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Estádio Romário de Souza Faria

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Capacity
  
10,000

Opened
  
December 2007

Surface
  
Grass

Phone
  
+55 21 98333-2201

Estádio Romário de Souza Faria

Location
  
Duque de Caxias, Brasil

Address
  
Estr. de Xerém - Xerém, Duque de Caxias - RJ, 25250-410, Brazil

Owner
  
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube

Teams
  
Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube, CEPE-Caxias

Similar
  
Estádio Moça Bonita, Estádio Conselheiro Galvão, Estádio da Rua Bariri, Estádio de Los Larios, Estádio Jânio Moraes

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Estádio Romário de Souza Faria, also known as Marrentão, is a football (soccer) stadium located in Xerém, a district of Duque de Caxias, Brazil. It is named after Brazilian footballer Romário de Souza Faria. The stadium is owned by Duque de Caxias. It replaced Estádio Mestre Telê Santana, nicknamed Maracanãzinho, as Duque de Caxias' home ground.

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History

The stadium was inaugurated in December 2007, when Duque de Caxias and Vasco da Gama drew 1–1. The first official game was played on January 30, 2008, when Cardoso Moreira beat Duque de Caxias 2–1.

On October 2, 2008, the Brazilian Fire Department approved the use of all 10,000 stadium seats. The stadium's capacity was previously limited to 4,000 people.

References

Estádio Romário de Souza Faria Wikipedia