Estádio Ismael Benigno

Estádio Ismael Benigno, also known as Estádio da Colina, is a multi-use stadium in Manaus, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 people.

The Estádio Ismael Benigno is owned by São Raimundo Esporte Clube. The stadium is named after Ismael Benigno, who was a president of São Raimundo in the 1950s and in the 1960s, and is the one who bought the groundplot where the stadium was built.

History

In 1961, the works on Estádio Ismael Benigno were completed. The inaugural match was played on February 19 of that year, when Sport Recife beat São Raimundo 8-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Sport Recife's Mário.

On February 18, 1967, Nacional beat São Raimundo 3-1, during the inauguration of the stadium lights.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 16,000, set on August 4, 2000 when the stadium was reinaugurated and São Raimundo beat the Surinam national football team 5-0.

References

*"Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

External links

* [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/am/Manaus3.htm Templos do Futebol]