Castelão, Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Brazil
57,867
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Maracanã Stadium, 73,139
Castelão, Fortaleza is the 5th-largest of the 113 listed stadiums in Brazil. It was a venue of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
It opened in 1973. The nearest listed stadium is Estádio Presidente Vargas, 7.0 km away.
- Listed for
- Football
- Tenants
- Fortaleza, Brazil national football team
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 3.81° S, 38.52° W
Where it stands in Brazil
- Maracanã Stadium15,272 more73,139
- Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha12,043 more69,910
- Estádio do Morumbi8,928 more66,795
- Mineirão8,791 more66,658
- Castelão, Fortaleza57,867
- Arena do Grêmio2,642 fewer55,225
- Mangueirão4,222 fewer53,645
- Estádio Beira-Rio7,019 fewer50,848
- 105 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1969
- Owner and operator
- State of Ceará
- Record attendance
- 118,496
- Opening order in Brazil
- joint 54th of 113, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Brazil
- 2.0%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2013, more recent than 19 of the other 40 listed stadiums in Brazil with such a year
- Compared with the median in Brazil
- 2.9 times the median capacity of 19,924 across its 113 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1970s in Brazil
- 27 of the 113 listed stadiums, this one included
- Also opened in 1973 in Brazil
- Albertão
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, 1,681 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 1
Chronology
- 1973 Opened
- 1980 Expanded
- 2002 Renovated
- 2013 Renovated
- 2014 FIFA World Cup venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- Estádio Presidente Vargas · north20,600 places, opened 19417.0 km
- Estádio Mauro Sampaio · south17,000 places, opened 1970390.0 km
- Arena das Dunas · south-east31,375 places, opened 2014430.0 km
- Frasqueirão · south-east18,000 places, opened 2006436.7 km
- Estádio Cornélio de Barros · south11,000 places, opened 1970479.2 km
Source: Wikipedia, Castelão (Fortaleza).