Arena Fonte Nova

For the old stadium, see Estádio Fonte Nova.

Casa de Apostas Arena Fonte Nova
Fonte Nova
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Full nameItaipava Arena Fonte Nova
LocationLadeira da Fonte das Pedras, Nazaré, Salvador, Brazil
Coordinates12°58′43″S 38°30′15″W / 12.97861°S 38.50417°W / -12.97861; -38.50417
OwnerState of Bahia
OperatorFonte Nova Negócios e Participações S/A
Capacity47,915[1][2]
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
Bahia
Vitória (some 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, and has a maximum capacity of 47,915 people.[1] 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.[7] 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.[8] After the contract ended, betting website Casa de Apostas bought the naming rights in 2024.[9]

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.[10] The stadium had excessive dust and some puddles.[10] The company responsible for the stadium, owned by Grupo OAS and Odebrecht, said it was aware of the problems.[10]

On May 27, 2013, a section of the roof collapsed after heavy rain.[11]

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, view from lake.
  1. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Brazil's Fonte Nova Stadium a Bright Light Ahead of Olympic Soccer at Rio 2016". June 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Rio 2016: this year's Olympic venues". The Telegraph. July 29, 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Cida Paiva. "Tetra Projetos e Schulitz: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador". Arcoweb.
  8. ^ "Fonte Nova é 1º estádio da Copa a acertar naming rights". Estadão.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c 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.
  11. ^ "BBC News - Brazil's Arena Fonte Nova stadium suffers roof collapse". Bbc.co.uk. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.