Arena Fonte Nova
Arena Fonte Nova is a stadium in Salvador, Brazil that opened in 2013. Its recorded capacity is 47,902.
Key facts
Arena Fonte Nova is a stadium in Salvador, Brazil that opened in 2013. Its recorded capacity is 47,902. It is owned by State of Bahia and Government of Bahia. It is operated by Fonte Nova Negócios e Participações S/A. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova. Current tenants are Bahia, Brazil men's national football team, E.C. Vitória, Esporte Clube Bahia, Brazil men's national football team.
- Location
- Salvador, Brazil
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 47,902
- Opened
- 2013
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- State of Bahia, Government of Bahia
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Arena Fonte Nova is at latitude -12.978819, longitude -38.504253, in Salvador, Brazil. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -12.978819 |
| Longitude | -38.504253 |
| City | Salvador |
| Region | Salvador |
| Country | Brazil |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Arena Fonte Nova has carried 1 recorded name. Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova (no sponsor) ran 2013 to 2023. The average tenure of a name here is 10 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova | None | 2013 to 2023 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Government of Bahia | 2013 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | State of Bahia | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Fonte Nova Negócios e Participações S/A | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahia | Brasileirao Serie A | Present | Current | Source |
| Brazil men's national football team | Brasileirao Serie A | Present | Current | Source |
| E.C. Vitória | Brasileirao Serie A | Present | Current | Source |
| Esporte Clube Bahia | Brasileirao Serie A | 2013 to present | Current | Source |
| Brazil men's national football team | Brasileirao Serie A | 2013 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
18 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 324 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (deleted) | 8 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 711 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32488 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 47915 | 47902 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372389880 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Arena_Fonte_Nova | Arena Fonte Nova | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 8 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16769 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16768 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16767 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16766 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1626 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1625 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1624 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: