Estádio do Canindé
Football stadium in São Paulo, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Estádio do Canindé, also known as Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, is a football stadium inaugurated on January 11, 1956 in Canindé neighborhood, São Paulo, São Paulo state, with a maximum capacity of 21,004 spectators. Although the stadium's maximum capacity is 28,500 people, due to a Paulista Football Federation decision, and following FIFA requirements, Canindé Stadium had its maximum capacity reduced to 25,470 spectators.[1] As of 2011, it has a maximum capacity of 21,004.[2] The stadium is owned by Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. Its formal name honors Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, a former president of Portuguesa.
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Estádio do Canindé | |
Full name | Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte |
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Former names | Estádio Independência |
Location | São Paulo, São Paulo state, Brazil |
Public transit | Portuguesa-Tietê |
Owner | Associação Portuguesa de Desportos |
Capacity | 19,999 |
Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) |
Surface | Natural grass |
Opened | January 11, 1956 |
Tenants | |
Portuguesa |
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