Velódromo Paulistano, commonly known as just Velódromo, was a cycling

Cycling

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 and football stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 located in São Paulo

São Paulo

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, Brazil

Brazil

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. It was the home stadium of Americano

Sport Club Americano

Sport Club Americano, commonly known as Americano, was a Brazilian football club from Santos, São Paulo state. They won the Campeonato Paulista twice.-History:...

, Paulistano

Club Athletico Paulistano

Club Athletico Paulistano - generally known as just Paulistano - is a sports and social club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo located in the quarter of Jardim América, close to the city. The club was founded on 29 December 1900 for the purpose of playing association football...

 and Scottish Wanderers

Scottish Wanderers Football Club

Scottish Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Scottish Wanderers, were a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. They competed in the Campeonato Paulista in 1914 and in 1915, and were one of the first professional clubs in the country.-History:...

. It was owned by Veloce Club Olimpic Paulista and it had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people. After being reformed as a football stadium, it was operated by Club Athletico Paulistano.

History

The stadium was inaugurated in 1892, as a cycling

Cycling

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 stadium. It was opened as a football stadium on October 18, 1901, when a São Paulo State

São Paulo (state)

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 combined team and a Rio de Janeiro State

Rio de Janeiro (state)

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 drew 1–1. The first football game between clubs was played on May 8, 1902, when São Paulo Athletic

São Paulo Athletic Club

São Paulo Athletic Club, also known as SPAC, was a historic Brazilian football club founded on May 15, 1888 by Charles William Miller and several English immigrants, being one of the first football clubs in the country. The club's players were English employees of Companhia de Gás , London Bank and...

 beat Paulistano

Club Athletico Paulistano

Club Athletico Paulistano - generally known as just Paulistano - is a sports and social club from the Brazilian metropolis São Paulo located in the quarter of Jardim América, close to the city. The club was founded on 29 December 1900 for the purpose of playing association football...

 4–0. Charles Miller

Charles William Miller

Charles William Miller was a Brazilian sportsman, who is considered to be the father of football in Brazil.-Early life:...

scored that game's first goal. The last game played at the Velódromo was a game between a São Paulo State combined team and a Rio de Janeiro State combined team. São Paulo State won the game 8–0. Velódromo Paulistano was demolished in 1916.