Arena Corinthians

Arena Corinthians, also known as the Neo Química Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a sports stadium located in São Paulo, Brazil, owned, operated and used by Corinthians. It has a seating capacity of 47,252, making it the fifth-largest stadium used by teams in the top tier of the Brazilian League and the fourteenth-largest in Brazil.

Neo Química Arena
Neo Química Arena
Sisbrace
Former namesArena Corinthians (2014–2020)
Arena de São Paulo (during the 2014 FIFA World Cup)
LocationAvenida Miguel Ignácio Curi, 111
São Paulo, Brazil
Coordinates23°32′42.9″S 46°28′27.4″W
Public transit Corinthians-Itaquera
OwnerCorinthians
OperatorCorinthians
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Sporting Events
Executive suites89
Capacity47,252
68,727 (FIFA World Cup 2014)
Record attendance63,267 (Netherlands – Argentina, 9 July 2014)
Field size105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
Field shaperectangular
SurfacePerennial Ryegrass with Artificial Fibres (Desso GrassMaster)
ScoreboardFour high-resolution 30 by 7.5 metres (32.8 by 8.2 yd) LED screens
Construction
Broke ground30 May 2011
Built30 May 2011 – 15 April 2014
Opened10 May 2014
Construction cost
  • R$ 965 million
  • US$ 435 million
  • 319 million
ArchitectAníbal Coutinho, Gensler
Project managerAndrés Sánchez
Structural engineerWerner Sobek
Services engineerFrederico Barbosa
Main contractorsOdebrecht
Tenants
Corinthians (2014–present)
Brazil national football team (selected matches)
Website
neoquimicaarena.com.br

It hosted six matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the opening match on 12 June 2014. Because of a requirement for it to have at least 65,000 seats for the World Cup opening match, temporary seats were added to the stadium for the tournament. The temporary seats started to be removed shortly after its last World Cup match.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.