Estádio Leonardo Nogueira, usually known as Nogueirão, is a multi-use
stadium
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located in
Mossoró
Mossoró () is the second most populous city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and also the largest municipality of that state. It is equidistant (four hours' drive) from Natal (approximately 277 km or 172 miles), the state capit ...
,
Brazil
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. It is used mostly for
football
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matches and hosts the home matches of the two most important teams of the city
Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas
Associação Cultural Esporte Clube Baraúnas, or Baraúnas as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Mossoró in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on January 14, 1960.
History
In 1924, Baraúnas was initially a carnival block (m ...
and
Potiguar de Mossoró Potiguar may refer to:
* Demonym of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil
* Potiguara people
* Campeonato Potiguar, a Brazilian football (soccer) competition
* Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar
Associação Cultural e Desportiva Potiguar ...
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1967.
Nogueirão is owned by the Liga Desportiva Mossoroense (Mossoró City Sporting League). The stadium is named after Manoel Leonardo Nogueira, who was the president of the city's Liga Municipal de Esportes (Municipality's Sport League) and was responsible for the stadium's construction.
History
In 1967, the works on Nogueirão were completed. The inaugural match was played on June 4 of that year, when
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...
beat Mossoró City Combined Team 2–0. Ceará's Mozart scored the first goal of the stadium.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 18,063, set on August 11, 1985 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 Baraúnas 3–2.
References
*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
Templos do Futebol
Football venues in Rio Grande do Norte
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