Estádio Etelvino Mendonça, sometimes known as Mendonção, is a football stadium in Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil. It has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people, and hosts the home matches of Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana.
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| Full name | Estádio Etelvino Mendonça |
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| Former names | Estádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1971–2016) |
| Location | Itabaiana, SE, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 10°41′19″S 37°25′54″W / 10.688526070174099°S 37.43155128467663°W |
| Owner | Sergipe state |
| Operator | Itabaiana |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[1] |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1969–1971 |
| Opened | 7 March 1971 |
| Renovated | 1984–1985, 2009–2010 |
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| Itabaiana | |
History
editInaugurated on 7 March 1971 under the name of Estádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici as an honour to then president Emílio Garrastazu Médici, the stadium hosted a match between Itabaiana and Grêmio, which ended 0–0.[2] The stadium's capacity was increased in 1985 and 2010, when new stands were introduced.
In January 2016, Sergipe Governor Jackson Barreto signed a decree to change the name of several buildings in the state, removing its link with the military dictatorship agents.[3] Renamed Estádio Etelvino Mendonça, the stadium was named as an honour to a politician in the city who encouraged sports practice.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Padrão CBF: Estádio Etelvino Mendonça passa por adequações" [CBF standard: Estádio Etelvino Mendonça undergoes adjustments] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Estádio" [Stadium] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AO Itabaiana. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Governador assina decreto que altera nome de escolas e prédios públicos" [Governor signs decree which changes name of schools and public buildings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A8SE.com. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Oficial: Estádio de Itabaiana deixa de ser "Médici" e vira Etelvino Mendonça" [Official: stadium in Itabaiana ceases to be "Médici" and becomes Etelvino Mendonça] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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