Estádio Moisés Lucarelli
The Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Portuguese pronunciation: [isˈtadʒju mojˈzɛjs lukaˈɾɛli], also known as Estádio Majestoso, or just Majestoso, is a football stadium inaugurated on September 12, 1948 in Campinas, São Paulo, with a maximum capacity of 19,728 spectators. The stadium is owned by Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. The stadium has a pitch size of 107m x 70m and its area stands at 36,000 m2. Its formal name honors Moysés Lucarelli, the co-ordinator of the stadium construction works commission. Its nickname, Estádio Majestoso, means Majestic Stadium, because it was the third largest stadium in Brazil at the time of its inauguration.
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| Full name | Estádio Moisés Lucarelli |
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| Location | Campinas, SP, Brazil |
| Owner | Ponte Preta |
| Operator | Ponte Preta |
| Capacity | 19,728[1] |
| Field size | 107 x 70m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | September 12, 1948 |
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| Ponte Preta Red Bull Brasil | |
History
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The stadium was inaugurated on September 12, 1948. The stadium was built with the financial and laboral help of hundreds of Ponte Preta supporters. The "Majestoso" is named after Moysés Lucarelli, the head figure in its idealization construction. Not only he was the main financial collaborator, buying the terrain and helping in the arrecadation of raw material, Lucarelli is said to have lost 40% of his vision and also to have developed corneal ulcer during the construction, in consequence of the long hours under the hot sun every day. He originally did not want to be honored, but the club insisted and, taking advantage of a trip Moysés took to Argentina, the stadium was named "behind hid back". That's the most probable reason why his name was spelled differently on the stadium's entrance and official registers.
The inaugural match was played on September 12, 1948, when XV de Piracicaba beat Ponte Preta 3–0, in a game where Ponte missed two penalties. The first goal of the stadium was scored by XV de Piracicaba's Sato.
The stadium's official attendance record currently stands at 34,985, set on February 1, 1978 when São Paulo beat Ponte Preta 3–1. It is popularly said that the actual biggest crowd the stadium ever had was on August 16, 1970, when Ponte faced the recently World Cup champion Pelé and his Santos. While the official attendance stood at 33.500, a huge crowd gathered around the Majestoso to try to watch the King of Football face Dicá's Ponte, who were the defending champions of the paulista's second division. The score ended 1–0 to the away team.
The stadium biggest score was set on April 16, 1994, when Ponte Preta beat Ferroviária 8–1.
References
- "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Portuguese). January 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.