Estádio Olímpico João Havelange

Engenhão
Full name	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Built	2003-2007
Opened	2007
Owner	Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro
Operator	Botafogo
Surface	Grass (105 x 68m)
Construction cost	US$ 192 million or (R$380 million [1]
Architect	Carlos Porto[2]
Capacity	46,931[3]
Tenants
Botafogo FR 2016 Summer Olympics 2016 Summer Paralympics

The Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, also known by its nickname Engenhão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽʒẽˈɲɐ̃w̃]), is a multi-use stadium located in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood (hence its nickname) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics and is the home field of the football club Botafogo.^[3] Its name honors João Havelange, president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. The stadium was built by a consortium under the leadership of Odebrecht S.A..^[4]

The stadium will host the athletics competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[5] The stadium's capacity will be increased to 60,000 for the Games.

History

The stadium cost R$ 380 million (US$192 million)^[6] to build, which was six times the stadium's original construction budget of $60,000,000^[1] The Mayor's office estimated in 2003 that the total construction cost would be of $30 million (or R$60 million),^[7][8] the actual cost was thus 533% higher that early estimates.

The stadium opened on June 30, 2007. The first match held was a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A game between Botafogo and Fluminense. 40,000 tickets were available for the match and were exchanged for donations of powdered milk.^[9] In all, 43,810 people were at the stadium to watch the inaugurating match, where Botafogo beat Fluminense 2-1. The first goal of the match was scored by Fluminense's Alex Dias. As Dias scored the first goal in the stadium's history, he was awarded the Valdir Pereira Trophy (Taça Valdir Pereira), which was named after retired footballer Didi. Because Botafogo won the stadium's inaugural match, the club was awarded the João Havelange Trophy (Taça João Havelange).^[10]

On August 3, 2007, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas signed a deal with the City of Rio de Janeiro to rent the stadium for 20 years.^[11] Botafogo was the only organization to present a bid; the club agreed to pay $18.200 (or R$ 36.000) a month to rent Engenhão, plus maintenance costs which run at $2 million (or R$4 million) annually.^[1]

On August 11, 2007, a 15-meter long and 6-meter high stadium wall collapsed, but nobody was hurt.^[12]

On September 10, 2008, the Brazilian national team played for the first time ever in the Engenhão.^[13] The match, against Bolivia, for 2010 World Cup Qualification, ended 0-0.^[14]

The stadium remains owned by the City of Rio de Janeiro, but it has been rented to Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas until at least 2027 (20 years).^[11]

On May 22 and 23, Paul McCartney played two sold out concerts for 45,000 people each day. It was the first concert at the stadium. ^[15]

Currently the Engenhão is the main venue for soccer competitions in Rio de Janeiro, while the Maracanã Stadium is under reform in preparations for the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.

2007 Pan American Games

The stadium hosted the following football matches of the 2007 Pan American Games^[16]:

The stadium hosted twelve matches of the first stage of the men's and women's football tournaments of the 2007 Pan American Games.

Men's tournament

Group A

July 15 15:30	Brazil	3 – 0	Honduras
	Lulinha  22' (pen.)  66'  90' (pen.)

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Group C

July 15 18:15	Argentina	1 – 1	Haiti
	Mazzola  37'		Mechack  33'

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Group A

July 18 15:30	Brazil	2 – 0	Costa Rica
	Maicon 18' Alex 24'

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Group B

July 18 18:15	Mexico	2 – 0	Venezuela
	Velasco  2' Esqueda  14'

Women's tournament

Group A

July 12 14:00	Brazil	4 – 0	Uruguay	Referee: Cerdas (CRC)
	Daniela  2' 69' Cristiane  15' Rosana  35'

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Group B

July 12 18:15	United States	7 – 1	Paraguay	Referee: Beltrame (BRA)
	O'Hara  16' 51' Cheney  18' 37' 49' Nogueira  66' McDonald  68'		Alarcon  2'

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Group A

July 14 15:30	Jamaica	0 – 5	Brazil
			Kátia  9'  52' Daniela  23' Marta  65' (pen.) Cristiane  85' (pen.)

