Ipatingão
Encyclopedia
Estádio Municipal Epaminondas Mendes Brito, usually known as Ipatingão, is a multi-purpose stadium
in Ipatinga
, Brazil
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. Ipatinga Futebol Clube
and Ideal futebol Clube usually play their home matches at the stadium. Social Futebol Clube
, from the neighbor city Coronel Fabriciano
, has its own soccer stadium, but sometimes plays its home matches at Ipatingão, because of its larger capacity and better structure. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 20,500 people. The stadium was built in 1982.
Ipatingão is owned by the Ipatinga City Hall. The stadium is named after Epaminondas Mendes Brito, who was the engineer responsible for the stadium's construction. He died shortly before the stadium inauguration.
beat Ipatinga All Stars 3-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Cruzeiro's Eudes.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 25,000, set on April 7, 1996 when Atlético Mineiro
beat Cruzeiro 2-1.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Ipatinga
Ipatinga
Ipatinga is a city and municipality located in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded in 1962 and covers a total area of 166.5 km². Its population is 240,338 . It is part of the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Area .Ipatinga is located at the site where the Piracicaba River flows into...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. Ipatinga Futebol Clube
Ipatinga Futebol Clube
Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazilian football club, based in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. They were founded on May 21, 1998.-History:...
and Ideal futebol Clube usually play their home matches at the stadium. Social Futebol Clube
Social Futebol Clube
Social Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Social, is a Brazilian football club from Coronel Fabriciano founded in 1944.Their home stadium is Louis Ensch Stadium, capacity 6,000...
, from the neighbor city Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano is a Brazilian city of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area in the State of Minas Gerais....
, has its own soccer stadium, but sometimes plays its home matches at Ipatingão, because of its larger capacity and better structure. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 20,500 people. The stadium was built in 1982.
Ipatingão is owned by the Ipatinga City Hall. The stadium is named after Epaminondas Mendes Brito, who was the engineer responsible for the stadium's construction. He died shortly before the stadium inauguration.
History
In 1982, the works on Ipatingão were completed. The inaugural match was played on November 23 of that year, when CruzeiroCruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...
beat Ipatinga All Stars 3-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Cruzeiro's Eudes.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 25,000, set on April 7, 1996 when Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...
beat Cruzeiro 2-1.