Estádio Jonas Duarte
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Estádio Jonas Duarte 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...

 located in Anápolis
Anápolis
Anápolis is the third largest city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It lies in the center of a rich agricultural region and has become a leader in food processing and pharmaceutical plants.-Location and population:...

, Brazil
Brazil
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. It is used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
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 matches and hosts the home matches of Associação Atlética Anapolina
Associação Atlética Anapolina
Associação Atlética Anapolina, or Anapolina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Anápolis in Goiás, founded on January 1, 1948.Anapolina greatest rival is Anápolis....

, nápolis Futebol Clube], Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis
Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis
Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis, commonly known as Anápolis, is a Brazilian football club based in Anápolis, Goiás state. The lcub was formerly known as Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense.-History:...

 and Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense
Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense
Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense, commonly known as Grêmio Inhumense, was a Brazilian football club based in Inhumas, Goiás state. They competed in the Série C once.-History:...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1965. It is named after Jonas Ferreira Alves Duarte, who was the mayor of Anápolis in the 1950s, and was Goiás
Goiás
Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

 state vice-governor in 1954 and in 1955.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on April 10, 1965, when 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...

 beat an Anápolis City Combined Team 4-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by São Paulo's player Paraná.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 17,800 people, set on September 15, 1981, when Anapolina and Corinthians
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
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drew 1-1.

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