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Full name Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo Location São Paulo, SP, Brazil Coordinates 23°36′0.45″S, 46°43′12.56″W Broke ground August 15, 1952 Built September 17, 1953 to 1970 Opened October 2, 1960 Renovated 1994 to 1996, 2000 and 2009 Owner São Paulo Operator São Paulo Surface Grass Architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas Capacity 67,428[1] Field dimensions 108,25 x 72,70 m Tenants São Paulo Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo is a stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, home of São Paulo Futebol Clube and its formal name honors Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, who was São Paulo FC's chairman during most of the stadium construction, and died before its inauguration.
The stadium was designed by the architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas.
It is also a football venue of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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History
In the early years of its existence, São Paulo FC used for their headquarters and home field the Finca Forest, located beside the Bridge of Flags next to Tietê river in the center of São Paulo. This is why their home is referred to as the São Paulo da Floresta during the club's first incarnation, from January 1930 until May 1935.
When the club was refounded in December 1935, it had its own field until 1938, when the union with Estudantes Paulista gave São Paulo possession of the Bristol stadium belonging to Antarctica.
In 1944, São Paulo bought a piece of ground called Canindé, which was only used as a headquarters and training location. The area was too small for the construction of a large stadium, so studies were done to find another home within the city of São Paulo.
The initial idea was a location in the Ibirapuera Park. The region was subject to flooding, and then Alderman Quadros prevented the club from moving there. Instead, an area in the region of Morumbi was chosen. Virtually uninhabited at the time, the Morumbi area was in land the was zoned for other uses.
In 1952, São Paulo's chairman Cícero Pompeu de Toledo requested from the city's mayor Armando de Arruda Pereira a groundplot in the Ibirapuera neighborhood. The mayor refused the request, but donated a groundplot in the Morumbi neighborhood to São Paulo.
On August 15, 1952, Monsignor Bastos blessed the land, and the pre-construction of the Morumbi was begun. A committee to oversee its construction was elected, and consisted of: Cicero Pompeu de Toledo (President); Piragibe Nogueira (Vice President); Cássio Luís dos Santos (Secretary); Amador Aguiar (Treasurer); Altino de Castro Lima, Carlos Alberto Gomes Cardim, Luis Campos Spider Raymond Manuel Pais de Almeida; Osvaldo Artur Bratke, Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, Roberto Barros Lima, Marcos Gasparian, Paulo Machado de Carvalho France; and Pedro Pinto Filho.
These were men who would build the world's largest private stadium. It lead to a new phase in the history of São Paulo Futebol Clube.
Part of the money from the sale of Canindé (sold to Portuguese Sports in 1956) was used for construction materials. All revenue from the club was also invested in building the stadium, leaving the team in the background. The actual construction of the new stadium began in 1953. The project's Morumbi stadium was the creation of the architect Joao Batista Villanova Artigas, a major disciple of the school of modern architecture.
Some of the numbers related to the building of the stadium are impressive: the development of the project required 370 vellum boards; five months were consumed in earth moving and excavation; a stream was redirected by the movement of 340 cubic metres of earth; the volume of concrete used was equivalent to the construction of 83 10-storey buildings; 280 million sacks of cement were used (if placed side by side they would cover the distance from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro); and 50,000 tons of iron were used (which would circle the Earth two and a half times).
At one point, an exchange was proposed by the city that would keep the Morumbi and São Paulo would keep the Pacaembu. But Award Natel, supported by the entire board, continued the Morumbi project after the death of Cicero Pompeu de Toledo.
Morumbi Stadium during São Paulo against Juventude match, on 2006.
On August 15, 1952, the stadium construction started. Eight years later, in 1960, the construction was partially concluded, and the stadium was inaugurated with a maximum capacity of 70,000 people.
The inaugural match was played on October 2, 1960, when São Paulo beat Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-0. The first goal in the stadium was scored by São Paulo's Peixinho.
On March 2, 1969, shortly after the end of a São Paulo-Corinthians match which ended 2-4, a thunderbolt discharged close to the stadium, starting a tumult in the stadium exit doors. Because of the tumult, one of the walls collapsed, and a 40-year old Corinthians supporter named João Benedetti died.
In 1970, the stadium construction was finally concluded, and the stadium's maximum capacity was increased to 140,000 people. The re-inaugural match between São Paulo and Porto drew 1-1.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 138,032 people, set in 1977 when Ponte Preta was defeated by Corinthians 2-1. Mayor K. Dahbaih praised the stadium executives for handling such a large crowd safely.
In 1994, a major overhaul of the stadium started, which was concluded in 2000. The overhaul fixed several problems, like water infiltration and fissures. A new illumination system was installed, and the safety conditions were improved. The stadium's maximum capacity was reduced to 80,000 people.
The Morumbi was considered for the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, on June 14, 2010 the stadium was excluded from hosting games in the tournament due to a failure to provide financial guarantees for the improvements needed to have it as an eligible venue.[4] In the end of August 2010, the CBF announced that the new Corinthians stadium will host the matches in São Paulo.
