The Elmo Serejo Farias Stadium, popularly known as Serejão or, more recently, Boca do Jacaré, is a Brazilian football stadium, located in Taguatinga, in the Distrito Federal. The stadium was built in 1978.[2] The stadium is owned by the Taguatinga Regional Administration and by the Distrito Federal Government and is the home stadium of Taguatinga Esporte Clube and Brasiliense FC.

Serejão
Estádio Boca do Jacaré
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Full nameEstádio Elmo Serejo Farias
LocationTaguatinga, DF, Brazil
OwnerTaguatinga Regional Administration
and the Distrito Federal Government
Capacity27,000[1]
OpenedJanuary 23, 1978
Tenants
Taguatinga Esporte Clube

Stadium name

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Its official name honors Elmo Serejo Farias, former Taguatinga administrator and Governor of the Federal District during the stadium's construction.

The nickname Estádio Boca do Jacaré means Alligator's Mouth Stadium, and is a reference to Brasiliense Futebol Clube's nickname.

Serejão means Big Serejo.

History

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The inaugural match was played on January 23, 1978, when Taguatinga beat Vila Nova 1-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Taguatinga's Dinate.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 26,205 people, set on October 5, 2005 when Flamengo beat Brasiliense 3-2.

In 2001, the stadium was remodeled. [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "CNE - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios" (PDF). cbf.com.br. January 22, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brasiliense Futebol Clube de Taguatinga" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
  • Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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