Arena Fonte Nova

For the old stadium, see Estádio Fonte Nova.

Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova

Arena Fonte Nova
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Former names	Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova (2013–2023)
Location	Ladeira da Fonte das Pedras, Nazaré, Salvador, Brazil
Coordinates	12°58′43″S38°30′15″W / 12.97861°S 38.50417°W / -12.97861; -38.50417
Owner	State of Bahia
Operator	Fonte Nova Negócios e Participações S/A
Capacity	47,915 [1] [2]
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	2010
Opened	April 7, 2013
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) Brazil national football team (selected matches)

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 with a maximum capacity of 47,915 people. ^[1] The stadium was built in place of the older Estádio Fonte Nova. Its primary tenant is Esporte Clube Bahia.

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]

The stadium was used as one of the venues for the football competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. ^{[5] [6]} The stadium was also selected to host matches for the 2019 Copa America. ^[7] It is included in the list of venues bidding to host matches for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. ^[8]

History

Following a collapse of a section of the Estádio Fonte Nova, which killed seven people and injured forty more, the governor of Bahia Jaques Wagner announced that the stadium would be demolished and a new stadium would be built in its place. ^[9]

A group of architects from Brunswick, Germany, which also redesigned the old Hanover stadium into a modern arena for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, was selected after a bidding process. ^[10] The old stadium was demolished in August 2010, with some of the concrete being reused in the construction of the new stadium. The rest of the concrete was used in projects around Salvador. ^[11]

In 2013, brewery Itaipava from Grupo Petrópolis bought the naming rights, turning the stadium into "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. ^[12] After the contract ended, betting website Casa de Apostas bought the naming rights in 2024. ^[13]

The stadium was inaugurated on April 5, 2013 by President Dilma Rousseff. ^[14] The first match was played on April 7, 2013, with a Campeonato Baiano game in which Vitória defeated rival 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. ^[15] The stadium had excessive dust and some puddles. ^[15] The company responsible for the stadium, owned by Grupo OAS and Odebrecht, said it was aware of the problems. ^[15]

On May 27, 2013, a section of the roof collapsed after heavy rain. ^[16]

Design

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, view from lake.

In addition to football matches, the stadium was designed to be able to host concerts, entertainment, and business events. The multipurpose model was based on the one used in Amsterdam Arena. ^[17]

Arena Fonte Nova pays homage to the original stadium, preserving the horseshoe design with an opening to the Dique do Tororó. ^[18]

The new modern roof, which covers all of the seats in the venue, was inspired by the AWD-Arena in Hanover, Germany. The roof consists of a lightweight metal structure based on the ray and ring system, covered with a PTFE membrane and supported by external pillars. ^[11]

Football games

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
June 20, 2013	19:00	Nigeria	1–2	Uruguay	Group B	26,769
June 22, 2013	16:00	Italy	2–4	Brazil	Group A	48,874
June 30, 2013	13:00	Uruguay	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 pen.)	Italy	3rd place	43,382

2014 FIFA World Cup

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
June 13, 2014	16:00	Spain	1–5	Netherlands	Group B	48,173 [19]
June 16, 2014	13:00	Germany	4–0	Portugal	Group G	51,081
June 20, 2014	16:00	Switzerland	2–5	France	Group E	51,003
June 25, 2014	13:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	Iran	Group F	48,011
July 1, 2014	17:00	Belgium	2–1 (a.e.t.)	United States	Round of 16	51,227
July 5, 2014	17:00	Netherlands	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.)	Costa Rica	Quarter-finals	51,179

2016 Summer Olympics - Men's Football

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
August 4, 2016	17:00	Mexico	2–2	Germany	Group C	16,500
August 4, 2016	20:00	Fiji	0–8	South Korea	Group C	16,000
August 7, 2016	13:00		1–5	Mexico	Group C	11,200
August 7, 2016	16:00	Germany	3–3	South Korea	Group C	17,121
August 10, 2016	19:00	Japan	1–0	Sweden	Group B	17,821
August 10, 2016	22:00	Denmark	0–4	Brazil	Group A	41,067
August 13, 2016	16:00	Nigeria	2–0	Denmark	Quarter-finals	30,307