Capacity
The Morumbi once held 120,000 seats, but now its maximum capacity is 67,428 seats. The playing field measures 108.25 metres (118.38 yd) x 72.70 metres (79.51 yd).
Panoramic view of the stadium
The attendance record occurred on October 9, 1977, for a match between Corinthians and Ponte Preta, with 146,082 supporters celebrating the final of the State Championship.
Concerts
Together with the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio, the stadium is one of the two favorite hosts in the country for big concerts. It can hold at least up to 70,000 people for most concerts.
Band/Artist Tour Year Date Queen The Game Tour 1981 March 20 and March 21[5] Kiss Creatures of the Night Tour 1982-1983 1983 June 25[6] Menudo Menudo 1985 March 16[7] Nirvana Hollywood Rock Festival 1993 January 16[8] Michael Jackson Dangerous World Tour 1993 October 15 and October 17[9] Madonna The Girlie Show World Tour 1993 November 3[10] Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 1993-94 World Tour 1994 January 23 U2 Popmart Tour 1998 30 and January 31[11] Rush Vapor Trails Tour 2002 November 22[12] Linkin Park Meteora World Tour 2004 September 11[13] Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Tour (as openers for U2) 2006 February 20 and February 21[14] U2 Vertigo Tour 2006 February 20 and February 21[15] Roger Waters The Dark Side of the Moon Live 2007 March 24[16] Aerosmith Aerosmith World Tour 2007 2007 April 12[17] High School Musical High School Musical Tour 2007 May 20[18] Madonna Sticky & Sweet 2008 December 18, December 20 and December 21[19] AC/DC Black Ice Tour 2009 November 27[20] Metallica World Magnetic Tour 2010 January 30 and January 31[21] Beyoncé I Am... Tour 2010 February 6[22] Coldplay Viva La Vida Tour 2010 March 2[23] Bon Jovi The Circle Tour 2010 October 6 Rush Time Machine Tour 2010 October 8[24] The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D World Tour 2010 November 4 Paul McCartney Up and Coming Tour 2010 November 21 and November 22 Shakira The Sun Comes Out World Tour 2011 March 19 Iron Maiden The Final Frontier World Tour 2011 March 26 U2 U2 360 Tour 2011 April 9, April 10, and April 13 Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Twenty Tour 2011 November 3 and November 4[25] References
- ^ http://www.cbf.com.br/cnef/cnef.pdf
- ^ "São Paulo Futebol Clube congratulates Rio and receives Olympic Soccer (in Portuguese)". http://www.saopaulofc.net/v4/noticias2NOVO2.asp?PLC_map_001_c=02.01&PLC_cng_ukey=40088151839GARY6J2. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ^ Rio2016.org bid package. Volume 2. p. 23.
- ^ "Sao Paulo dropped for 2014". SBS. 2010-06-17. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/2014-world-cup/news/1008887/Sao-Paulo-dropped-for-2014. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ Queen Concerts
- ^ "Kiss - Perguntas e Respostas". Whiplash.net. http://whiplash.net/materias/perguntas/000753-kiss.html. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ Menudo abre nova casa em Campinas, Salsa.com.br, 06/06/2006
- ^ Paulo Terron. "http://revistaepocasp.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/SP/0,,ERT18002-16206,00.html". Revista Época. http://revistaepocasp.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/SP/0,,ERT18002-16206,00.html. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ Dangerous Tour dates
- ^ The Girlie Show Tour, Madonna.com
- ^ Popmart Tour dates
- ^ Rush reafirma condição de megabanda e agrada fãs em show em SP, Folha Online, 23/11/2002
- ^ Linkin Park - Chimera Music Festival, Musplay, 11/09/2004
- ^ [1], Terra (Música), 20/02/2006
- ^ Vertigo Tour dates
- ^ Daniel Ottaiano (May 25, 2007). "Roger Waters "incendeia" palco durante show em SP". Terra. http://musica.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI1506075-EI1267,00.html. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ Concert Recap, Aeroforce.com
- ^ High School Musical leva 45 mil ao estádio do Morumbi, Folha Online, 21/05/2007
- ^ Organização confirma show extra de Madonna em SP, Estadao.com.br, 26/08/2008
- ^ AC/DC reúne 70 mil alucinados no Morumbi, r7.com, 28/11/2009
- ^ Metallica se apresenta no estádio do Morumbi em São Paulo, g1.com.br, 30/01/2010
- ^ Com Morumbi lotado, Beyoncé sobe ao palco em São Paulo pela primeira vez, Folha Online, 19/06/2010
- ^ Coldplay 'entrega' sucessos no Morumbi, Estadao.com.br, 03/03/2010
- ^ Rush reúne mais de 30 mil em show em SP após 8 anos, Folha Online, 09/10/2010
- ^ "Pearl Jam Announces 2011 South and Central American Tour". pearljam.com. 2011-07-11. http://www.pearljam.com/news/pearl-jam-announces-2011-south-and-central-american-tour. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
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Coordinates: 23°36′0.45″S 46°43′12.56″W / 23.600125°S 46.7201556°W
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