Estádio João Serra is a multi-use stadium in
Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Santo Antão (Portuguese language, Portuguese for "Anthony the Great, Saint Anthony") is the northwesternmost island of Cape Verde. At , it is the largest of the Barlavento Islands group, and the second largest island of Cape Verde. . Its location is south of the urban area. It is near the foot of the island's northern mountains and is nearby a newly built urban area. The stadium is operated by the
Santo Antão North Regional Football Association
Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (Portuguese: ''Associação Regional de Futebol de Santo Antão Norte'', abbreviation: ''ARFNSA'', not commonly as ''Associação Regional de Futebol de Zona Norte do Santo Antão'', abbreviation: '' ...
(ARFSAN) and has its offices there. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home stadium of
Solpontense as well as
Irmãos Unidos, other football clubs from the north of the island (members of the Santo Antão North Regional Football Association (ARFSAN or ARFNSA)) not based in the town play at the stadium including
Paulense
Paulense Desportivo Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: ''Paulensi Disportibu Klubi'' and the São Vicente Crioulo: ''Paulense Dsportiv' Klube'') is a football club that had played in the Premier division and plays in the Santo Antà ...
from
Paul
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* Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament
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and
Sinagoga
Sinagoga is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 4 kilometers east of Ribeira Grande and 18 km north-northeast of the island capital Porto Novo. It is situated on the na ...
located between Ribeira Grande and Paul and other parts of the two northern municipalities. The stadium holds 2,000 people.
It is named for João Serra, its size is 100x65 m and its grass is artificial.
Geographically it is the northernmost sports venue in
Cape Verde
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and one of the westernmost in the whole of Africa.
Other events
Each year, the Ribeira Grande Municipal Cup takes place each year in the months of September and October.
See also
*
List of football stadiums in Cape Verde
This is a list of football (soccer) stadiums in Cape Verde, ranked in descending order of capacity.comprehensive. The minimum capacity is 1,000. It includes:
* The stadiums of all clubs in the top two tiers of the Cape Verdean football league sys ...
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Sports in Santo Antão, Cape Verde
The island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde in the west of the Barlavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major amateur clubs are Sporting Clube do Porto Novo, Académica Porto Novo and Paulense. Its first football championship wa ...
References
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