Aluizão

Estádio Aluízio Ferreira

Aluizão
Full name	Estádio Aluízio Ferreira
Location	Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
Coordinates	8°45′26″S 63°54′38″W
Owner	Governo de Rondônia
Capacity	7,000[1]
Field size	90 x 75m
Surface	Grass
Opened	17 May 1957
Tenants
Ferroviário-RO (1957–1990) Flamengo-RO (1957–1991) CF Amazônia Cruzeiro EC Porto Velho EC SC Genus de Porto Velho SC Shallon Moto EC Rondoniense SC

Estádio Aluízio Ferreira, usually known as Estádio Aluízio Ferreira and nicknamed Aluizão, is a football stadium located in Porto Velho, Rondônia state, Brazil. The stadium is owned by the Governo de Rondônia and it was built in 1957.[2] Its formal name honors Aluízio Ferreira, who was the first governor of the former Território Federal do Guaporé (nowadays Rondônia) from 1942 to 1957.[3]

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.[2]

On August 22, 1965, Bahia beat Ypiranga-RO 9–1, which was the stadium's highest score at the time.[3]

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 7,427, set on February 27, 1995, when Botafogo beat Ji-Paraná 3–1.[2]

On June 10, 2001, the new stadium's highest score was set, when Genus beat Shallon 13–0.[3]

References

1. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
2. "Estádio Aluizio Ferreira". Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
3. Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 451. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.

External links

• (in Portuguese) Estádio Aluízio Ferreira at Templos do Futebol

8°45′26″S 63°54′38″W