Allianz Parque

Allianz Parque
Map
Location200 Rua Palestra Itália
Água Branca
Barra Funda
São Paulo
State of São Paulo
Brazil
Coordinates23°31′39″S 46°40′43″W / 23.5275°S 46.6785°W / -23.5275; -46.6785
Public transit Palmeiras–Barra Funda
OwnerPalmeiras
OperatorWTorre Properties
Executive suites188
Capacity43,713 (football)[3]
12,000 (amphitheater)[4]
55,000 (concerts)[5]
Record attendanceFootball: 41,457 (Palmeiras 2–1 Corinthians, 29 April 2023)
Concert: 50,000 Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, 26 November 2023[1]
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
SurfaceGreenFields MX Elite 50 Artificial Turf[2]
Construction
Broke groundNovember 2010
Built2010–2014
Opened19 November 2014
Construction costR$ 630 million
US$ 203 million
EU€ 181 million
ArchitectTomás Taveira, Edo Rocha
Project managerWTorre
Structural engineerWTorre
Tenants
Palmeiras (2014–present)

Allianz Parque (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈaliɐ̃s ˈpaʁki] ), also known as Arena Palmeiras or as Arena Palestra Itália, is a football stadium in Água Branca, São Paulo, Brazil, and the home of Palmeiras. The stadium also serves as a multipurpose arena, and was built to receive concerts and other events besides football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 43,713 spectators for football, and of 55,000 for concerts. At the time of its opening, the stadium had one of the most modern multipurpose spaces in the whole country. The stadium meets all of FIFA's standards, accrediting it to receive the most relevant sports tournaments.

Its construction started in 2010 under the authorship of Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira, and completed in November 2014. The stadium was built by the company WTorre Properties/Arenas, belonging to WTorre Group. The stadium is located on the site previously occupied by Palestra Itália Stadium, also popularly known as Parque Antárctica, Palmeiras's former home ground.

  1. ^ Toledo, Marina (November 27, 2023). "Taylor Swift bate recorde de público no Allianz Parque nos três shows em SP" [Taylor Swift breaks attendance record at Allianz Parque in three shows in São Paulo]. CNN Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "GreenFields MX Elite for Brazilian Football Club SE Palmeiras =GreenFields". February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Laudo de Engenharia - Allianz Parque" (PDF). WTorre Engenharia. October 29, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Anfiteatro - Allianz Parque". Allianz Parque. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Arena - Allianz Parque". Allianz Parque. Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.