Estádio Palma Travassos Explained

Estádio Palma Travassos
Nickname:Palma Travassos
Fullname:Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos
Location:Ribeirão Preto,
Coordinates:-21.1869°N -47.7878°W
Built:1964
Opened:November 10, 1964
Owner:Comercial
Operator:Comercial
Surface:Natural grass
Capacity:17,775
Dimensions:105x
Tenants:Comercial

Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos, usually known as Estádio Palma Travassos, is a multi-use stadium in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Comercial. The stadium has a capacity of 34,800 people.[1] It was built in 1964.

Estádio Palma Travassos is owned by Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto). The stadium is named after Francisco de Palma Travassos, who donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.

History

In 1964, the works on Estádio Palma Travassos were completed. The inaugural match was played on November 10 of that year, when Santos beat Comercial 3-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Comercial's Paulo Bin.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 32,400, set on July 20, 1986 when Comercial and Botafogo drew 0-0.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol . . June 24, 2012 . PDF . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130510210022/http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf . May 10, 2013 .