Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, usually known as Bezerrão, is a Brazilian football stadium, located at administrative region of Gama, in the Distrito Federal. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. Bezerrão is owned by the Government of the Federal District and it is the stadium where

Sociedade Esportiva do Gama Sociedade Esportiva do Gama, commonly referred to as Gama, is a Brazilian professional club based in Gama, Distrito Federal founded on 15 November 1975. It competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense, the top flight of the Distrito Federal state ...

sometimes plays its home matches. The stadium is named after Antônio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, who was the regional administrator of Gama during the stadium construction.

History

In 1977, construction work on Bezerrão was completed. The inaugural match was played on October 9 of that year, when

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beat Gama 3–1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Botafogo's Gil. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 19,157, set on November 19, 2008 when

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beat

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6–2. The stadium also hosted a total of 18 matches in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, including the opening match, both semifinals, the third-place match, and the final.

References

*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

External links

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