Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos, usually known as Estádio Palma Travassos, is a multi-use
stadium in
Ribeirão Preto
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Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wit ...
,
Brazil
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. It is currently used mostly for
football matches and it is the home stadium of
Comercial. The stadium has a capacity of 34,800 people.
It was built in 1964.
Estádio Palma Travassos is owned by
Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto)
Comercial Futebol Clube (SP), commonly referred to as Comercial de Ribeirão Preto or simply as Comercial, is a professional association football club based in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The team participates in the Campeona ...
. The stadium is named after Francisco de Palma Travassos, who donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.
History
In 1964, the works on Estádio Palma Travassos were completed. The inaugural match was played on November 10 of that year, when
Santos beat Comercial 3-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Comercial's Paulo Bim.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 32,400, set on July 20, 1986 when Comercial and
Botafogo
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drew 0-0.
References
*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
Templos do Futebol
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Palma Travassos
Sports venues in São Paulo (state)