The search for a football ground began and the "Hipódromo do Guabirotuba" (Guabirotuba Horse Racing Track) was chosen. It was also the home of the "Jockey Clube do Paraná" until 1955. Bleachers were needed to accommodate spectators, and after the new stadium was retrofitted for football, it was named "Prado de Guabirotuba". The inauguration took place on 12 June 1910, before a match against "Ponta Grossa Foot Ball Club" (the new name of Clube de Foot Ball de Tiro Pontagrossense). Coritiba won the match 5–3. It was the first football match in Curitiba and was viewed by 200 spectators. Coritiba went on to play at Prado de Guabirotuba until 1917.