Estádio José Fragelli, Football stadium in Centro Norte, Cuiabá, Brazil
Estádio José Fragelli, known as Verdão ("Big Green"), was a football stadium in Cuiabá designed by architect Silvano Wendel, with a planned capacity of 55,000 and a nickname taken from its green pitch. It was demolished in 2010, and the Arena Pantanal was built next to its former site.
The stadium opened in 1976 following construction that began in 1973 under Governor José Fragelli's administration. Decades later, structural safety concerns forced its closure in 2009 and eventual demolition to make way for a new arena.
Five matches of the Brazilian national football team took place at this venue between 1981 and 2002, including games against Switzerland and Ecuador.
The stadium was demolished starting in May 2010, and the last section, ticket booth 4, came down in October 2013. Arena Pantanal was built adjacent to the former site, not on it. The ground is in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, at coordinates -15.60306, -56.12056.
The facility's construction required the sale of 2 million hectares of land to the Federal Senate to secure the necessary funding of Cr$ 1,200,000.
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