Arena das Dunas

The Arena das Dunas ("Dunes Arena") is a football stadium in Natal, Brazil. The arena can shelter 31,375 spectators, and was designed by sports architect Christopher Lee of Populous.[2][3][4] The stadium hosted football matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. During the tournament, it had a seating capacity of 42,000. It was built in place of the Machadão, which was demolished in 2011.[5]

Arena das Dunas
Full nameArena das Dunas
LocationCentro Administrativo Rio Grande do Norte, Lagoa Nova, Natal, Brazil
OwnerPublic-private partnership
Executive suites39
Capacity31,375
Field size105 x 68 m
Construction
Built2011–2013
Opened26 January 2014
Construction costR$ 400 million
€ 110.1 million
ArchitectPopulous[1]
Tenants
América-RN

This project replaced an old project called "Estádio Estrela dos Reis Magos" that would have been located in the neighboring municipality of Parnamirim.[6] In the new project, a shopping center and commercial buildings, hotels of international standard and an artificial lake around the stadium will be built.[7]

The stadium is located by the Senador Salgado Filho Avenue (BR-101 highway), a multi-lane road already served by the Complexo Viário do Quarto Centenário (Fourth Centennial Complex road or Complexo Viário Senador Carlos Alberto de Sousa). The project was one of the most praised by inspectors from FIFA.[8]

Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil

2014 FIFA World Cup
Date Time (UTC-03) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
June 13, 201413:00 Mexico1–0 CameroonGroup A39,216[9]
June 16, 201419:00 Ghana1–2 United StatesGroup G39,760
June 19, 201419:00 Japan0–0 GreeceGroup C39,485
June 24, 201413:00 Italy0–1 UruguayGroup D39,706

Brazil national football team
Date Time (UTC-03) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
October 6, 201621:45 Brazil5–0 Bolivia2018 FIFA World Cup qualification40,013

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) architect: Populous
  2. "Christopher Lee, architect of Dunas Stadium and London 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Archived June 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Match report – Mexico–Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.


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