Amigão

Amigão
O Amigão
Full name	Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro
Location	Campina Grande, Brazil
Coordinates	7°15′14″S 35°52′51″W / 7.25389°S 35.88083°WCoordinates: 7°15′14″S 35°52′51″W / 7.25389°S 35.88083°W
Owner	Paraiba state government
Capacity	35,000
Field size	110 x 75m
Construction
Built	1975
Opened	1975
Tenants
	Treze Futebol Clube; Campinense Clube

Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro, usually known by its nickname Amigão (sometimes called O Amigão), is a multi-purpose stadium in Campina Grande, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000. The stadium was built in 1975.

The Amigão is owned by the government of Paraíba state. The stadium is named after , who was the governor of Paraíba state from 1971 to 1975. Amigão means Big Friend in Portuguese language and it refers to the way Ernani Sátyro called his voters, amigos velhos, meaning old friends.

History[]

In 1975, the works on Amigão were completed. It was built in fourteen months. The inaugural match was played on March 8 of that year, when Campinense and Botafogo drew 0-0.

The first goal of the stadium was scored on March 16, 1975, by Campinense's Pedrinho Cangula when Campinense and Treze drew 1-1.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 41,149, set on February 7, 1982, when Flamengo beat Treze 3–1.

In 2007, Nacional de Patos played its home matches during the Brazilian Championship Third Level final stage at Amigão stadium.^[1]

References[]

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

^ (in Portuguese) Nacional não deve jogar em Patos na fase final da Série C do Brasileiro - WSCOM (October 7, 2007)^{[permanent dead link]} (retrieved on November 23, 2007)

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[wscomjornaldonordeste-1] (in Portuguese) Nacional não deve jogar em Patos na fase final da Série C do Brasileiro - WSCOM (October 7, 2007)^{[permanent dead link]} (retrieved on November 23, 2007)

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