Arena Castelão
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| Full name | Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo |
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| Location | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 3°48′26″S 38°31′21″W / 3.80722°S 38.52250°WCoordinates: 3°48′26″S 38°31′21″W / 3.80722°S 38.52250°W |
| Owner | State of Ceará |
| Operator | State of Ceará |
| Capacity | 63,903 |
| Record attendance | 118,496 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1969 |
| Built | 1969–1973 |
| Opened | November 11, 1973 |
| Renovated | 2002 and 2012 |
| Expanded | 1980 |
| Architect | José Liberal de Castro Gehard Ernst Borman Reginaldo Mendes Rangel Marcílio Dias de Luna Ivan da Silva Britto |
| Structural engineer | Hugo Alcântara Mota |
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Fortaleza 2014 FIFA World Cup |
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The Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, also known as the Castelão (Portuguese pronunciation: [kasteˈlɐ̃w], Portuguese for "Big Castle") or Gigante da Boa Vista, is a football stadium that was inaugurated on November 11, 1973 in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 63,903 spectators. The stadium is owned by the Ceará state Government, and is the home ground of Ceará Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its formal name honors Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, who served as the Governor of Ceará from September 12, 1966 to March 15, 1971, and was a leader in getting the stadium built.
Castelão was constructed from 1969 to 1973 and was inaugurated on November 11 of that year.
In May 2000, the Ceará state government started to reform the stadium. The reformations were divided in three stages, and started on May 16, 2001. The first stage consisted in the recovery of the ditches, and of the bleachers junctions, as well as the recovery of the low walls. The second stage of the reformation started on July 20, 2001, and consisted in the recovery and strengthening of the stadium's physical structure. The third stage consisted in the recovery of the electrical, hydraulic, sanitary, and electronic installations.
The inaugural match was played on November 11, 1973, when Ceará and Fortaleza drew 0-0. The stadium's first goal was scored on November 18, 1973 by Ceará's Erandy, when Ceará beat Vitória 1-0.
The re-inaugural match was played on March 23, 2002, when the Brazil national team beat the Yugoslavia national team 1-0. The stadium's first goal after the re-inauguration was scored by Brazil's Luizão. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 118,496, set on August 27. 1980, when the Brazil national team beat the Uruguay national team 1-0.
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