Estádio Palma Travassos

Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos, usually known as Estádio Palma Travassos, or just Franciscão, is a multi-use stadium in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people. It was built in 1964.

Estádio Palma Travassos is owned by Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto). The stadium is named after Francisco de Palma Travassos, who donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.

History

In 1964, the works on Estádio Palma Travassos were completed. The inaugural match was played on November 10 of that year, when Santos beat Comercial 3-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Comercial's Paulo Bim.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 32,400, set on July 20, 1986 when Comercial and Botafogo drew 0-0.

References

*"Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

External links

* [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/sp/RibPreto2.htm Templos do Futebol]
* [http://www.arquivodeclubes.com/sp/comercial.htm Comercial at Arquivo de Clubes]