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Full name | Estádio Joaquim Portugal |
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Former names | Arena Unimed |
| Location | São João del-Rei, MG, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 21°07′39″S 44°14′36″W / 21.1275°S 44.2434°W |
| Capacity | 4 655 |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Tenants | |
| Athletic-MG | |
Estádio Joaquim Portugal, also known as Arena Sicredi for naming rights,[1] is a Brazilian football stadium built in São João del-Rei (state of Minas Gerais) in the Matosinhos neighborhood.
Field command
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The stadium is where Athletic Club plays its games for the Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol.[2][3][4]
Important matches
edit2023
editCampeonato Mineiro - Módulo I
editThe stadium was the venue for the first match of the semifinal of 2023 Campeonato Mineiro - Módulo I between Athletic Club and Atlético Mineiro, on March 12, Sunday.[5][6] Athletic defeated Atlético 1x0.
Copa do Brasil
editThe stadium hosted the 2023 Copa do Brasil match Athletic Club vs. Brasiliense on March 1, 2023. Brasiliense eliminated Athletic from the competition.[7]
Campeonato Brasileiro - Série D
editThe stadium was one of the venues for the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro - Série D, the fourth tier of the national championship.[8]
Capacity
editThe stadium originally had a capacity of 2,500 people but it was expanded to 4,655 people in 2024. It is one of the largest stadiums in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Athletic e banco firmam contrato por naming rights do Estádio Joaquim Portugal". Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Athletic Club | São João del-Rei - MG". Athletic Club (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "FMF - Federação Mineira de Futebol". fmf.com.br. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Athletic x América-MG marca inauguração do sistema de iluminação no Estádio Joaquim Portugal". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Superesportes (2023-03-11). "Atlético relaciona força máxima para semi do Mineiro contra Athletic". Superesportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Ainda sem Zaracho, Atlético-MG divulga relacionados para semifinal contra o Athletic". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Athletic Club (Minas Gerais) vs. Brasiliense - Football Match Summary - March 1, 2023 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Combinação de resultados no Mineiro garante Athletic na Série D de 2023". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Novo estádio do Athletic inaugura como Arena Sicredi em São João del-Rei/MG". Sicredi (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2024.
