Estádio Jonas Duarte is a multi-use
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
located in
Anápolis
Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an es ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It is used mostly for
football
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matches and hosts the home matches of
Associação Atlética Anapolina
Associação Atlética Anapolina, or Anapolina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Anápolis in Goiás, founded on January 1, 1948.
Anapolina greatest rival is Anápolis.
Home stadium is the Jonas Duarte stadium, ca ...
,
Anápolis Futebol Clube
Anápolis Futebol Clube, known simply as Anápolis, are a Brazilian association football, football team based in Anápolis, Goiás. They competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, Campeonato Brasileiro Parallel Tournament in Campeonato Brasi ...
,
Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis
Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis, commonly referred to as Grêmio Anápolis, is a Brazilian professional club based in Anápolis, Goiás founded on 3 March 1999. It competes in the Campeonato Goiano, the top flight of the Goiás state football lea ...
and
Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense
Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense, commonly known as Grêmio Inhumense, was a Brazilian football club based in Inhumas, Goiás state. It competed once in the Série C.
History
The club was founded on March 15, 1999. It competed in the Série C in ...
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1965. It is named after Jonas Ferreira Alves Duarte, who was the mayor of Anápolis in the 1950s, and was
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
state vice-governor in 1954 and in 1955.
History
The stadium was inaugurated on April 10, 1965, when
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
beat an Anápolis City Combined Team 4–1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by São Paulo's player Paraná.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 17,800 people, set on September 15, 1981, when Anapolina and
Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...
drew 1-1.
References
External links
Templos do Futebol
Jonas Duarte
Sports venues in Goiás
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