Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior, usually known as Estádio Novelli Júnior is a multi-use 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...

 in Itu

Itu

Itu is an old and historic municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2009 was 157,384 and the area is 641.68 km². The elevation is 583 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, meaning big waterfall. Itu is linked with the highway numbered the SP-75 and are flowed...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people.

The Estádio Novelli Júnior is owned by the Itu City Hall. Ituano Futebol Clube

Ituano Futebol Clube

Ituano Futebol Clube, also known as Ituano Sociedade Civil de Futebol Ltda, or Ituano as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Itu in São Paulo, founded on May 24, 1947.-History:...

usually plays its home matches at the stadium.

History

In 1947, the works on Estádio Novelli Júnior were completed. The inaugural match was played on May 25 of that year, when Ituano beat Amparo 6-1.

External links

• Templos do Futebol
• Ituano Futebol Clube Official Website

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