Estádio Aluízio Ferreira, usually known as Estádio Aluízio Ferreira and nicknamed Aluizão, is a

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located in

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state,

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. The stadium is owned by the Governo de Rondônia and it was built in 1957. Its formal name honors Aluízio Ferreira, who was the first governor of the former Território Federal do Guaporé (nowadays Rondônia) from 1942 to 1957.

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,

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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

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beat Ji-Paraná 3–1. On June 10, 2001, the new stadium's highest score was set, when

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beat Shallon 13–0.

References

External links

Estádio Aluízio Ferreira at Templos do Futebol
Football venues in Rondônia Estadio Aluizio Ferreira {{Brazil-sports-venue-stub