Estádio Fonte Nova
| Estádio Fonte Nova Octávio Mangabeira |
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 Salvador , Brazil
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 58 '43.7 " S , 38 ° 30' 15.1" W |
| owner | Bahia |
| opening | 1951 |
| Renovations | 1969-1971 |
| demolition | 2010 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 60,000 seats |
| playing area | 105 m × 68 m |
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The Estádio Fonte Nova , officially Estádio Octávio Mangabeira , was a football stadium in the Brazilian city of Salvador da Bahia in the state of Bahia . Until the closure due to dilapidation and partial collapse in 2007, it offered space for 60,000 spectators and served the EC Bahia club as a venue for home games. It was demolished in 2010 and replaced by the newly built Arena Fonte Nova, which opened in 2013 .
history
The Estádio Fonte Nova in Salvador da Bahia , the capital of the northern Brazilian state of Bahia and also the third largest city in Brazil , was built in 1951 and opened that same year with a capacity of 35,000 spectators. The official name was Estádio Octávio Mangabeira , after the Brazilian politician of the same name, who was Governor of Bahia from 1947 to 1954. From 1951 to 2007 the stadium was used by EC Bahia , the most famous football club in Bahia, as a venue for home games. The club became Brazilian soccer champions in 1988.
In extensive expansion work from 1969 to 1971, the capacity was increased to 110,000 places. The audience record in the stadium was set when on February 12, 1989 110,438 spectators saw the 2-1 victory of EC Bahia over Fluminense Rio de Janeiro . As a result of various modernization work, the stadium finally offered 60,000 spectators.
For most of its existence, the Estádio Fonte Nova, despite its size, was only used for league games by EC Bahia. The Brazilian national team played some of its friendlies in the stadium, as well as the second leg in the final of the Copa América 1983 . The stadium saw its only major tournament when it hosted eight games in 1989 for the Copa America , which took place in Brazil . The capacity for the tournament was limited to 30,000 because only seats were allowed for international tournaments.
Partial collapse in 2007 and demolition in 2010
On November 25, 2007, part of the upper grandstand gave way when the more than 60,000 fans celebrated their promotion to the second division at the end of the third division game against Vila Nova FC , jumping up and down. Seven people fell 20 meters to their deaths, 85 people were injured, four of them seriously. Shortly thereafter, Bahia's Governor Jacques Wagner ordered the stadium to be closed.
On October 30, 2007, Brazil was named to host the 2014 World Cup and the Estádio Fonte Nova was designated as one of the venues. After the collapse on November 25, 2007, the decision was made to demolish the stadium almost completely and to build a new stadium at the same location. From June to October 2010 the Estádio Fonte Nova was demolished. The newly built Fonte Nova Arena was opened on April 7, 2013 and has a capacity of around 55,000 spectators.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ jumping, shaking up the stadium. In: 20min.ch. October 18, 2011, accessed October 29, 2013 .
- ^ Tragedy at the Fonte Nova stadium. Retrieved October 28, 2013 (Portuguese).