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Bezerrão

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Location
  
Gama, DF,  Brazil

Built
  
1977

Capacity
  
20,310

Architect
  
Ruy Ohtake

Field size
  
100 x 75 m

Opened
  
9 October 1977

Owner
  
Federal District

Bezerrão

Full name
  
Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra

Address
  
St. Central - Gama, Brasilia - Federal District, 72405-610, Brazil

Team
  
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama

Similar
  
Serejão, Estádio Maria de Lourdes, Estádio Augustinho Lima, Estádio Zequinha Roriz, Estádio Antônio Otoni Filho

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Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, usually known as Bezerrão, is a Brazilian football stadium, based in city of Gama, in the Distrito Federal. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.

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Bezerrão is owned by the Government of the Distrito Federal and it is the stadium where Sociedade Esportiva do Gama sometimes plays its home matches. The stadium is named after Antônio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, who was the regional administrator of Gama during the stadium construction.

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History

In 1977, the works on Bezerrão were completed. The inaugural match was played on October 9 of that year, when Botafogo beat Gama 3-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Botafogo's Gil.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 19,157, set on November 19, 2008 when Brazil beat Portugal 6-2.

References

Bezerrão Wikipedia