Castelão (Fortaleza)
Castelão is a stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 57,867.
Key facts
Castelão is a stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 57,867. It is owned by Ceará. It is operated by State of Bahia and Ceará. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Ceará, Brazil men's national football team, Fortaleza E.C., Ceará Sporting Club, Fortaleza E.C., Guarany Sporting Club, Q9724464, Q10367797.
- Location
- Fortaleza, Brazil
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 57,867
- Opened
- 1973
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Ceará
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Castelão is at latitude -3.807267, longitude -38.522481, in Fortaleza, 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 | -3.807267 |
| Longitude | -38.522481 |
| City | Fortaleza |
| Region | Fortaleza |
| 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
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Ceará | 1973 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Ceará | 1973 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | State of Bahia | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceará | Brasileirao Serie A | Present | Current | Source |
| Brazil men's national football team | Brasileirao Serie A | Present | Current | Source |
| Fortaleza E.C. | Brasileirao Serie A | Present | Current | Source |
| Ceará Sporting Club | Brasileirao Serie A | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| Fortaleza E.C. | Brasileirao Serie A | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| Guarany Sporting Club | Brasileirao Serie A | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| Q9724464 | Brasileirao Serie A | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| Q10367797 | Brasileirao Serie A | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
22 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 | 337 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 702 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | State of Ceará | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | State of Ceará | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32505 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32507 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32506 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32505 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3152 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1178 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 57876 | 57867 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372073456 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Castelão_(Fortaleza) | Castelão (Fortaleza) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16790 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16789 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1693 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1692 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1691 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1690 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1689 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1688 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 1687 | 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: