Estádio Barão de Serra Negra is a multi-use

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located in

Piracicaba Piracicaba ( or ) is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population is 407,252 (2020) in an area of 1378.07 km². It is at an elevation of 547 m above sea level. Name The place name comes from a word in the Tupi langua ...

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. It is used mostly for

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matches and hosts the home matches of Esporte Clube XV de Novembro. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,799 people and was built in 1965. It is owned by the Prefecture of Piracicaba, and is named after the woodland where the stadium was built.

History

It was built in 1965, and inaugurated on September 4 of that year. The inaugural match was played on that day, when XV de Piracicaba and

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drew 0-0. On September 19, 1965, the first goal of the stadium was scored by

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' Flávio, when Corinthians beat XV de Piracicaba 3–1. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 27,100, set on November 30, 1983, when XV de Piracicaba beat

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3–2.

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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