Morenão

Morenão
Full name Estádio Universitário Pedro Pedrossian
Location Campo Grande, Brazil
Owner Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
Capacity 45,000
Field size 110m x 70m
Surface Grass
Opened March 7, 1971
Tenants
Comercial
Operário

Morenão, also known as Estádio Universitário Pedro Pedrossian, is the home ground of Operário and Esporte Clube Comercial. It is located at Cidade Universitária ("University City", in English), in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Information and history

The stadium is owned by Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul ("Mato Grosso do Sul Federal University", in English), also known as UFMS.

Morenão was inaugurated on March 7, 1971. The first stadium match was Flamengo against Corinthians, won by the former by 3-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Buião, of Flamengo.

The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people.[1]

Trivia

References

  1. "Morenão" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved 2009-01-02.

External links

Coordinates: 20°30′05″S 54°36′35″W / 20.50139°S 54.60972°W / -20.50139; -54.60972

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