Estádio Alfredo de Castilho
Soccer stadium in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
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Estádio Alfredo de Castilho, known as Alfredo de Castilho or Alfredão, is a multi-use stadium in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches, and has a maximum capacity of 18,866 people.
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Full name | Estádio Doutor Alfredo de Castilho |
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Former names | Estádio Ubaldo de Medeiros (1960) |
| Location | Bauru, SP, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22°19′26.56″S 49°5′51.49″W |
| Owner | Noroeste |
| Operator | Noroeste |
| Capacity | 18,866[2] |
| Surface | Natural grass |
Record attendance | 23,640 (Noroeste 1–2 Palmeiras, 15 September 1974)[3] |
Field size | 105 by 70 metres (114.8 yd × 76.6 yd)[3] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1959–1960 |
| Opened | 5 June 1960[3] |
| Renovated | 1966 |
| Tenant | |
| Noroeste | |
History
A stadium named after Alfredo de Castilho was built in 1935, honouring an engineer who was the director of NOB (Noroeste de Obras do Brasil) at the time.[3] It was used until 23 November 1958, when a fire destroyed a part of the stands during a match against São Paulo.[4]
After the fire, Noroeste played at Estádio Antônio Garcia, owned by Bauru Atlético Clube, until the inauguration of Estádio Ubaldo Medeiros on 5 June 1960, in a match against Palmeiras.[5] The new stadium was later renamed to the original name of Alfredo de Castilho just months later,[3] and purchased by Noroeste in 1986.[3]
