Estádio Louis Ensch, Football stadium in Coronel Fabriciano, Brazil.
Estádio Louis Ensch is a football ground in Coronel Fabriciano whose pitch sits within a 15,000 m² complex between the Santa Helena, Professores and Centro neighbourhoods. A three-storey building holds the Social Futebol Clube headquarters, referees' rooms, Military Police quarters, radio cabins and a terrace used for television filming, with 30 rentable commercial units around it.
The ground opened in 1950 with a friendly between Social and América Mineiro, on land donated by Belgo-Mineira to the Archdiocese of Mariana and swapped for Social's old pitch near the Igreja Matriz. The name honours Louis Jaques Ensch, the steel company's president. The stands were built later, during Paulo Almir Antunes's term as mayor.
The stadium is nicknamed Luizão, and its name honours Louis Jaques Ensch, president of Belgo-Mineira, the steel company that donated the land and the perimeter wall. Social Futebol Clube plays its home matches here, though for games expected to draw larger crowds the club moves to the Ipatingão in Ipatinga.
The venue is accessible via local roads and can be reached from different points in the city. Visitors should check in advance about ongoing events and local conditions at the site.
The record crowd of 7,000 paid spectators filled the 1997 Mineiro semi-final against Villa Nova, which ended 2–2; movable stands were brought in for the match. Normally Social moves bigger games to the Ipatingão in Ipatinga.
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