Estádio João Francisco dos Santos, Football stadium in Bangu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Estádio João Francisco dos Santos is the ground within the Ceres Futebol Clube headquarters on Rua da Chita, in Bangu, bordered by Emílio Ribas, Marechal Marciano and Estrada Porto Nacional. Its stands were built in 1995 and hold 3,000 spectators. The pitch sits close to Bangu's SuperVia train station.
Inaugurated on 27 March 1949 with a match between Ceres and Cruzeiro de Niterói, which the visitors won 2-0. The concrete stands were built in 1995. On 23 August 1997 the ground held over 4,000 spectators for the Second Division state championship final against Friburguense, a 1-1 draw, exceeding its 3,000 capacity.
The ground belongs to Ceres Futebol Clube, a neighbourhood club based in Bangu, and its name honours João Francisco dos Santos. The stands date from 1995, and the ground's record crowd came on 23 August 1997, when more than 4,000 watched the Second Division state final against Friburguense end 1-1.
The stadium is part of the Ceres Futebol Clube headquarters on Rua da Chita, between Emílio Ribas, Marechal Marciano and Estrada Porto Nacional, a short walk from Bangu SuperVia station. The stands date from 1995 and hold 3,000 spectators.
The attendance record of over 4,000 was set on 23 August 1997, when the Second Division state final against Friburguense ended 1-1, far above the 3,000 capacity of the stands built in 1995. The club has planned to raise capacity to 15,000 with help from the Rio city government, in a project expected to take five years.
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