History and description

The Santos football team decided to purchase a plot of land in the Vila Belmiro area in the first decades of the 20th century. This led to conflicts with other teams, but the team ultimately prevailed. The praça de esportes da Vila Belmiro officially opened on 12 October 1916. On 10 October 1916, the first football match, a state championship match between Santos and Iparinga (2-1), was played.

In 1933, the stadium was renamed Estádio Urbano Caldeira after a former player and coach who devoted large parts of his life to the development of the club. Many people continued to refer to the stadium as Vila Belmiro though.

Over the following decades, Vila Belmiro underwent several renovations that always kept it modest. The record attendance was set in 1964 when 32,989 spectators visited a match between Santos and Corinthians. The match was never finished though as a stand collapsed and injured over a hundred fans.

In 1996, the stadium underwent a temporary closure in order to install a new pitch and drainage system. In the following years, incremental changes were made to improve seating areas and in 1999 new floodlights were installed.

How to get to Estadio Urbano Caldeira

The urban stadium, Estádio Urbano Caldeira, is located in Vila Belmiro in Santos, south of the city centre and main bus station. The city's beaches are 2 kilometres further south. The walk from the centre should take no more than half an hour. Alternatively, you can catch bus 23 which brings you to within a block of the stadium. If staying on the bus, it will take you to the city's southern beaches.

Address: Rua Princesa Isabel s/n, Vila Belmiro, Santos

Santos Tickets

To buy tickets for Santos matches, please visit Futebolcard.com. Tickets can also be bought a few days before the match at the stadium ticket windows or at one of the other sales points. Most of the sales points in the south of the city lie on Avenida Ana Costa 549, near the Park Balneário and southern beaches. Hotel Praiano is located on Avenida Barão de Penedo 39, and Santos Mania is located on Avenida Washington Luiz 446.

If tickets remain available, one can buy them at the stadium on the day of the match. Despite Vila Belmiro's limited capacity, it rarely sells out for league matches. Santos occasionally play a home match in São Paulo, which in most cases is Pacaembu.

The ticket prices for a given match vary depending on the game, but generally fall within the range of R$ 40.00 to R$ 100.00.

Photos of Estadio Urbano Caldeira

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Useful Internet links

The official website of Santos FC is Santosfc.com.br. Tourism information for the city of Santos can be found at Turismosantos.com.br. . Sergio wrote: 26 March 2016 at 10:56 PM Though small and not comfortable, this is one of "templos"?. Santos call it "the cradle of great players and the shrine of football?".

. Santos' small and uncomfortable "temple of football" is a place where great players and shrine of the sport can be found.