Estádio Rua Javari
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Estádio Conde Rodolfo Crespi, usually known as Estádio Rua Javari, is a multi-use stadium
located in São Paulo
's Mooca
neighborhood, Brazil
. It is used mostly for football
matches and hosts the home games of Clube Atlético Juventus
, which is also the stadium's owner, and hosted the games of Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people, and was built in 1929. Estádio Rua Javari is named after Count Rodolfo Crespi, who was Juventus' first president and helped the stadium construction. The stadium's nickname, Rua Javari, is the name of the street where it is located in.
As it has no artificial lightning all matches are not played after dawn. Clube Atlético Juventus
usually schedules its home games to start at 3:00PM (4:00PM when DST).
On November 11, 1929, the stadium was inaugurated.
Until 1967, the stadium was owned by the Crespi family. However, in that year, after signing a deal with the family, Juventus become the stadium's owner.
Pelé states that his most beautiful goal was scored at Rua Javari stadium on a Campeonato Paulista
match against São Paulo rivals Juventus
on August 2, 1959. As there is no video footage of this match, Pelé asked that a computer animation be made of this specific goal.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 9,000, set in 1981.
In May 1997, Ugo Georgetti's movie Boleiros was filmed at Estádio Rua Javari.
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...
located in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
's Mooca
Mooca
Mooca from tupi mo-oka, meaning to build houses, is a district in the subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Mooca today is about to reach the mark of 65,000 inhabitants, spread in . It is also considered one of the fastest growing districts in the city, experiencing over...
neighborhood, 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 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 and hosts the home games of Clube Atlético Juventus
Clube Atlético Juventus
The Clube Atlético Juventus , usually known simply as Juventus, is a Brazilian football club based in Mooca, a São Paulo neighborhood...
, which is also the stadium's owner, and hosted the games of Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube
Pão de Açúcar Esporte Clube
Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Audax São Paulo, or simply as Audax, is a Brazilian football club based in São Paulo, São Paulo state...
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 4,000 people, and was built in 1929. Estádio Rua Javari is named after Count Rodolfo Crespi, who was Juventus' first president and helped the stadium construction. The stadium's nickname, Rua Javari, is the name of the street where it is located in.
Clube Atlético Juventus
The Clube Atlético Juventus , usually known simply as Juventus, is a Brazilian football club based in Mooca, a São Paulo neighborhood...
usually schedules its home games to start at 3:00PM (4:00PM when DST).
History
Until 1967, the stadium was owned by the Crespi family. However, in that year, after signing a deal with the family, Juventus become the stadium's owner.
Pelé states that his most beautiful goal was scored at Rua Javari stadium on a Campeonato Paulista
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...
match against São Paulo rivals Juventus
Clube Atlético Juventus
The Clube Atlético Juventus , usually known simply as Juventus, is a Brazilian football club based in Mooca, a São Paulo neighborhood...
on August 2, 1959. As there is no video footage of this match, Pelé asked that a computer animation be made of this specific goal.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 9,000, set in 1981.
In May 1997, Ugo Georgetti's movie Boleiros was filmed at Estádio Rua Javari.