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Benito Agnelo Castellano

Benitão
Full name	Estádio Benito Agnelo Castellano
Location	Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
Coordinates	22°25′05″S 47°33′23″W / 22.418155938605462°S 47.55651049470814°W / -22.418155938605462; -47.55651049470814
Owner	City of Rio Claro
Operator	Velo Clube
Capacity	8,136
Record attendance	15,000+ (Velo Clube 1–0 São José-SP, 17 December 1978)
Field size	105 by 66 metres (114.8 yd × 72.2 yd)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Built	1971–1972
Opened	7 September 1972
Renovated	1978, 2009
Tenants
Velo Clube

Estádio Benito Agnelo Castellano, sometimes known as Benitão, is a multi-use stadium in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches, and has a maximum capacity of 8,136 people.

History

Built in 1972 in the place of a demolished stadium, the new stadium was initially named Gigantão do Copacabana, named after the neighborhood of Copacabana where it was located. The stadium was inaugurated on 7 September 1972, in a match between Velo Clube and Palmeiras, and despite suffering a 4–1 loss, the first goal of the stadium was scored by Velo Clube forward Bertinho Traina.

The stadium was only named Benito Agnelo Castellano in 1973, honouring the man who contributed greatly to Velo Clube during the past decades. Initially a property of Velo, the stadium was sold to the city of Rio Claro in 2008.

In 2024, after Velo Clube's promotion to the 2025 Campeonato Paulista, a project of expansion to a capacity of 10,000 people started. In December of that year, a new lighting system was installed.

References

1. ^ "Especial Benitão 50 anos – Benito e Velo Clube: histórias que se confundem" [Special 50 years of Benitão – Benito and Velo Clube: stories that confuse each other] (in Brazilian Portuguese). J1 Diário. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
2. "CNEF - Cadastro Nacional de Estádios de Futebol" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. p. 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
3. "Prefeitura quita estádio e o concede ao Velo Clube" [City Hall pays off stadium and grants it to Velo Clube] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Cidade. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
4. "Benitão ganhará arquibancadas atrás dos gols e ampliará capacidade para 10 mil torcedores" [Benitão will receive stands behind the goals and will expand capacity to 10 thousand supporters] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
5. "Novo sistema de iluminação do estádio Benitão é testado com êxito" [New lighting system of the Benitão stadium is successfully tested] (in Brazilian Portuguese). J1 Diário. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

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