Estádio Municipal Alberto Oliveira, usually known as Estádio Joia da Princesa, is a multi-use stadium in Feira de Santana, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 16,274.[1] It was built in 1953.Bahia de Feira, Feirense and Fluminense de Feira play their home games at the stadium. Palmeiras Nordeste also played at the stadium
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| Full name | Estádio Municipal Alberto Oliveira |
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| Location | Feira de Santana, Bahia Brazil |
| Owner | Feira de Santana Town Hall |
| Capacity | 16,274 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | April 23, 1953 |
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| Bahia de Feira Feirense Fluminense de Feira Palmeiras Nordeste | |
Estádio Joia da Princesa is owned by the Feira de Santana Town Hall. The stadium's formal name honors Alberto Oliveira, who was a Feira de Santana's alderman (vereador, in Portuguese language) and was a president of Fluminense de Feira.[2]
History
editIn 1953, the works on Estádio Joia da Princesa were completed. The inaugural match was played on April 23 of that year, when Bahia de Feira beat Galícia Esporte Clube 2-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Bahia de Feira's Mário Porto.[3]
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 20,254, set on August 22, 1985 when Fluminense de Feira beat Vasco da Gama 1-0.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "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 20, 2011.
- ^ "Após 34 anos Joia da Princesa vai sediar jogos do Brasileirão". Acorda Cidade - Dilton Coutinho (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "IBGE | Biblioteca | Detalhes | Estádio Municipal [Alberto Oliveira] : Feira de Santana, BA". biblioteca.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Estádio Joia da Princesa completa 52 anos de existência nesta terça". De Olho na Cidade (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "FEIRA EM HISTÓRIA: Joia da Princesa completa 52 anos nesta terça-feira". FEIRA EM HISTÓRIA: Joia da Princesa completa 52 anos nesta terça-feira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.