AuthorJeffEyesRimmer Sometimes the quirks of football really surprise you, an odd fact, stat or just a club picks your interest. That happened to me this week, while reading up on some potential football books I wanted to read. While searching the web I stumbled upon a fantastic stadium over in Brazil. This stadium is the Estádio Milton Corrêa, or more affectionately known as Zerão. The stadium is a multipurpose stadium but mainly used for football. Seven different football clubs use the stadium and they include Amapá Clube, Esporte Clube Macapá, Oratório Recreativo Clube, Trem Desportivo Clube, Santos Futebol Clube (AP), São Paulo Futebol Clube (AP) and Ypiranga Clube. So why is this stadium interesting?
Well it just so happens that the town of Estádio Milton Corrêa is located on the equator in Macapá. Not so odd for places in Brazil but the stadium of Zerão is a little different to most. The stadium was built in the 1990s, with the half way line built to be on the equator itself! This means that when the teams come out to play a game of football each team will actually be defending a hemisphere each. How great is that?! The first match played at the stadium was between Independente and Trem Desportivo Clube. Independente won the game 1-0. The stadium has a capacity of just over 13,000 people and its all-time high was 10,000 from that first match. It’s a bit of a trek to get to though, not many football fans will make it to the far north of Brazil and the city itself is some 345 kms from the next large settlement. So one for the football purest to get to we think. |
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