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Group B

July 14 18:15	Paraguay	0 – 5	Mexico
			Maria Valdez  20' Ocampo  28' 82' Corral 70'  89'

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Group A

July 16 15:30	Canada	4 – 0	Ecuador
	Neil  13' Lang  24'  30'  50'

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Group B

July 16 18:15	Mexico	0 – 1	Argentina
			Eva González  90+'

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Group B

July 18 09:00	United States	3 – 0	Argentina
	Washington  20' Nogueira  44' McDonald  90+'

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Group A

July 18 11:15	Brazil	10 – 0	Ecuador
	Cristiane  10'  27'  30'  47' Daniela  18' Marta  35'  56'  74'  90' Pretinha  66'

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/noticias/2007/08/03/materia.2007-08-03.9184948952/view
2. ^ "Engenhão foi inspirado em Niemeyer" (in Portuguese). Lancenet. 2007-06-30. http://msn.lancenet.com.br/noticias/07-06-30/118492.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-10. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "João Havelange Sports Complex". Brazilian Olympic Committee. http://www.cob.org.br/pan2007/ingles/locais_joao_havelange.asp. Retrieved 2007-06-30. 
4. ^ "Estádio Olímpico João Havelange" (in Portuguese). Construtora Norberto Odebrecht. http://www.odebrecht-ec.com/projetos/detalhes/estadio-olimpico-joao-havelange-3. Retrieved August 21, 2011. 
5. ^ Rio2016.org.br bid package. Volume 2. p. 18.
6. ^ As per the average exchange rate in 2007.
7. ^ http://www.ceme.eefd.ufrj.br/ive/boletim/bive200707/imprensa/fsp/pdf_fsp/Abertura%20do%20Engenh¦o%20ressuscita%20tradiçSes.pdf
8. ^ http://licitacao.uol.com.br/notdescricao.asp?cod=2375
9. ^ "Clássico entre Botafogo e Fluminense não terá venda de ingressos" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 2007-06-22. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20070703125436/http://jbonline.terra.com.br/extra/2007/06/22/e220622074.html. Retrieved 2007-06-23. 
10. ^ "Na inauguração do Engenhão, Bota vence Flu e dispara na ponta" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2007-06-30. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2007/06/30/ult59u124604.jhtm. Retrieved 2007-06-30. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Botafogo vai administrar estádio olímpico do Engenhão" (in Portuguese). Correio Web. http://noticias.correioweb.com.br/materias.php?id=2715287&sub=Esporte. Retrieved 2007-08-28. 
12. ^ "Muro do Engenhão desaba no Rio sem deixar feridos" (in Portuguese). A Tarde On Line. 2007-08-11. http://www.atarde.com.br/esporte/noticia.jsf?id=778474. Retrieved 2007-08-28. 
13. ^ "Seleção principal estréia no Engenhão com bom retrospecto do Pan" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2008-09-09. http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2008/09/09/ult59u170141.jhtm. Retrieved 2008-09-11. 
14. ^ "Sob vaias, Brasil é apático e apenas empata com a Bolívia" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esporttva. 2008-09-10. http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/ge_noticias/bin/noticia.php?chid=114&nwid=285949. Retrieved 2008-09-11. ^{[dead link]}
15. ^ http://www.grammy.com/news/paul-mccartney-is-2012-musicares-person-of-the-year
16. ^ "Schedule and Results". 2007 Pan American Games official website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070818103432/http://www.rio2007.org.br/data/pages/8CA3C78713B9BC7F0113BA4DF1AF5619.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-21. 

External links

• Stadium 3D Original Project

Preceded by Olympic Stadium London	Olympic Athletics competitions Main Venue 2016	Succeeded by TBD
Preceded by Olympic Stadium London	Paralympic Athletics competitions Main Venue 2016	Succeeded by TBD

Coordinates: 22°53′35.42″S 43°17′32.17″W / 22.8931722°S 43.2922694°W / -22.8931722; -43.2922694