Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, football stadium
The Estádio Orlando Scarpelli is a football stadium in the Estreito neighbourhood of Florianópolis, owned by Figueirense FC. Its pitch measures 105 by 69 metres and is planted with Bermuda Tiftway 419 grass. Since 2005 it has been an all-seater venue, with 19,584 numbered seats, and in 2016 glass panels replaced the old metal fencing.
Figueirense moved its headquarters to the Estreito neighbourhood in 1945 and began building the ground in 1948; the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli was partially inaugurated on 12 June 1960 with a 1–1 friendly against Clube Atlético Catarinense, Emídio Silva scoring the first goal. The ground is named after Orlando Scarpelli, the club president in the 1940s who donated the land. The Coloninha stand was completed in the early 1970s, and the stadium has been renovated continuously since 1999.
The stadium is named after Orlando Scarpelli, a businessman who presided over Figueirense in the 1940s and donated the land where it was built. Its supporters' section, the Coloninha, was the old standing "geral" and was replaced by more comfortable seating in 2000. The venue has also hosted concerts, including Eric Clapton in 1990 and Shakira in 1996.
The stadium is easily accessible by public transport and lies just a few kilometers from the city center, with walking also possible. On match days, food and drink vendors operate inside the venue, and nearby streets offer restaurants and cafes for visitors before or after the game.
In 2002, Revista Placar named it Caldeirão do Brasil after it recorded the highest occupancy rate among Brazilian stadiums that year, 49%, a figure it repeated in following seasons. The ground also hosted concerts: Eric Clapton played here on 14 October 1990 during his Journeyman World Tour, Shakira on 10 December 1996 and The Black Eyed Peas on 1 November 2010.
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