Estádio do Canindé

The Estádio do Canindé, also known as Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, is a football stadium inaugurated on January 11, 1956 in Canindé neighborhood, São Paulo, São Paulo state, with a maximum capacity of 21,004 spectators. Although the stadium's maximum capacity is 28,500 people, due to a Paulista Football Federation decision, and following FIFA requirements, Canindé Stadium had its maximum capacity reduced to 25,470 spectators. As of 2011, it has a maximum capacity of 21,004. The stadium is owned by Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. Its formal name honors Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, a former president of Portuguesa.

Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte
Estádio do Canindé
Sisbrace
Full nameEstádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte
Former namesEstádio Independência
LocationSão Paulo, São Paulo state, Brazil
Public transit Portuguesa-Tietê
OwnerAssociação Portuguesa de Desportos
Capacity21,004
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
SurfaceNatural grass
OpenedJanuary 11, 1956
Tenants
Portuguesa
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