Fonte Nova Arena: stage for group B, D winners

General view of the Fonte Nova Arena Stadium in Salvador, Bahia, northern Brazil, on June 20, 2013. Brazil will face Italy on next June 22, in a Confederations Cup football match. Photo: AFP
General view of the Fonte Nova Arena Stadium in Salvador, Bahia, northern Brazil, on June 20, 2013. Brazil will face Italy on next June 22, in a Confederations Cup football match. Photo: AFP


The Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova is name of a football-specific stadium for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the subsequent 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The stadium is located in Salvador, Bahia. It has a maximum capacity of 55,000 people.

The stadium will also be one of the venues used for the football competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

City: Salvador de Bahia

Stadium Capacity: 48,747

Resident Club: EC Bahia

Schedule: Four first round games - 13/06: Spain-Netherlands, 16/06: Germany-Portugal, 20/06: Switzerland-France, Bosnia-Iran - 01/07: one last-16 game - 05/07: one quarter-final

Brazilian football fans are seen at the 'Arena Fonte Nova' stadium during its official inauguration in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil on April 7, 2013, where Esporte Club Bahia will face Esporte Club Vitoria of the Baiano Championship. Photo: AFP
Brazilian football fans are seen at the 'Arena Fonte Nova' stadium during its official inauguration in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil on April 7, 2013, where Esporte Club Bahia will face Esporte Club Vitoria of the Baiano Championship. Photo: AFP