Estádio Romário de Souza Faria, Football stadium in Xerém, Duque de Caxias, Brazil.
Estádio Romário de Souza Faria is a football stadium in Xerém with a natural grass field and 10,000 seats for spectators. It was designed as a modern sports facility to host professional matches and community events.
The stadium was built as part of Duque de Caxias's renovation of the Tamoio Futebol Clube sports complex in Xerém, and it replaced Estádio Mestre Telê Santana as the club's home ground. It was reopened in October 2007 with a 1-1 draw between Duque de Caxias and Vasco da Gama; the first official match came on 30 January 2008, when Cardoso Moreira beat Duque de Caxias 2-1 in the Campeonato Carioca.
The stadium is named after Romário de Souza Faria, world champion with Brazil at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. It is also known as Marrentão or Tamoio, from the Tamoio Futebol Clube complex it was built into. Duque de Caxias plays its home matches here, and the ground was reinaugurated with a 1-1 draw against Vasco da Gama.
The stadium sits in Xerém, Duque de Caxias' fourth district, and access is difficult, with no parking for large matches and no press boxes. In 2012 the scoreboard, dressing rooms, pitch, radio cabins and boxes were upgraded, and the CBF cleared the ground for the 2012 Série C.
Fire safety certification for the full capacity of 10,000 seats was completed in October 2008, as the venue initially operated with only 4,000 seats. This expansion significantly increased the spectator capacity and elevated its standing as a regional sports venue.
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