Estádio Francisco Novelletto Neto, better known as Estádio Passo D'Areia is a multi-use stadium located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Esporte Clube São José. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,000 people and was built in 1940. In 2020 the stadium was renamed after Francisco Novelletto Neto, who was president of Esporte Clube São José and the Federação Gaúcha de Futebol.[2]
 View of inside the stadium from the stands behind the goal | |
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| Full name | Estádio Francisco Novelletto Neto |
|---|---|
| Location | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Owner | Esporte Clube São José |
| Operator | Esporte Clube São José |
| Capacity | 10,600[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1939 to 1940 |
| Opened | 24 March 1940 |
| Tenants | |
| Esporte Clube São José | |
References
edit- ^ "Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Estádio do São José passa a se chamar Francisco Noveletto Neto" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio do Povo. 10 January 2020.
External links
edit- EC São José stadium article (in Portuguese)
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