Estádio Fonte Nova
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| Estádio Fonte Nova | |
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| Fonte Nova | |
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| Location | Salvador, Brasil |
| Coordinates | 12_58_43_S_38_30_15_W |
| Broke ground | January 28, 1951 |
| Opened | 1951 |
| Closed | November 26, 2007 |
| Owner | Bahia State Government |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | Esporte Clube Bahia |
| Capacity | |
The Estádio Fonte Nova, also known as Estádio Octávio Mangabeira is a football stadium inaugurated on January 28, 1951 in Salvador, Bahia,[1] with a maximum capacity of 66,080 people.[2] The stadium is owned by the Bahia government, and is the home ground of Esporte Clube Bahia.[1] Its formal name honors Octávio Cavalcanti Mangabeira, a civil engineer, journalist, and former Bahia state governor from 1947 to 1954.[2]
After part of the upper terraces collapsed, killing 7 people and injuring several others, the government of Bahia announced the demolishion of Fonte Nova and the construction of a new stadium, the Arena da Bahia, in the same place.
The stadium is nicknamed Fonte Nova because it is located at Ladeira das Fontes das Pedras.[2]
[edit] History
The stadium construction ended in 1951. On March 4, 1971, the stadium was reinaugurated, after a great reformation, which expanded the maximum stadium capacity from 35,000 to 110,000. In the reinauguration day, two matches were played: Bahia against Flamengo, and Vitória against Grêmio. On that day happened a big tumult, where two people died.[2]
The inaugural match was played on January 28, 1951, when Guarany and Botafogo, both local Bahia state teams, drew 2-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Guarany's Nélson.[1]
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 110,438, set on February 12, 1989 when Bahia beat Fluminense 2-1.[2]
On November 25, 2007, when the Brazilian Championship Third Division match between Bahia and Vila Nova was nearly over with more than 60,000 supporters in attendance,[3] a section of the stadium's highest terraces collapsed when Bahia's supporters were celebrating the club's promotion to the Brazilian Championship Second Division, killing seven people[4] and injuring forty others.[5][6] Jacques Wagner, who is the governor of Bahia state, ordered the stadium to be closed as the causes of the accident are under investigation by the authorities,[7] and he also said on November 26, 2007 that the stadium may be demolished if its structure is compromised.[8] On November 27, 2007, the governor of Bahia announced that Estádio Fonte Nova will be demolished, and a new stadium will be built in its place.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Estádio Fonte Nova. Templos do Futebol. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ a b c d e (2001) Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, pp. 461–462. ISBN 8588651017.
- ^ Tragédia anunciada. Jornal Hoje. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Futebol-Torcida do Bahia vê fim do casamento com Fonte Nova. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Nove pessoas morrem após partida do Bahia na Série C. Estadão. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ Brazil Stadium Bleacher Collapses, 8 Die. Daily Comet. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ Seven Brazil football fans killed. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Governador da Bahia diz que a Fonte Nova pode ser demolida. Folha Online. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Governo da Bahia anuncia demolição da Fonte Nova. CorreioWeb. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
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