Estádio Ilha do Retiro

Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho
Ilha do Retiro
Full name	Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho
Location	Recife, Brazil
Owner	Sport Recife
Capacity	32,983
Field size	105 x 78m
Surface	Grass
Opened	1937

8°3′46.63″S 34°54′10.73″W / 8.0629528°S 34.9029806°W / -8.0629528; -34.9029806

Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, commonly known as Estádio Ilha do Retiro or simply Ilha do Retiro, is a football stadium situated in Recife, State of Pernambuco, in Northeastern Brazil, and owned by Sport Recife.

The stadium's official name is Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, and it was inaugurated on July 4, 1937. The stadium's common name, Ilha do Retiro, is the name of the neighborhood where it is located. The stadium's official name, Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, is in honor of the Sport Recife president who presided over the first major renovation of the stadium. Blocks of high-rise flats border the ground giving the residents and visitors excellent views of the games in the stadium from their windows and balconies.

History

Ilha do Retiro was the first stadium to be built in Recife, after Sport Recife bought a 17-hectare small ranch.

In the 1950 World Cup, the match between Chile and the United States was played at the stadium.

Information

Official name: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho
Capacity: 32,983 spectators
Pitch Size: 105m x 78m
Opened on July 4, 1937 (Sport-Santa Cruz 6-5)
Record attendance: 56,875 spectators (Sport-Porto/PE 2–0, June 7, 1998 in Campeonato Pernambucano)
Address: Praça da Bandeira, s/nº - Recife (PE)

References

^ "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

[1] "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

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