Estádio Joia da Princesa, Soccer stadium in Feira de Santana, Brazil.
Estádio Joia da Princesa is a soccer stadium in Feira de Santana with a natural grass pitch and concrete stands that hold around 16,000 spectators. The field size is standard for professional matches, with seating arranged to give fans a clear view of the action.
The ground opened on 1 March 1953 as Estádio Municipal Almachio Boaventura, named after the official who had levelled the site in 1950; Bahia de Feira beat Galícia 2-0 before about 6,000 people. On 13 November 1966 a new stadium was inaugurated on the same spot with the pitch repositioned, renamed after Alberto Oliveira, former alderman and Fluminense de Feira president. Governor Luís Viana attended, and Fluminense lost 1-0 to Vasco da Gama before 28,000 paying spectators, still the record. Reforms in 1984-1985 ended with a 1-0 Fluminense win over Vasco on 22 August 1985.
The nickname Joia da Princesa, "Jewel of the Princess", refers to Feira de Santana, known as the Princesa do Sertão. Three city clubs play their home games here: Fluminense de Feira, Bahia de Feira and Feirense, and Palmeiras Nordeste also used the ground.
The stadium is owned by the Feira de Santana town hall and sits at the coordinates -12.24458, -38.97235 in the city. Bahia de Feira, Feirense and Fluminense de Feira play their home games here, so match days are the times to visit.
The name Joia da Princesa, "Jewel of the Princess", refers to Feira de Santana's nickname, "Princesa do Sertão". The formal name honours Alberto Oliveira, a former alderman and president of Fluminense de Feira, and was given in 1966, when the rebuilt stadium opened on a new pitch orientation.
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