Serejão, Football stadium in Taguatinga, Brazil.
Serejão is a football stadium in Taguatinga with concrete stands that hold around 35,000 spectators. The venue sits in a central location within the region and serves as a regular home ground for local teams.
Built under governor Elmo Serejo Farias, who led the Federal District from 1974 to 1979, the stadium was inaugurated on 23 April 1978 with Taguatinga beating Vila Nova 1-0; Dinate scored its first goal. Taguatinga and Atlântida played here until 1999, when the ground closed after Atlântida lost 0-4 to Bandeirante. Brasiliense leased it in 2001, and on 15 May 2002 it hosted the Copa do Brasil final, Brasiliense 1-1 Corinthians, the first such final in the Federal District.
The stadium's nicknames carry local meaning: Serejão means "Big Serejo" after governor Elmo Serejo Farias, while Boca do Jacaré (Alligator's Mouth) comes from the nickname of Brasiliense FC. Since 2016 it has also hosted American football championship games, with clubs such as Leões de Judá and Tubarões do Cerrado playing there.
The venue is easy to reach in its neighborhood with direct connections to major roads serving Taguatinga. Visitors should arrive during daytime or match days to experience the activity around the stadium.
From 2016 onward, the stadium became the region's center for American football, hosting championship games regularly. Local teams like Leões de Judá use the field for home matches and brought a different sport to the venue.
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