Estádio José de Melo, sometimes called Stadium José de Melo, is a multi-use stadium located in Rio Branco,

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. It is used mostly for football matches and as the

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. 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 commissioner 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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