Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto

Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto
Mineirão Gigante da Pampulha
The 2012 Mineirão
Data
place	Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais State , Brazil
Coordinates	19 ° 51 '57.2 "  S , 43 ° 58' 15.9"  W Coordinates: 19 ° 51 '57.2 "  S , 43 ° 58' 15.9"  W.
owner	State of Minas Gerais
operator	Minas Arena
opening	September 5, 1965 December 21, 2012
First game	September 5, 1965 State selection Minas Gerais - CA River Plate 1-0
Renovations	2010–2012
surface	Natural grass
costs	around 250 million euros (renovation 2012)
capacity	62,160 seats
playing area	110 m × 75 m
Societies)
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
Events
FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 Football World Cup 2014 2016 Summer Olympics Copa America 2019

The Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto , or Mineirão for short , is located in the Pampulha district of the Brazilian city ​​of Belo Horizonte , the capital of the state of Minas Gerais . After the renovation in 2012, it has a capacity of 62,160 spectators. It is named after the former governor and co-initiator of the 1964 military coup, José de Magalhães Pinto (1909–1996).

history

The Mineirão is the home of the Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte and Atlético Mineiro clubs, and América Mineiro also uses the stadium for major events . The Brazilian national soccer team has already used the stadium for home games.

The state-owned Mineirão stadium, located in the northern district of Pampulha , was designed by the architects Eduardo Mendes Guimarães Júnior and Caspar Garreto. From the start of construction in 1963 to the opening in 1965, around 5,000 people were involved in the construction of the stadium. For the inauguration on September 5, 1965 a state selection played against the Argentine top club River Plate . The player Buglê from Atlético Mineiro scored the goal for the 1-0 victory in front of 73,201 spectators.

On December 21, 1976, FC Bayern Munich played 0-0 in front of 117,000 spectators against the hosts Cruzeiro, thus securing their first victory in the World Cup , after having scored 2-0 four weeks earlier at the Munich Olympic Stadium .

The attendance record of 132,834 - 56,618 women and children had free access - was set up on June 22, 1997 in the final second leg of the state championship of Minas Gerais between Cruzeiro and Villa Nova AC , with Cruzeiro 1-0 being enough for the title. Since then, the capacity has had to be reduced for safety reasons.

On July 8, 2014, the semi-final game of the World Cup , later called Mineiraço , took place in the stadium , in which future world champions Germany defeated the Brazilian team 7-1. The game result is the highest victory in a World Cup semi-final to date.

The stadium is also occasionally used for cultural events.

Conversion for the 2014 World Cup

On May 31, 2009, the world football association FIFA announced the twelve venues planned for the 2014 World Cup . The venue was completely modernized for the World Cup tournament. After the necessary renovation (draft: gmp ), which cost around 250 million euros and was completed in December 2012 after the start in mid-2010, the stadium has a capacity of 62,160 spectators. The World Cup venue was reopened on December 21, 2012. The arena's equipment includes, for example, 90 VIP boxes, a restaurant with a view of the playing field and the press stand, 106 electronic turnstile systems , two video display boards with an area of ​​98 square meters each and a video surveillance system with 350 cameras . The Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto is the second completed stadium for the 2014 World Cup.

The first game in the renovated Mineirão took place on February 3, 2013 between the home teams Cruzeiro and Atlético. A friendly match between the national teams of Brazil and France was played on June 9, 2013 , before the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was played in mid-June . The Belo Horizonte stadium was also the venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament .

owner

The state of Minas Gerais owns the stadium . He sold the rights of use to the Minas Arena company until 2037. The company has the option to extend the contract until 2045.

Games of the Confederations Cup 2013

date	round	home	guest	Result
June. 17.2013	Preliminary round	Tahiti	Nigeria	1: 6 (0: 3)
June 22, 2013	Preliminary round	Japan	Mexico	1: 2 (0: 0)
June 26, 2013	Semifinals	Brazil	Uruguay	2: 1 (1: 0)

2014 World Cup matches

Interior view of the stadium during the World Cup game between Costa Rica and England

The following games took place in the stadium during the World Cup:

Sat, June 14, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group C
Colombia	-	Greece	3: 0 (1: 0)
Tue., June 17, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group H.
Belgium	-	Algeria	2: 1 (0: 1)
Sat, June 21, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group F
Argentina	-	Iran	1: 0 (0: 0)
Tue., June 24, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group D
Costa Rica	-	England	0: 0 (0: 0)
Sat., June 28, 2014, 1:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Round of 16 1
Brazil	-	Chile	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1), 3: 2 i. E.
Tue., July 8, 2014, 5:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. CEST) - semi-finals 1
Brazil	-	Germany	1: 7 (0: 5)

See also

• List of the largest football stadiums in the world
• List of the largest stadiums in the world

Web links

Commons : Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• novomineirao.mg.gov.br: Homepage for the new building (Portuguese)
• stadionwelt.de: Pictures of the stadium before and during the renovation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ english.ahram.org.eg: Brazil opens second stadium as World Cup fever grows article from December 22, 2012
2. ^ Military coup of 1964 ( Memento of September 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Mineirão
4. ↑ Marcelo Russio: Belo Horizonte ataca os prazos de olho na abertura da Copa do Mundo Globo Esporte, August 24, 2010
5. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Second World Cup stadium opens its gates Article from December 22, 2012
6. ↑ keirradnedge.com: End of reconstruction is celebrated with Mineirão opened to the public  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from December 20, 2012  
7. ↑ Owner , report on otempo.com.br from November 11, 2018, page in portugal, accessed on November 13, 2018