Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho, also known as Limeirão, is a

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, in the

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ian

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people. It was built in 1977. Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho is owned by the Limeira City Hall. The stadium is named after Major José Levy Sobrinho, who donated the ground plot where the stadium was built. Associação Atlética Internacional usually plays its home matches at the stadium.

History

In 1977, the works on Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho were completed. The inaugural match was played on January 30 of that year, when

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beat AA Internacional 3–2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Internacional's Tião Mariano. The stadium's attendance record, 44,000, was also set in the inaugural match.

References

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

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