Estádio José de Melo, sometimes called Stadium José de Melo, 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 completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

located in Rio Branco,

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. It is used mostly for

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matches and as the

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Rio Branco Football Club Rio Branco Football Club, commonly referred to as Rio Branco, is a Brazilian professional club based in Rio Branco, Acre founded on 8 June 1919. It competes in the Campeonato Acreano, the top flight of the Acre state football league. It is t ...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 2,000 people and was built in 1929 (according to some sources, it was inaugurated in 1935). The stadium is owned by

and is named after the

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José Francisco de Melo, who is a former player and former president of Rio Branco Football Club. He also donated the groundplot where the stadium was built. Most

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matches were formerly held at Estádio José de Melo.

History

It was built in 1935, and inaugurated on June 8 of that year. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 5,476, set on April 11, 1995, when

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beat Rio Branco 3–0.

References

*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
Templos do Futebol

External links

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