The Almeidão is owned by the government of Paraíba state. The stadium is named after José Américo de Almeida Filho, who was a Botafogo (PB)'s player and president, as well as a son of former state governor José Américo de Almeida.
Historyedit
In 1975, the works on Almeidão were completed. The inaugural match was played on March 9 of that year, when Botafogo beat Botafogo (PB) 2–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored Tiquinho, player of Botafogo (RJ).
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 44,268, set on November 15, 1998, when Botafogo (PB) beat Campinense 2–0.
almeidão, confused, with, minas, gerais, estádio, josé, américo, almeida, filho, usually, known, multi, purpose, stadium, joão, pessoa, brazil, currently, used, mostly, football, matches, hosts, games, botafogo, santos, stadium, holds, stadium, built, 1975, es. Not to be confused with Almeidao Minas Gerais Estadio Jose Americo de Almeida Filho usually known as Almeidao is a multi purpose stadium in Joao Pessoa Brazil It is currently used mostly for football matches It hosts the games of Botafogo PB CSP and Santos PB The stadium holds 25 770 1 The stadium was built in 1975 Estadio Jose Americo de Almeida FilhoAlmeidaoSisbraceLocationJoao Pessoa Paraiba BrazilOwnerParaiba State GovernmentCapacity25 770SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1975OpenedMarch 9 1975TenantsBotafogo PB CSPSantos PB The Almeidao is owned by the government of Paraiba state The stadium is named after Jose Americo de Almeida Filho who was a Botafogo PB s player and president as well as a son of former state governor Jose Americo de Almeida History editIn 1975 the works on Almeidao were completed The inaugural match was played on March 9 of that year when Botafogo beat Botafogo PB 2 0 The first goal of the stadium was scored Tiquinho player of Botafogo RJ The stadium s attendance record currently stands at 44 268 set on November 15 1998 when Botafogo PB beat Campinense 2 0 References edit CNEF Cadastro Nacional de Estadios de Futebol PDF in Portuguese Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol Archived from the original PDF on May 10 2013 Retrieved March 13 2011 Enciclopedia do Futebol Brasileiro Volume 2 Lance Rio de Janeiro Arete Editorial S A 2001 External links editTemplos do Futebol 7 10 03 S 34 52 22 W 7 16750 S 34 87278 W 7 16750 34 87278 nbsp This article about a sports venue in Brazil is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Almeidao amp oldid 1149400962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
