The Estádio Municipal Coronel José Bezerra, nicknamed Bezerrão, is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

stadium located in

Currais Novos Currais Novos is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of Brazil. As of 2020, the population was estimated at 44,905. Prominent people * Vi ...

Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", ref ...

state,

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. It is currently used mostly for

games and is the home stadium of

Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potyguar Seridoense, commonly known as Potyguar de Currais Novos or Potyguar Seridoense, is a Brazilian football club based in Currais Novos, Rio Grande do Norte state. They competed in the Copa do Brasil once ...

. The stadium holds 2,000 people, and was built in 1967. The stadium is owned by the Currais Novos City Hall.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on June 24, 1967. Estádio Municipal Coronel José Bezerra hosted Potyguar de Currais Novos games in the

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References

Coronel Bezerra Buildings and structures completed in 1967 Sports venues in Rio Grande do Norte {{Brazil-sports-venue-stub