Estádio Walmir Campelo Bezerra , usually known as Bezerrão , is a Brazilian football stadium , located at administrative region of Gama , in the Distrito Federal . It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.
6-561: Bezerrão is owned by the Government of the Federal District and it is the stadium where Sociedade Esportiva do Gama sometimes plays its home matches. The stadium is named after Antônio Walmir Campelo Bezerra, who was the regional administrator of Gama during the stadium construction. In 1977, construction work on Bezerrão was completed. The inaugural match was played on October 9 of that year, when Botafogo beat Gama 3–1. The first goal of
12-732: Is a Brazilian professional club based in Gama , Distrito Federal founded on 15 November 1975. It competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense , the top flight of the Distrito Federal state football league . Gama is the second-best-ranked team from the Federal District in CBF 's national club ranking, behind bitter rivals Brasiliense . Until the early 1970s, the city of Gama was known only to its amateur teams. This movement has grown more and more
18-512: The city's desire to have its first professional football club. Founded in 1975 by Hermínio Ferreira Neves, the Sociedade Esporte do Gama was the first professional team in the city. The founder was president of the amateur team Minas Atlético Clube. Formed initially with players of the most diverse amateur teams of the city, Gama soon gained the support of the local population. They played their first professional game on February 21, 1976. With
24-574: The day of its founding, the Sociedade Esportiva do Gama adopted as its first coat the coat of arms of the Federal District with the letters SEG. The symbol was a pillar of the Alvorada Palace. Intuitively, Mr. Hermínio Ferreira Neves, introduced the symbol in the Palmeiras uniform. In 1999. the letters on the crest were changed to "GAMA". The club's main rival is Brasiliense . Gama's stadium
30-591: The stadium was scored by Botafogo's Gil. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 19,157, set on November 19, 2008 when Brazil beat Portugal 6–2. The stadium also hosted a total of 18 matches in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup , including the opening match, both semifinals, the third-place match, and the final. This article about a sports venue in Brazil is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sociedade Esportiva do Gama Sociedade Esportiva do Gama , commonly referred to as Gama ,
36-841: The support of Mr. Valmir Campelo de Bezerra, regional administrator of the city of Gama and a great admirer of local football, the Gama Administration Stadium was rebuilt and reopened on October 9, 1977. In 1981, SE Gama achieved its first regional title. The team won the Torneio Centro-Oeste by beating Goiânia 2–1 on aggregate. In 1998, the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B . In late 2017, Gama confirmed that they would be signing former Brazilian World Cup winner Lúcio from Indian Super League side FC Goa . He joined in January 2018. On November 15, 1975,
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