Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha

Location	SRPN Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília, DF, Brazil
Opened	March 10, 1974
Renovated	June 15, 2013
Owner	TERRACAP - Agência de Desenvolvimento do Distrito Federal
Surface	Grass
Capacity	72,788
Tenants	Brasília FC 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup 2016 Summer Olympic Games 2019 Summer Universiade

                                                 

                                            Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is a multi-purpose stadium in Brasília, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 72,788. And was built in 1974. It is named after famed Brazilian footballer Garrincha.

The stadium is one of several structures comprising the Ayrton Senna Multisport Complex, which also includes the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium and the Nelson Piquet International Autodrome.

It was inaugurated on May 18, 2013 after the reformation for the FIFA Confederations Cup with the participation of the Governor of Brasília Agnelo Queiroz and the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff. The original architect was Ícaro de Castro Mello.

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is owned by the Department of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Distrito Federal. The name is a homage to the football legend Mané Garrincha, who won the 1958 and 1962 World Cup with the Brazil national team.

History:

·         In 1974, the works on Estádio Mané Garrincha were completed. It was built when Garrincha was approximately 40 years old. The inaugural match was played on March 10 of that year, when Corinthians beat CEUB 2-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Corinthians' Vaguinho.

·         On March 2, 1996 he received the last concert of the legendary Brazilian band Mamonas Assassinas, after it the group suffered an airplane accident which left no survivors.

·         The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 51,200, set on December 20, 1998 when Gama beat Londrina 3-0 at the 1998 Série B final, which gave Gama its first national trophy and consequent promotion to Série A in 1999.

·         On December 8, 2007, the final of the first edition of the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, won by Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad, was hosted at Estádio Mané Garrincha.

·         Brazil won the first game since the reopening of the stadium 3-0 against Japan on June 15, 2013, in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Concerts:

·         American R&B singer Beyoncé performed at the stadium with her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on September 17, 2013.

·         Rock bands Aerosmith and Whitesnake will perform together at the stadium on October 23, 2013.