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Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Owner | Botafogo |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Construction | |
Built | 1912 |
Opened | May 13, 1913 |
Renovated | 1938 |
Demolished | 1977 |
Architect | Rafael Galvão |
Tenants | |
Botafogo |
Estádio General Severiano was a football stadium located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1] It was the home stadium of Botafogo and it had a maximum capacity of 20,000 people. [1]
The stadium was built in 1912, [2] It was inaugurated on May 13, 1913, when Botafogo beat Flamengo 1–0. [2]
After a reformation led by architect Rafael Galvão that lasted ten years, [3] Estádio General Severiano was reinaugurated on August 28, 1938, when Botafogo beat Fluminense 3–2. [4] The stadium was closed in the 1970s, [2] under Charles Borer's term as president, [5] after Botafogo's headquarters, which the stadium was located in, was sold to Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. [6] Estádio General Severiano was demolished in 1977. [1]
A training ground named Centro de Treinamento João Saldanha was inaugurated on March 29, 2004, in the same place where Estádio General Severiano was located in. [7] The training ground name honors João Saldanha, who was a supporter of Botafogo, and was a former head coach and chairman of the club. [8]