Arena Barueri
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| Full name | Arena Barueri |
| Location | Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Opened | May 26, 2007 |
| Owner | City of Barueri |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 35,000[1] |
| Field dimensions | 112 x 70m |
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| Grêmio Barueri (2007-2010, 2011-) Sport Club Barueri (since 2010) Palmeiras (some matches) Santos (some matches) São Paulo (some matches) |
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Arena Barueri is a multi-use stadium located in Barueri, São Paulo state, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Sport Club Barueri, and hosted the matches of Grêmio Recreativo Barueri until the 2010 season. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 35,000 people and was built in 2007. It is owned by the City of Barueri.
[edit] History
Arena Barueri's construction started in June, 2006. The stadium was inaugurated on May 26, 2007 with an initial maximum capacity of 17,000 people. The final stadium capacity will be 40,000 people. The inaugural match was played on that day, when Grêmio Barueri beat Criciúma 2-1. The first goal in the stadium was scored by Criciúma's Sílvio Criciúma.[2] The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 12,761, set in the inaugural match.[3] Arena Barueri hosted the 2010 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino games.[4] Also, it was the stadium where Rogério Ceni, São Paulo's goalkeeper, scored his 100th goal of his career.
[edit] References
- ^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (in Portuguese) (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. http://www2.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ "Em novo estádio, Barueri bate Criciúma de virada". Terra Esportes. http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/brasileiro2007/interna/0,,OI1643993-EI8818,00.html. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "Arena Barueri". Templos do Futebol. http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/sp/Barueri2.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "Programa de partidos de la Copa Santander Libertadores Femenina 2010" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=16823&viewpage='full'. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Arena Barueri at Templos do Futebol
Coordinates: 23°30′47″S 46°53′58″W / 23.51306°S 46.89944°W
