Estádio do Café
Encyclopedia
The Estádio Jacy Scaff, usually known as Estádio do Café, is a football
stadium inaugurated on August 22, 1976 in Londrina
, Paraná
, with a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people. The stadium is owned by the City Hall of Londrina, and is the home ground of Londrina Esporte Clube
and Associação Portuguesa Londrinense
. Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara
also plays at the stadium. Its formal name honors Jacy Scaff, who is a former president of Londrina Esporte Clube. Its nickname, Café, is due to coffee
being one of the most important goods exported by Londrina city.
The stadium is located 4 km away from the city's downtown, close to the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Ayrton Senna International Raceway).
Estádio do Café is horseshoe
shaped.
The inaugural match was played on August 22, 1976, when Londrina and Flamengo
drew 1-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Londrina's Paraná.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 54,178, set on February 15, 1978 when Londrina beat Corinthians
1-0.
In 2000, the stadium hosted matches of the South American Pre-Olympic Football Tournament.
In 2001, due to an electrical energy rationing
in Brazil, the Brazilian Football Confederation
transferred several matches to Estádio do Café, including Paulista
derbies such as Santos
-São Paulo
and Palmeiras
-Santos.
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...
stadium inaugurated on August 22, 1976 in Londrina
Londrina
Londrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region...
, Paraná
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
, with a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people. The stadium is owned by the City Hall of Londrina, and is the home ground of Londrina Esporte Clube
Londrina Esporte Clube
Londrina Esporte Clube, or Londrina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Londrina in Paraná, founded on April 5, 1956. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1980, won the state championship three times, and competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro...
and Associação Portuguesa Londrinense
Associação Portuguesa Londrinense
Associação Portuguesa Londrinense, usually known simply as Portuguesa Londrinense, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Londrina, Paraná state, founded on May 14, 1950.-History:...
. Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara
Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara
Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara , usually known simply as Matsubara, is a Brazilian football club based in Cambará, in the state of Paraná.-History:...
also plays at the stadium. Its formal name honors Jacy Scaff, who is a former president of Londrina Esporte Clube. Its nickname, Café, is due to coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
being one of the most important goods exported by Londrina city.
The stadium is located 4 km away from the city's downtown, close to the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Ayrton Senna International Raceway).
Estádio do Café is horseshoe
Horseshoe
A horseshoe, is a fabricated product, normally made of metal, although sometimes made partially or wholly of modern synthetic materials, designed to protect a horse's hoof from wear and tear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall...
shaped.
History
The stadium was quickly built due to Londrina Esporte Clube's invitation to dispute the 1976 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.The inaugural match was played on August 22, 1976, when Londrina and Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
drew 1-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Londrina's Paraná.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 54,178, set on February 15, 1978 when Londrina beat Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...
1-0.
In 2000, the stadium hosted matches of the South American Pre-Olympic Football Tournament.
In 2001, due to an electrical energy rationing
Energy rationing
Energy rationing primarily involves measures that are designed to force energy conservation as an alternative to price mechanisms in energy markets...
in Brazil, the Brazilian Football Confederation
Brazilian Football Confederation
The Brazilian Football Confederation is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on June 8, 1914, as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos , meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like...
transferred several matches to Estádio do Café, including Paulista
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
derbies such as Santos
Santos Futebol Clube
Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....
-São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
and Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...
-Santos.
Websites
Books
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.