Estádio Willie Davids, Municipal stadium in Maringá, Brazil.
Estádio Willie Davids is a football stadium in Maringá, located within the Jaime Canet Junior Sports Complex. The facility features a main playing field, covered grandstands for spectators, and various other buildings and amenities designed for matches and training.
The stadium opened on May 12, 1957, marking its debut with a friendly match between Melhoramentos Football Club and Londrina that ended in a 2-2 draw. It became municipal property in 1961, establishing itself as a key venue for regional sporting competitions.
The stadium is named after Willie da Fonseca Brabazon Davids, an engineer and politician honoured by the club that built it. Its grounds belong to the Jaime Canet Júnior Sports Complex, the Vila Olímpica, which also holds the Chico Neto and Valdir Pinheiro gymnasiums, a water park and a velodrome. The ground has hosted Pelé's Santos and the Soviet side of goalkeeper Lev Yashin.
The stadium sits inside the Jaime Canet Júnior Sports Complex, also called Vila Olímpica, which it shares with the Chico Neto and Valdir Pinheiro gymnasiums, a water park and a velodrome. Plan to arrive on foot or by local transport, since the sources describe no dedicated visitor parking. Current capacity is listed as 21,600 in Portuguese sources and 14,995 in English ones.
The stadium is named after Willie da Fonseca Brabazon Davids, an engineer and politician honoured by the club. Its grounds also hosted the Soviet national team with goalkeeper Lev Yashin, and in 2009 the Brazil women's national team beat the local side 11-0 in a friendly.
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