Estádio Aquiles De Oliveira
Location
Its location is southeast of the city center at the foot of a hill just north of the boundary with João de Noly.
About the stadium
The stadium stages matches of all regional football competitions, including the Brava Island League, along with its cup, super cup and the opening tournament competitions.
Each year in June during the Saint John the Baptist festival, the Tournament of Saint John the Baptist (São João da Baptista) has its matches played at the stadium.
Each year, the national football (soccer) championship competition matches takes place at the stadium featuring the club who won the island or regional championship. The only times where no official competitions took place in the stadium were in the late 1980s and in 2011.
History
The stadium first opened in the 1980s when football (soccer) clubs were created on the island.
See also
References
- ^ "Brava Regional Football (Soccer) Association at the FCF website". fcf.cv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.