- Estádio Giulite Coutinho
Estádio Giulite Coutinho, also known as Estádio Édson Passos, is a multi-use
stadium located inMesquita city, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil . It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches ofAmérica Football Club ,Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube andEsporte Clube Tigres do Brasil . The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,000 people and was built in2000 . pt icon [http://www.america-rj.com.br/estadio_america.html Estádio Giulite Coutinho at América Futebol Clube's official website] ]History
On
January 23 ,200 the stadium was inaugurated when América beat a Rio de Janeiro State Combined Team 3-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Rio de Janeiro State Combined Team'sSorato . [http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/miscellaneous/rjstadiums.htm List of Stadiums in Rio de Janeiro State at RSSSF] ]The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 9,009, set on March 5, 2006 when
América Football Club and Flamengo drew 2-2.References
External links
*pt icon [http://www.america-rj.com.br/estadio_america.html América's official website]
*pt icon [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/rj/Mesquita.htm Templos do Futebol]
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