Estádio Nicolau Alayon

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name =Estádio Nicolau Alayon
nickname =Estádio Comendador Souza


location =São Paulo, Brasil
coordinates =
broke_ground =
closed =
opened =1938
demolished =
field dimensions =117,50 x 71,60m
surface =Grass
owner =Nacional Atlético Clube
tenants =Nacional Atlético Clube
seating_capacity =9,650

Estádio Nicolau Alayon, also known as Estádio Comendador Sousa, is a football (soccer) stadium located in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, São Paulo state. It is the home stadium of Brazilian football club Nacional Atlético Clube, also known as Nacional. It has a maximum capacity of 9,650.cite web | title = Estádio Nicolau Alayon | url=http://classicoeclassico.sites.uol.com.br/templos/sp/SaoPaulo5.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-27 | publisher=Templos do Futebol |language=Portuguese ] The stadium is named after the Uruguayan Nicolau Alayon, who was Nacional's president during the stadium's construction.cite web | title = Estádio Nicolau Alayon | url=http://www.futebolpaulista.com.br/estadio.php?cod=50 | accessdate = 2008-08-27 | publisher=Federação Paulista de Futebol |language=Portuguese ] The stadium is nicknamed Comendador Sousa after the street where it is located in.cite web | title = Nacional Atlético Clube | url=http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/sp/nacional.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-27 | publisher=Arquivo de Clubes |language=Portuguese ]

History

The stadium was inaugurated on May 14, 1938, when Corinthians beat Nacional 2-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Nacional's Carlos Leite.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 22,000, set on February 21, 1970, when Nacional beat São Paulo 1-0.

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