Estádio Palma Travassos

Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos, usually known as Estádio Palma Travassos, is a multi-use stadium in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Comercial and Olé Brasil. The stadium has a capacity of 17,775 people.[1] It was built in 1964.

Estádio Palma Travassos
Palma Travassos
Full nameEstádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos
LocationRibeirão Preto,  Brazil
Coordinates21°11′13″S 47°47′16″W
OwnerComercial
OperatorComercial
Capacity17,775
Field size105 x 68m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1964
OpenedNovember 10, 1964
Tenants
Comercial
Olé Brasil

Estádio Palma Travassos is owned by Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto). The stadium is named after Francisco de Palma Travassos, who donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.

History

In 1964, the works on Estádio Palma Travassos were completed. The inaugural match was played on November 10 of that year, when Santos beat Comercial 3-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Comercial's Paulo Bim.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 32,400, set on July 20, 1986 when Comercial and Botafogo drew 0-0.

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References
  1. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  • Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

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