Brazil
Estádio do Arruda
Estádio do Arruda, also known as Estádio José do Rego Maciel, is a football stadium in Recife. The stadium was built in 1972 and is able to hold 60 000 people. Estádio do Arruda is owned by Santa Cruz FC. The stadium is named after José do Rego Maciel, who was Recife's mayor between 1952 and 1955.
The mayor donated a groundplot to Santa Cruz FC in 1955. This groundplot is the place where the stadium was built. It was inaugurated in June 1972. The stadium's attendance record stands at 90 000, set in March 1994, when Brazil beat Argentina 2-0. Since then the capacity of the stadium has reduced due to safety reasons.
