Marrentão | |
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Location | Duque de Caxias, Brasil |
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Owner | Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube |
Capacity | 10,000 [1] |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | December 2007 |
Tenants | |
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube CEPE-Caxias |
Estádio Romário de Souza Faria, also known as Marrentão, is a football (soccer) stadium located in Xerém, a district of Duque de Caxias, Brazil. It is named after Brazilian footballer Romário de Souza Faria. [2] The stadium is owned by Duque de Caxias. [3] It replaced Estádio Mestre Telê Santana, nicknamed Maracanãzinho, as Duque de Caxias' home ground. [4]
The stadium was inaugurated in December 2007, when Duque de Caxias and Vasco da Gama drew 1–1. [3] The first official game was played on January 30, 2008, [5] when Cardoso Moreira beat Duque de Caxias 2–1. [6]
On October 2, 2008, the Brazilian Fire Department approved the use of all 10,000 stadium seats. [1] The stadium's capacity was previously limited to 4,000 people. [1]
22°35′07.81″S 43°18′18.39″W / 22.5855028°S 43.3051083°W
Marrentão | |
| |
Location | Duque de Caxias, Brasil |
---|---|
Owner | Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube |
Capacity | 10,000 [1] |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | December 2007 |
Tenants | |
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube CEPE-Caxias |
Estádio Romário de Souza Faria, also known as Marrentão, is a football (soccer) stadium located in Xerém, a district of Duque de Caxias, Brazil. It is named after Brazilian footballer Romário de Souza Faria. [2] The stadium is owned by Duque de Caxias. [3] It replaced Estádio Mestre Telê Santana, nicknamed Maracanãzinho, as Duque de Caxias' home ground. [4]
The stadium was inaugurated in December 2007, when Duque de Caxias and Vasco da Gama drew 1–1. [3] The first official game was played on January 30, 2008, [5] when Cardoso Moreira beat Duque de Caxias 2–1. [6]
On October 2, 2008, the Brazilian Fire Department approved the use of all 10,000 stadium seats. [1] The stadium's capacity was previously limited to 4,000 people. [1]
22°35′07.81″S 43°18′18.39″W / 22.5855028°S 43.3051083°W