Estádio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe or Arena Unimed Sicoob (for sponsorship reasons) is a
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Cariacica
Cariacica is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area.
Location
Cariacica is located 10 km northwest of Vitória, the capital of the state. It has a population of 383,917 (2020) ...
,
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. It has a capacity of 7,700 spectators.
It is the home of
Desportiva Ferroviária.
2014 World Cup
The stadium was used by the
Australia national team to train before and during the
2014 World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting righ ...
.
References
Football venues in Espírito Santo
Estadio Engenheiro Alencar Araripe
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