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The Elmo Serejo Farias Stadium, popularly known as Serejão or, more recently, Boca do Jacaré, is a Brazilian football stadium, located at administrative region of Taguatinga, in the Distrito Federal.

Serejão

Estádio Boca do Jacaré
Sisbrace
Full name	Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias
Location	Taguatinga, DF, Brazil
Owner	Taguatinga Regional Administration and the Distrito Federal Government
Capacity	28,000 http://www.brasiliensefc.com.br/clube/?subcategoria=Est%E1dio
Opened	January 23, 1978
Tenants
Taguatinga Esporte Clube

The stadium holds 35,000 people. It was built in 1978.[1] The stadium is owned by the Taguatinga Regional Administration and by the Distrito Federal Government and is the home stadium of Taguatinga Esporte Clube.

Stadium name

Its formal name honors Elmo Serejo Farias, who was Taguatinga's administrator and Distrito Federal's governor during the stadium construction.

The nickname Estádio Boca do Jacaré means Alligator's Mouth Stadium, and is a reference to Brasiliense Futebol Clube's nickname.

Serejão means Big Serejo.

History

The inaugural match was played on January 23, 1978, when Taguatinga beat Vila Nova 1-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Taguatinga's Dinate.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 26,205 people, set on October 5, 2005 when Flamengo beat Brasiliense 3-2.

In 2001, the stadium was reformed, and its maximum capacity was expanded from 22,000 people to 32,000 people.

References

• Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

External links

• Templos do Futebol
• Brasiliense's Official Website

На других языках

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- [en] Serejão

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[fr] Stade Elmo Serejo Farias

Le Stade Elmo Serejo Farias (en portugais : Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias), également connu sous le nom de Serejão ou encore de Boca do Jacaré, est un stade de football brésilien situé dans la région administrative de Taguatinga, dans l'État du District fédéral.

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