Bahia Arena

The Bahia Arena is a project for a new football stadium arena for the 2014 World Cup.cite web | title = Brasil apresenta proposta da Copa de 2014 | url=http://gazetaonline.globo.com/esporteonline/futebol/copadomundo/copadomundo_materia.php?cd_matia=336302&cd_site=886 | accessdate = 2007-09-07 | language= Portuguese | publisher=Gazeta On Line ] The stadium is located Salvador, Bahia with a maximum capacity of 55.000 people.

The stadium will be built in place of the older Estadio de Fonte Nova. An architects group of Brunswick, Germany, which also redesigned the old Hanover stadium into a modern arena for the 2006 World Cup has been selected after bidding.

References

* [http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/mission/fwc2014%5fbrazil%5fbid%5finspection%5freport%5fen%5f24491.pdf Bid inspection report]