Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a
multi-use stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
on the island of
Brava, Cape Verde
Brava (Portuguese for "wild" or "brave") is an island in Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. At , it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest. First settled in the early 16th century, it ...
, as the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island. It is used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home stadium of
Académica, Benfica and
Sporting, clubs based from other parts of the municipality outside Nova Sintra plays at the stadium including SC Juventude da Furna and
SC Morabeza
Sport Clube Morabeza is a football club in Cape Verde that plays in the Brava Island Division in Cape Verde. It is based in Nova Sintra the island of Brava and plays at Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira where all the clubs from Brava even those based ...
. The stadium holds 1,000 people and its ground is artificial grass. The stadium is operated by the Brava Regional Football Association (ARFB).
Location
Its location is southeast of the city center at the foot of a hill and is just north of the boundary with João de Noly.
About the stadium
All of its regional football competitions including the
Brava Island League
The Brava Island League is a regional championship played in Brava Island, Cape Verde. The championships are organized by Brava Regional Football Association (Associação Regional de Futebol da Brava, ARFB). The winner of the championship plays ...
, along with its
cup
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,
super cup
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and the
opening tournament competitions.
Each year in June during the Saint John the Baptist festival, the Tournament of Saint John the Baptist (São João da Baptista) has its matches played at the stadium.
Each year, the national football (soccer) championship competition matches takes place at the stadium featuring the club who won the island or regional championship. The only times where no official competitions took place in the stadium were in the late 1980s and in 2011.
History
The stadium first opened in the 1980s when football (soccer) clubs were created on the island.
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 ...
References
External links
Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira at the Final BallEstádio Aquiles de Oliveira at Ogol
Football venues in Cape Verde
Sport in Brava, Cape Verde
Sporting Clube da Brava
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