Serejão Explained

Stadium Name:Serejão
Fullname:Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias
Nickname:Estádio Boca do Jacaré
Location:Taguatinga, DF, Brazil
Opened:January 23, 1978
Owner:Taguatinga Regional Administration
and the Distrito Federal Government
Tenants:Taguatinga Esporte Clube
Seating Capacity:27,000[1]

The Elmo Serejo Farias Stadium, popularly known as Serejão or, more recently, Boca do Jacaré, is a Brazilian football stadium, located in Taguatinga, in the Distrito Federal. The stadium was built in 1978.[2] The stadium is owned by the Taguatinga Regional Administration and by the Distrito Federal Government and is the home stadium of Taguatinga Esporte Clube and Brasiliense FC.

Stadium name

Its official name honors Elmo Serejo Farias, former Taguatinga administrator and Governor of the Federal District during the stadium's construction.

The nickname Estádio Boca do Jacaré means Alligator's Mouth Stadium, and is a reference to Brasiliense Futebol Clube's nickname.

Serejão means Big Serejo.

History

The inaugural match was played on January 23, 1978, when Taguatinga beat Vila Nova 1-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Taguatinga's Dinate.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 26,205 people, set on October 5, 2005 when Flamengo beat Brasiliense 3-2.

In 2001, the stadium was remodeled.

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CNE - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios . cbf.com.br . 7 November 2023 . 22 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Brasiliense Futebol Clube de Taguatinga . August 28, 2008 . Correio Braziliense . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706152147/http://www.correioweb.com.br/futebol2008/clubes.htm?idTime=18 . July 6, 2011 . mdy-all .