Estádio Municipal General Sylvio Raulino de Oliveira,
also known as Raulino de Oliveira, and as Estádio da Cidadania, is a
football
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stadium. It was inaugurated on 14 March 1976 in
Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda () is the name of a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with an area of 182.81 km2, located from 350m to 707m above the sea level (22°31'23" S, 44°06'15" W) an ...
,
Rio de Janeiro State
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, and has a maximum capacity of 20,255. The stadium is owned by the City Hall of Volta Redonda, and is the home ground of
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Volta Redonda, is a Brazil, Brazilian professional club based in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro founded on 9 February 1976. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sér ...
. Its formal name honors Raulino de Oliveira, former president of
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) is the largest fully integrated steel producer in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America in terms of crude steel production. , located in Volta Redonda.
History
The stadium was built in 1976. It was inaugurated on 14 March of that year. The stadium
bleachers
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were originally a metallic structure, but in August 2001, the stadium reformation started, and the metallic structure was replaced by a masonry structure. This expanded the stadium maximum capacity from 15,000 to 21,000.
The inaugural match was played on 14 March 1976, when Volta Redonda beat
Botafogo
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3–2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Volta Redonda's Mauro.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 25,000, set on 1 May 1977 when
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
beat Volta Redonda 1–0.
The stadium was also the home ground of
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
during the
2005 Campeonato Brasileiro, and of Flamengo and Fluminense for selected matches during the
2016 Campeonato Brasileiro.
References
*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
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Raul
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Volta Redonda Futebol Clube