Laranjeiras Stadium | |
 The stadium in 1922 | |
 Interactive map of Estádio de Laranjeiras | |
| Full name | Manoel Schwartz Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22°56′12.7″S43°11′04.1″W / 22.936861°S 43.184472°W /-22.936861; -43.184472 |
| Owner | Fluminense |
| Operator | Fluminense |
| Capacity | 6,000[2] |
| Record attendance | 25,718 (June 14, 1925, Fluminense 3–1Flamengo) |
| Field size | 105 x 70m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1914 |
| Opened | 1914; 112 years ago (1914) |
| Renovated | 1919 |
| Expanded | 1922 |
| Architect | Hypolito Pujol[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Fluminense | |
Estádio de Laranjeiras (English:Laranjeiras Stadium), officially namedEstádio Manoel Schwartz is a historicfootballstadium inRio de Janeiro state,Brazil. The stadium currently holds 6,000 spectators but, due to its reduced capacity and a lack of safety permits, has not hosted professional football matches since 2003. It was built in 1905 and is one of the oldest stadiums in Brazil. The stadium is owned byFluminense Football Club.
Fluminense acquired a plot at Guanabara Street (currently named Pinheiro Machado street) in 1902.[3] The stadium bleachers were built in 1905 and its maximum capacity was 5,000 people.[3]
TheBrazil national football team played itsfirst match in 1914, at Laranjeiras Stadium, againstExeter City, ofEngland. The match ended 2–0 to Brazil.[3]
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The stadium was renovated in 1919[3] and its capacity was expanded to 19,000 people.[4] The re-inaugural match was played on May 11 of that year, when theBrazil national football team beat theChile national football team 6–0.[5] The first goal of the stadium after the re-inauguration was scored by Brazil'sFriedenreich.[5] In the same year, Brazil hosted theSouth American Championship, and all matches of the competition were played at Estádio das Laranjeiras. Brazil won that competition which was the first title achieved by theSeleção.[3] The stadium was again expanded in 1922 to hostSouth American Championship and its maximum capacity was expanded to 25,000 people.[1] The capacity was reduced to 8,000 people in 1961 after the demolition of bleachers' part due to the construction of a viaduct at Pinheiro Machado Street.[4]
The stadium's attendance record for Fluminense currently stands at 25,718 people, set on June 14, 1925 when Fluminense beatFlamengo 3–1.[4]
On 20 July 2014, Exeter City played out a 0–0 friendly draw against Fluminense under 23s in a game commemorating the 100th anniversary of Brazil's first match. Around 600 fans attended the game, with over 170 of them being Exeter fans.[6]
22°56′12.7″S43°11′04.1″W / 22.936861°S 43.184472°W /-22.936861; -43.184472
| Preceded by | South American Championship Finals Venue 1919 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | South American Championship Finals Venue 1922 | Succeeded by |