Full name Estádio José de Melo Surface Grass Opened 8 June 1929 | Capacity 8,000 Built 1929 Owner Rio Branco Football Club | |
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Location Rio Branco, Acre Brazil Address Capoeira, Rio Branco - State of Acre, 69900-066, Brazil Similar Arena da Floresta, Estádio Coronel Emílio Go, Memorial dos Autonomi, Vivaldão, Zerão | ||
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Estádio José de Melo, sometimes called Stadium José de Melo, is a multi-use stadium located in Rio Branco, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Andirá Esporte Clube, Atlético Acreano, Independência Futebol Clube, Atlético Clube Juventus, Rio Branco Football Club and Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama. It also hosted the home matches of América-AC The stadium has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people and was built in 1929 (according to some sources, it was inaugurated in 1935). The stadium is owned by Rio Branco Football Club and is named after the commissioner José Francisco de Melo, who is a former player and former president of Rio Branco Football Club. He also donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.
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Most Campeonato Acriano matches are held at Estádio José de Melo.
History
It was built in 1935, and inaugurated on June 8 of that year.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 5,476, set on April 11, 1995, when Corinthians beat Rio Branco 3-0.