The Arena Wolmar Salton also Arena Gaúcho called, is a stadium under construction belonging to the

Sport Club Gaúcho Sport Club Gaúcho , also known as Gaúcho, is a Brazilian soccer club based in Passo Fundo, Brazil. History This club was founded on May 12, 1918 to serve the central plateau in the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul. Gaúcho won twice the l ...

football club, located in the city of

Passo Fundo Passo Fundo is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the north of the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is named after its river. It's the tenth largest city in the state with an estimated population of 204,722 inhabitants ...

, in the state of

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...

History

After a turbulent period, with the attachment of their old stadium due to an accident involving a fan and successive poor results in the field, the Gaucho was no place to send their games and was in danger of closing its activities. About to lose one of the most traditional clubs in the city, there was great commitment of

and City Hall community to reverse the situation, in 2012 land was donated to alvi-green club by the municipal administration for the construction of a new stadium, located funds Gymnasium Teixeirinha with cornerstone was laid on December 13, 2013. With the money raised from the sale of Estádio Wolmar Salton, debts were settled and part of the money was intended for the construction of the new arena. Begun in 2013, the Arena Wolmar Salton will have capacity for 8,000 spectators, having press cabins and lawn in official size, 105 x 68 m, with this drainage and irrigation system already installed. The forecast of the club is the new Arena is inaugurated in 2015 at the beginning of the

Campeonato Gaúcho Série B The Campeonato Gaúcho Série B is the third tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is run by the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation (FGF). List of champions Notes *Ulbra is the cu ...

contest.

References

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