Estádio Aluízio Ferreira

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name =Estádio Municipal Aluízio Pinheiro Ferreira
nickname =Estádio Aluízio Ferreira


name_

location =Porto Velho, Brasil
coordinates = 8°45'26"S, 63°54'38"W
broke_ground =
closed =
opened =1957
demolished =
dimensions =90 x 75m
surface =Grass
owner =Porto Velho City Hall
tenants =Ferroviário-RO (1957–1990)
Flamengo-RO (1957–1991)
Cruzeiro-RO
Genus
Moto Clube-RO
Shallon
seating_capacity =7,000

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.cite web | title = Estádio Municipal Aluizio Ferreira | url=http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/ro/PortoVelho.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-18 | publisher=Templos do Futebol ] Its formal name honors Aluízio Ferreira, who was the first governor of the former Território Federal do Guaporé (nowadays Rondônia) from 1942 to 1957.cite book | first = | last = | title = Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2 | publisher = Aretê Editorial S/A | location = Rio de Janeiro | year = 2001 | pages = 451| id = ISBN 8588651017]

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.

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

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

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

References

External links

*pt icon [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/ro/PortoVelho.htm Estádio Aluízio Ferreira at Templos do Futebol]