Estádio Raulino de Oliveira
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Football (soccer)
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stadium inaugurated on March 14, 1976 in Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda is the name of a city in the Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with 182.81 km² of area, located from 350m to 707m from the sea level and with a population of 259,811 inhabitants . The area around the city has nearly 700,000...
, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
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, with a maximum capacity of 21,000 people. The stadium is owned by the City Hall of Volta Redonda city, and is the home ground of Volta Redonda Futebol Clube
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube
Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, Volta Redonda or simply by its nickname Voltaço, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Volta Redonda in Rio de Janeiro, founded on February 9, 1976....
. The stadium was also the home ground of Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
during the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro
Campeonato Brasileiro 2005
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. Its formal name honors Raulino de Oliveira, former president of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional is the second major steel-maker company in Brazil. Its main plant is located in the city of Volta Redonda, in the state of Rio de Janeiro...
, located in Volta Redonda city.
History
The stadium was built in 1976. It was inaugurated on March 14, of that year. The stadium bleachers were originally a metallic structure, but in August of 2001, the stadium reformation started, and the metallic structure was replaced by a masonry structure. This expanded the stadium maximum capacity from 15,000 to 21,000.The inaugural match was played on March 14, 1976, when Volta Redonda beat Botafogo
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...
3-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Volta Redonda's Mauro.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 25,000, set on May 1, 1977 when Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
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beat Volta Redonda 1-0.