Estádio 4 de Janeiro is a football
stadium in
Uíge
Uíge ( kg, Wizidi), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola, with a population of 322,531 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 519,196 (2014 census), located in the province of the same name. I ...
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Angola
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History
Inaugurated on March 17, 1968, as Estádio José Ferreira de Lima, the stadium was then owned by Clube Recreativo do Uíge. Shortly after the independence, it was nationalized.
The state-owned 12,000-seat stadium is the only one in Angola's northern province of Uíge that meets the international standards to host
Girabola
Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.
The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.
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matches. The stadium has been used by all clubs in the province participating at the provincial championship as well as the 2nd and 1st division championships.
2017 disaster
On February 10, 2017, during the inaugural match of the
2017 Girabola
The 2017 Girabola was the 39th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 10 February to 5 November 2017.
The league comprised 16 teams and the bottom three teams were relegated to the 2018 Provincial stages.
Teams
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between home team
Santa Rita de Cássia and
Recreativo do Libolo, one of the stadium's access gates collapsed as supporters tried to force their way into the stadium. As a result, 17 people were trampled to death and 76 injured, 5 of whom with life-threatening injuries. The most outrageous, odd fact about this incident is that it began just about 6 minutes from the beginning of the match with the match pursuing its normal course until the end and no one inside the stadium realizing what was going on. The Police has reportedly used tear gas to disperse angry supporters.
References
Football venues in Angola
Uíge Province
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