Estádio Aluízio Ferreira

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
Capacity 7,000[1]
Field dimensions 90 x 75m
Tenants
Ferroviário-RO (1957–1990)
Flamengo-RO (1957–1991)
CFA
Cruzeiro-RO
Genus
Moto Clube-RO
Shallon

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.[2] Its formal name honors Aluízio Ferreira, who was the first governor of the former Território Federal do Guaporé (nowadays Rondônia) from 1942 to 1957.[3]

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.[2]

On August 22, 1965, Bahia beat Ypiranga-RO 9–1, which was the stadium's highest score at the time.[3]

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 7,427, set on February 27, 1995, when Botafogo beat Ji-Paraná 3–1.[2]

On June 10, 2001, the new stadium's highest score was set, when Genus beat Shallon 13–0.[3]

References

  1. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (in Portuguese) (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. http://www2.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf. Retrieved February 15, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Estádio Municipal Aluizio Ferreira". Templos do Futebol. http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/ro/PortoVelho.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
  3. ^ a b c Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 451. ISBN 85-88651-01-7. 

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