Machadão
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| Full name | Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado |
|---|---|
| Location | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Renovated | 2007 |
| Demolished | 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Natal City Hall | |
Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, usually known as Machadão, was a multi-purpose stadium in the Brazilian city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. It was mostly used for football matches.
Estádio Machadão was owned by the Natal City Hall. The stadium was named after João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, who was the president of the Rio Grande do Norte Football Federation and a sports broadcaster.
Estádio Machadão (along with the Ginasio do Machadindo) was demolished at the end of 2011 to make room for the construction of the Arena das Dunas for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Capacity
The stadium initially had a maximum capacity of 55,000 people. However, its capacity was reduced to 51,000 for security reasons and ended its life with the capacity of 42,000 because it was reformed in the start of 2007 and reinaugurated in May 2007.[1]
History
In 1972, the works on Machadão were completed. The inaugural match was played on July 4 of that year, when ABC beat América de Natal 1-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by ABC's Willian.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 53,320, set on November 29, 1972 when Santos beat ABC 2-0.
In 2007, the stadium was reformed. The reinaugural match was played on May 13 of that year, when Vasco beat América de Natal 1-0. The first goal of the stadium after the reinauguration was scored by Vasco's player André Dias.[2][3]
Since the election of Natal to be a host citiy of the 2014 FIFA World Cup the government saw that the construction of another stadium was necessary. In 2011, the demolition of the Machadão was completed and in the place is being constructed a new stadium called Arena das Dunas [4]
References
Websites
- ↑ (Portuguese) Machadão pronto para os próximos 40 anos - Prefeitura Municipal de Natal (retrieved on August 3, 2007)
- ↑ (Portuguese) Machadão é reinaugurado com grande festa - Prefeitura Municipal de Natal (retrieved on August 3, 2007)
- ↑ (Portuguese)Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2007 at RSSSF
- ↑ (Portuguese) Demolição do Machadão está concluida (retrieved on August 3, 2007)
Books
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
Coordinates: 5°49′32″S 35°12′50″W / 5.82562°S 35.2138°W