Estádio Juca Ribeiro, Sports stadium in Uberlândia, Brazil.
Estádio Juca Ribeiro was a football stadium in Uberlândia with seating capacity for about 20,000 spectators and a grass playing surface. The rectangular facility served as the primary home ground for the local sports club before being replaced in 1982.
The stadium opened in 1933 and operated as the main football venue for nearly five decades in the region. When Estádio Parque do Sabiá opened in 1982, the local club relocated its home matches to the newer facility.
The stadium was nicknamed the "caldeirão" of Uberlândia Esporte Clube because the stands sat close to the pitch, pressing opponents. Its name honoured José "Juca" Ribeiro, a backer of local sport. Generations of Verdão fans followed state and national campaigns there from the 1960s to the early 1980s.
The stadium remained open until 2010, when demolition began to make room for urban development projects. Today the facility no longer exists, so a visit to the site is not possible.
In 1980 the stadium hosted a friendly against the New York Cosmos, whose squad included Franz Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto Torres. Pelé, already retired, came to Uberlândia with the club as an executive and ambassador, and the match became a landmark for local football.
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