borough), is the main stadium of Paraná Clube in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The other club stadium is Estádio Vila Olímpica, but it is currently being used for training. The stadium holds 20,083 people. It is named after Colonel Durival Britto e Silva, who was presidente of the RFFSA, a railroad company.
[edit] History
It was built in 1947 for being Clube Atlético Ferroviário's home and the first match occurred on January 23 of that year, when Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro beat Clube Atlético Ferroviário 5-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Fluminense's Careca.
During many years Estádio Vila Capanema was Curitiba's most modern and comfortable stadium with a capacity of 15,000 spectators. It was built to host 1950 FIFA World Cup games and in June 25, 1950, Spain beat the United States of America and in the 29th day of that month, Paraguay played against Sweden.
Clube Atlético Ferroviário was extinct in 1971 and Vila Capanema became Paraná Clube's home since the foundation of the club, in 1989.
In 2006, Estádio Vila Capanema was modernized and Paraná Clube opened the stadium again after four years. The capacity of the stadium was boosted to 20,083 fans.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 24,303 people, set on September 8, 1968 when Atlético Paranaense beat Santos 3-2.
[edit] References
- ^ Official website
- ^ Especial Placar - Guia 2006 Brasileirão - São Paulo: Editora Abril, 2006.
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
