Douradão

Douradão
Full name	Estádio Fredis Saldívar
Location	Dourados, Brazil
Built	1986
Opened	April 12, 1986
Owner	Mato Grosso do Sul state government Dourados City Hall
Surface	Grass
Capacity	30,000[1]
Tenants
Clube Recreativo Desportivo 7 de Setembro Ubiratan Esporte Clube

Estádio Fredis Saldívar, commonly known as Douradão, is a multi-use stadium in Dourados, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000. It was built in 1986.

Douradão is owned by the Mato Grosso do Sul state government and by the Dourados City Hall. The stadium is named after Fredis Saldívar, who donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.

History

In 1986, the works on Douradão were completed. The inaugural match was played on April 12 of that year, when Ubiratan beat Mixto 4-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Ubiratan's Ademir Patrício.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 18,780, set on July 17, 1988 when Ubiratan and Operário de Dourados drew 1-1.

References

1. ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (in Portuguese) (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf. Retrieved January 27, 2011. 

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

External links

• Templos do Futebol

Coordinates: 22°14′39″S 54°46′55″W / 22.24417°S 54.78194°W / -22.24417; -54.78194