Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

The Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova,[2] 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 48,000[1] people. The stadium was built in place of the older Estádio Fonte Nova.

For the old stadium, see Estádio Fonte Nova.
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Fonte Nova
Full nameItaipava Arena Fonte Nova
LocationLadeira da Fonte das Pedras, Nazaré, Salvador, Brazil
Coordinates12°58′43″S 38°30′15″W
OwnerBahia State Government
OperatorFonte Nova Negócios e Participações S/A
Capacity48,000[1]
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2010
OpenedApril 7, 2013
Construction costR$ 591 million
US$ 267 million
ArchitectMarc Duwe and Claas Schulitz
Structural engineerMathias Kutterer, Yu Hui , Jorge Cheveney
Tenants
EC Bahia
EC Vitória (some matches)

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.[3] It was used as one of the venues for the football competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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.[4] The stadium had excessive dust and some puddles.[4] The company responsible for the stadium, owned by Grupo OAS and Odebrecht, said it was aware of the problems.[4]

On May 27, 2013 a section of the roof collapsed after heavy rain.[5]

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, view from lake.

Football games

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Date Time (UTC-03) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
June 20, 201319:00 Nigeria1–2 UruguayGroup B26,769
June 22, 201316:00 Italy2–4 BrazilGroup A48,874
June 30, 201313:00 Uruguay2–2 a.e.t.(Penalties: 2–3) Italy3rd place43,382

2014 FIFA World Cup
Date Time (UTC-03) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
June 13, 201416:00 Spain1–5 NetherlandsGroup B48,173[6]
June 16, 201413:00 Germany4–0 PortugalGroup G51,081
June 20, 201416:00  Switzerland2–5 FranceGroup E51,003
June 25, 201413:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina3–1 IranGroup F48,011
July 1, 201417:00 Belgium2–1 (a.e.t.) United StatesRound of 1651,227
July 5, 201417:00 Netherlands0–0 (a.e.t.) (Penalties: 4–3) Costa RicaQuarter-finals51,179

2016 Summer Olympics
Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

2019 Copa América
Date Time (UTC-03) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
June 15, 201919:00 Argentina0–2 ColombiaGroup B35,572
June 18, 201921:30 Brazil0–0 VenezuelaGroup A42,587
June 21, 201920:00 Ecuador1–2 ChileGroup C14,727
June 23, 201916:00 Colombia1–0 ParaguayGroup B13,903
June 29, 201916:00 Uruguay0–0 (4–5 pen.) PeruQuarter-finals21,180

Brazil national football team
Date Time (UTC-03) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
November 17, 201521:00 Brazil3–0 Venezuela2018 FIFA World Cup qualification45,000
November 12, 2020--:-- Brazil– Ecuador2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. http://www.itaipavaarenafontenova.com.br/noticias/comunicado/index.html
  2. "Arena Fonte Nova" (in Portuguese). Secopa. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. "Brasil apresenta proposta da Copa de 2014" (in Portuguese). Gazeta On Line. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  4. Neto, Nelson Barros (April 8, 2013). "Pontos cegos fazem com que torcedores não enxerguem o campo na Fonte Nova". Folha Esporte (in Portuguese). Salvador: Grupo Folha. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  5. "BBC News - Brazil's Arena Fonte Nova stadium suffers roof collapse". Bbc.co.uk. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  6. "Match report – Spain–Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). June 13, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

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