Arena Fonte Nova Explained

Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova
Nickname:Fonte Nova
Logo Image:Arena Fonte Nova Logo.png
Fullname:Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Location:Ladeira da Fonte das Pedras, Nazaré, Salvador, Brazil
Coordinates:-12.9786°N -38.5042°W
Broke Ground:2010
Opened:April 7, 2013
Owner:State of Bahia
Operator:Fonte Nova Negócios e Participações S/A
Surface:Grass
Construction Cost:R$ 591 million
US$ 267 million
Architect:Marc Duwe and Claas Schulitz
Structural Engineer:Mathias Kutterer, Yu Hui, Jorge Cheveney
Tenants:Bahia
Vitória (some matches)
Capacity:47,915[1] [2]

The Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova,[3] also known as Complexo Esportivo Cultural Professor Octávio Mangabeira, is a football-specific stadium located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and has a maximum capacity of 47,915 people. The stadium was built in place of the older Estádio Fonte Nova.

The stadium was first used for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the subsequent 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the 5–1 win of The Netherlands over reigning World Champions Spain.[4] It was used as one of the venues for the football competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] [6]

A group of architects from Brunswick, Germany, which also redesigned the old Hanover stadium into a modern arena for the 2006 Cup, was selected after bidding. Since 2013, the brewery Itaipava from Grupo Petrópolis has the naming rights of the arena "Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova" under a sponsorship agreement until the year 2023, amounting to $100m. This was the first naming rights agreement signed for the 2014 World Cup stadiums.

The stadium was inaugurated on April 7, 2013, with a Campeonato Baiano game in which Vitória defeated Bahia 5–1. The first player to score a goal in the stadium was Vitória's Renato Cajá. During this match, some supporters were unable to see the game completely due to some blind spots.[7] The stadium had excessive dust and some puddles.[7] The company responsible for the stadium, owned by Grupo OAS and Odebrecht, said it was aware of the problems.[7]

On May 27, 2013, a section of the roof collapsed after heavy rain.[8]

Football games

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

DateTime (UTC-03)Team #1Result Team #2RoundAttendance
June 20, 201319:001–2Group B26,769
June 22, 201316:002–4Group A48,874
June 30, 201313:002–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 pen.)
3rd place43,382

2014 FIFA World Cup

DateTime (UTC-03)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
June 13, 201416:001–5Group B48,173[9]
June 16, 201413:004–0Group G51,081
June 20, 201416:002–5Group E51,003
June 25, 201413:003–1Group F48,011
July 1, 201417:002–1 (a.e.t.)Round of 1651,227
July 5, 201417:000–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 pen.)
Quarter-finals51,179

2016 Summer Olympics - Men's Football

DateTime (UTC-03)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
August 4, 2016 17:002–2 Group C16,500
August 4, 2016 20:000–8 Group C16,000
August 7, 2016 13:00 1–5 Group C11,200
August 7, 2016 16:003–3 Group C17,121
August 10, 2016 19:001–0 Group B17,821
August 10, 2016 22:000–4 Group A41,067
August 13, 201616:002–0 Quarter-finals30,307

2016 Summer Olympics - Women's Football

DateTime (UTC-03)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
August 9, 201616:006–1 Group F5,115
August 9, 201619:000–3 Group G7,350
August 12, 201616:000–1 Quarter-finals9,642

2019 Copa América

DateTime (UTC-03)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance
June 15, 201919:000–2Group B35,572
June 18, 201921:300–0Group A42,587
June 21, 201920:001–2Group C14,727
June 23, 201916:001–0Group B13,903
June 29, 201916:000–0 (4–5 pen.)Quarter-finals21,180

Brazil national football team

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Brazilian Bid for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 . 8 December 2023 . FIFA . 2 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Comunicado - Notícias | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova . March 20, 2017 . March 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170321165330/http://www.itaipavaarenafontenova.com.br/noticias/comunicado/index.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Arena Fonte Nova . June 28, 2011 . pt . Secopa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101027073842/http://www.secopa.ba.gov.br/pt-br/projetos-prioritarios/arena-fonte-nova . October 27, 2010 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Brasil apresenta proposta da Copa de 2014 . October 7, 2007 . pt . Gazeta On Line . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080610064525/http://gazetaonline.globo.com/esporteonline/futebol/copadomundo/copadomundo_materia.php?cd_matia=336302&cd_site=886 . June 10, 2008 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Brazil's Fonte Nova Stadium a Bright Light Ahead of Olympic Soccer at Rio 2016 . June 29, 2016 .
  6. News: 2016-07-29. Rio 2016: this year's Olympic venues. en-GB. The Telegraph. 2021-01-14. 0307-1235.
  7. Web site: Neto. Nelson Barros. Pontos cegos fazem com que torcedores não enxerguem o campo na Fonte Nova. Folha Esporte. Grupo Folha. April 8, 2013. Salvador. pt. April 8, 2013.
  8. Web site: BBC News - Brazil's Arena Fonte Nova stadium suffers roof collapse . Bbc.co.uk . 2013-05-27 . 2013-05-28.
  9. Web site: Match report – Spain–Netherlands . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630002947/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/37/02/48/eng_03_0613_esp-ned_fulltime.pdf . dead . June 30, 2014 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . 13 June 2014 . 13 June 2014 .