Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, usually called Estádio da Ressacada or just Ressacada, is a
football stadium inaugurated on November 15, 1983 in
Carianos neighborhood,
Florianópolis,
Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of approximately 19,000 people. The stadium is owned by
Avaí
Avaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 milli ...
. Its formal name honors Aderbal Ramos da Silva (1911–1985), who was president of the
Santa Catarina Football Federation and was also governor of the state.
Several matches of the
Brazilian football team, as well as the
Brazilian football Olympic team were played at Ressacada stadium.
This stadium should not be confused with
Blumenau
Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina (Brazil), Santa Catarina, in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. It is away from the state capital of Florianópolis.
The city was founded by the German chemist an ...
's former stadium, which was also called Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva. However, it was nicknamed DEBA and had a maximum capacity of 4,000 people.
History
In 1982, to replace the old
Estádio Adolfo Konder, Avaí bought a ground plot close to the city's airport (
Hercílio Luz International Airport
Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport , branded ''Floripa Airport'', is the airport serving Florianópolis, Brazil. It is named after Hercílio Pedro da Luz (1860–1924), three times governor of the state of Santa Catarina and se ...
). The construction works were led by Cairo Bueno, and the stadium was designed by the architect Davi Ferreira Lima.
The inaugural match was played on November 15, 1983, when
Vasco da Gama beat Avaí 6-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Vasco da Gama's Wilson Tadei.
On May 31, 1986, the stadium lights were inaugurated.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 25,735, set on July 17, 1988, when Avaí beat Blumenau 2-1, for the
Campeonato Catarinense
The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil.
History
The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several ...
final.
Events
The Ex-Beatle
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
played a concert at the stadium on April 25, 2012, in front of 30,000 fans during his
On the Run Tour, this one been his first concert in the city.
References
*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
Templos do FutebolAvaí's Official websiteEstadio da Ressacada no site da Torcida
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Ressacada
Sport in Florianópolis
Avaí FC
Sports venues in Santa Catarina (state)