2016 Summer Olympics - Women's Football

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
August 9, 2016	16:00	Australia	6–1	Zimbabwe	Group F	5,115
August 9, 2016	19:00	New Zealand	0–3	France	Group G	7,350
August 12, 2016	16:00	China	0–1	Germany	Quarter-finals	9,642

2019 Copa América

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
June 15, 2019	19:00	Argentina	0–2	Colombia	Group B	35,572
June 18, 2019	21:30	Brazil	0–0	Venezuela	Group A	42,587
June 21, 2019	20:00	Ecuador	1–2	Chile	Group C	14,727
June 23, 2019	16:00	Colombia	1–0	Paraguay	Group B	13,903
June 29, 2019	16:00	Uruguay	0–0 (4–5 pen.)	Peru	Quarter-finals	21,180

Brazil national football team

Date	Time (UTC-03)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
November 17, 2015	21:00	Brazil	3–0	Peru	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	45,000
November 19, 2024	21:45	Brazil	1–1	Uruguay	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	41,511

Concerts

Date	Artist	Tour	Attendance	Box Office
14 December 2013	Ivete Sangalo	IS20	40,000
8 January 2014	David Guetta	Listen Tour	20,000
22 February 2014	Elton John	The Diving Board Tour	34,503	$2,305,150
29 November 2014	Roberto Carlos	Turnê 2014	40,000
10 December 2016	Nando Reis BaianaSystem Natiruts O Rappa Capital Inicial Planet Hemp	Festival de Verão de Salvador 2016
10 December 2016	Ivete Sangalo
27 August 2017	Hanson	Middle of Everywhere: 25th Anniversary Tour
11 October 2017	Xuxa	XuChá
20 October 2017	Paul McCartney	One on One	49,868	$4,923,040
16 December 2017	Ivete Sangalo O Rappa Simone & Simaria Vintage Culture Luan Santana	Festival de Verão de Salvador 2017
17 December 2017	Anitta Aviões Alok Wesley Safadão Marília Mendonça Harmonia do Samba
28 July 2018	Tribalistas		18,000
17 October 2018	Roger Waters	Us + Them Tour	28,477	$1,410,590
13 July 2019	Sandy & Junior	Nossa História	30,000
1 February 2020	Ivete Sangalo IZA Marcelo Falcão Baco Exu do Blues	Festival de Verão de Salvador 2020
2 February 2020	Vitão Melim Bell Marques
15 July 2022	a-ha	Play Hunting High and Low Live
11 March 2023	Skank	Turnê da Despedida
21 December 2023	Roberto Carlos	Turnê 2023

See also

• List of association football stadiums by capacity
• List of football stadiums in Brazil
• Lists of stadiums

References

1. The Brazilian Bid for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 (PDF). FIFA. December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
2. "Comunicado - Notícias | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova". Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
3. "Arena Fonte Nova" (in Portuguese). Secopa. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
4. "Brasil apresenta proposta da Copa de 2014" (in Portuguese). Gazeta On Line. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
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6. "Rio 2016: this year's Olympic venues". The Telegraph. July 29, 2016. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved January 14, 2021.
7. "Morumbi fará abertura da Copa América. Allianz recebe os outros jogos em SP" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved September 18, 2018.
8. "Twelve FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 candidate host cities begin selection process". FIFA.com. FIFA. September 3, 2024.
9. "Governo da Bahia anuncia demolição da Fonte Nova". CorreioWeb. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
10. Cida Paiva. "Tetra Projetos e Schulitz: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador". Arcoweb.
11. "Fonte Nova renasce com arquitetura contemporânea" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
12. "Fonte Nova é 1º estádio da Copa a acertar naming rights". Estadão.
13. Acorda Cidade. "Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova inicia mudança de comunicação visual". Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
14. Marques, Lílian. "Arena Fonte Nova é inaugurada com presença de Dilma Rousseff na Bahia". Globo. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
15. 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.
16. "BBC News - Brazil's Arena Fonte Nova stadium suffers roof collapse". Bbc.co.uk. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
17. Carneiro, Raphael. "Consórcio confirma gestão multiuso para a Arena Fonte Nova". Globo. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
18. "Projeto reverencia antigo estádio" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
19. "Match report – Spain–Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). June 13, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

External links

• Official Website Archived June 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
• Bid inspection report