Estádio Luso Brasileiro
| Estádio da Ilha do Governador | |
 | |
| Full name | Estádio Luso-Brasileiro |
|---|---|
| Former names |
Arena Petrobras (2005) Petrobras Lubrax Arena (2005) Arena Botafogo (2016) |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
| Owner | Portuguesa-RJ |
| Capacity | 17,250[1] (can be limited to 15,000) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1965 |
| Opened | 1 October 1965 |
| Renovated | 2005, 2016 |
| Expanded | 2005 |
| Tenants | |
|
Botafogo, Portuguesa-RJ União Marechal Hermes | |
The Estádio Luso-Brasileiro, also known as Arena Botafogo, and Estádio da Ilha do Governador is a football stadium inaugurated on October 1, 1965 in Ilha do Governador neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state. The maximum capacity of the stadium is of 4,697 spectators, but it currently seats 17,250 due to reformations made by Botafogo so it can use it as its home ground for the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro. The stadium is owned by Portuguesa. The stadium was also the home ground of Flamengo and Botafogo during the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro.
History
The stadium was built in 1965. It was inaugurated on October 1, 1965. The stadium originally had a maximum capacity of only 5,000 people, but, in 2005, while Maracanã was being reformed, Luso-Brasileiro stadium was also reformed, with the help of Flamengo, Botafogo, Petrobras, and the state of Rio de Janeiro government. This expanded the stadium maximum capacity from 5,000 to 30,000, and the stadium was adopted as the home ground of Flamengo and Botafogo during the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro. The Luso Brasileiro was reformed to allow Flamengo and Botafogo to play their home matches closer to their supporters.
Botafogo showed interest in using the stadium again during the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro for their home matches, as Engenhão is being prepared to host the Summer Olympics and therefore unable to receive league matches. Botafogo will renovate the stadium and expand the capacity to around 18,000. Flamengo will also use the stadium in 2017 for home matches.[2]
References
- ↑ "Arena Botafogo" (in Portuguese). June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ P., Mauro. ESPN Brasil http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/648967_flamengo-anuncia-que-estadio-luso-brasileiro-sera-sua-casa-em-2017. Retrieved 22 November 2016. Missing or empty
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- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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Coordinates: 22°48′05.89″S 43°12′27.99″W / 22.8016361°S 43.2077750°W