Estádio dos Eucaliptos

For the Angolan stadium, see Estádio dos Eucaliptos (Angola).

The Estádio Ildo Meneghetti, familiarly known as Estádio dos Eucaliptos, was a football stadium located in the neighborhood of Menino Deus, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The stadium was built in 1931 had a maximum seating capacity of 20,000 people.

Estádio Ildo Meneghetti

Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Full name	Estádio Ildo Meneghetti
Location	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Owner	Sport Club Internacional
Capacity	20,000
Construction
Built	1931
Opened	March 15, 1931
Closed	1969
Demolished	2012
Tenants
Sport Club Americano Sport Club Internacional

Estádio dos Eucaliptos was owned by Sport Club Internacional. The stadium was nicknamed after Chácara dos Eucaliptos (meaning Eucalyptus' Ranch), the site of the stadium. Its formal name honors Ildo Meneghetti, who was a president of Internacional and an engineer.

There are within the stadium football fields made of synthetic turf available for use.

History

In 1931, Estádio dos Eucaliptos were completed. The then-maximum seating capacity was of 10,000 people. The inaugural match was played on 15 March 15 when Internacional beat Grêmio 3-0. The first goal of the stadium was made by Internacional's Javel. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 22,000, set in the inaugural match.

The stadium was reformed by the Brazilian Sports Confederation (CBD) for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, and hosted two matches. On June 29, the Yugoslavia national team beat the Mexico national team 4-1. On 2 July, Switzerland beat Mexico 2-1.

In March 1969, the last match at Estádio dos Eucaliptos was played. Internacional beat Rio Grande 4-1.

In 1969, after the Estádio Beira-Rio was inaugurated, the Estádio dos Eucaliptos was deactivated.

References

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

External links

• Templos do Futebol
• Internacional Official Website

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