Estádio Olímpico Monumental

Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Velho Casarão ("The Old Mansion")
Interactive map of Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Former namesEstádio Olímpico
LocationPorto Alegre, Brazil
Coordinates30°3′37.79″S 51°12′48.94″W / 30.0604972°S 51.2135944°W / -30.0604972; -51.2135944
OwnerGrêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
OperatorGrêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Capacity45,000 (originally 38,000)
Executive suites45
SurfaceBermuda Grass
American RayGrass
Field size105 x 68 m
Construction
Built1954
OpenedSeptember 19, 1954
Renovated1980
ClosedFebruary 9, 2013
ArchitectPlínio Oliveira Almeida
Tenants
Grêmio (1954–2012)
Website
Official Website

Estádio Olímpico Monumental (Monumental Olympic Stadium), also known as Estádio Olímpico de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre Olympic Stadium) and Estádio Olímpico (Olympic Stadium) until 1980, is a defunct football stadium in the city of Porto Alegre, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, with a capacity of 45,000 people. The stadium is owned by Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.

Opened on September 19, 1954, the stadium was the home field of Grêmio before the team moved to Arena do Grêmio in December 2012. Currently, the venue is not in use by the club and suffers from a lack of maintenance.