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Estádio Etelvino Mendonça

Coordinates: 10°41′19″S 37°25′54″W / 10.688526070174099°S 37.43155128467663°W / -10.688526070174099; -37.43155128467663
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Etelvino Mendonça
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Full nameEstádio Etelvino Mendonça
Former namesEstádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici (1971–2016)
LocationItabaiana, SE, Brazil
Coordinates10°41′19″S 37°25′54″W / 10.688526070174099°S 37.43155128467663°W / -10.688526070174099; -37.43155128467663
OwnerSergipe state
OperatorItabaiana
Capacity10,000
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[1]
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Built1969–1971
Opened7 March 1971
Renovated1984–1985, 2009–2010
Tenants
Itabaiana

Estádio Etelvino Mendonça, sometimes known as Mendonção, is a football stadium in Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil. It has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people, and hosts the home matches of Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana.

History

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Inaugurated on 7 March 1971 under the name of Estádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici as an honour to then president Emílio Garrastazu Médici, the stadium hosted a match between Itabaiana and Grêmio, which ended 0–0.[2] The stadium's capacity was increased in 1985 and 2010, when new stands were introduced.

In January 2016, Sergipe Governor Jackson Barreto signed a decree to change the name of several buildings in the state, removing its link with the military dictatorship agents.[3] Renamed Estádio Etelvino Mendonça, the stadium was named as an honour to a politician in the city who encouraged sports practice.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Padrão CBF: Estádio Etelvino Mendonça passa por adequações" [CBF standard: Estádio Etelvino Mendonça undergoes adjustments] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Estádio" [Stadium] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AO Itabaiana. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Governador assina decreto que altera nome de escolas e prédios públicos" [Governor signs decree which changes name of schools and public buildings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A8SE.com. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Oficial: Estádio de Itabaiana deixa de ser "Médici" e vira Etelvino Mendonça" [Official: stadium in Itabaiana ceases to be "Médici" and becomes Etelvino Mendonça] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2024.