page_title: Arena da Baixada
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Arena da Baixada / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Arena da Baixada, in a game between Athletico Paranaense and Santos.
context_page_description: Arena Joaquim Américo Guimarães is the home stadium of Club Athletico Paranaense. It is located in Curitiba, the state capital of Paraná, Brazil. Known as Arena da Baixada, the football stadium was the first in Brazil to sell its naming rights. It was known as Kyocera Arena between 2005 and 1 April 2008. It was the first retractable roof stadium built in South America.
  With Curitiba selected as one of the host cities of World Cup 2014, the arena was rebuilt between 2012 and 2014. Its capacity was expanded to 42,372 seats.
  Located in the Água Verde near the center of Curitiba, the history of the athletic stadium began in the early twentieth century, when in 1914, Joaquim Américo Guimarães, then president of the International, led the construction of the then Arena da Baixada stadium. Athletico came into existence ten years later, inheriting the assets, including the stadium.
context_section_description: The stadium was built at the previous location of a Brazilian Army powder depot. In 1934, the stadium was renamed Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães. In the 1970s, the original stadium was closed down. After being reopened in 1984 and operating for some years, the old stadium building was demolished on March 26, 1997, right after a construction project of a new arena was announced. In June 1999, the new stadium was built. In 2005, the stadium was renamed Kyocera Arena, after the Japanese company Kyocera purchased the naming rights.
  The inaugural match of the old stadium was played on 6 September 1914, when Flamengo beat Internacional 7–1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Flamengo's Arnaldo.
  The inaugural match of the new building was played on 24 June 1999, when Athletico Paranaense beat Cerro Porteño of Paraguay 2–1. The first goal of the stadium after its reinauguration was scored by Athletico's Lucas.
  The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 40.263, set on 12 December 2018 when Athletico defeated Junior Barranquilla on penalties, for the 2018 Sudamericana championship. Although the stadium was not the venue of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the Estádio Vila Capanema was the venue for Curitiba as a host city of the event.
  The contract with Kyocera that gave the company naming rights expired in early 2008. It was not renewed, and no new partnership was announced. The stadium went back to its old name, Arena da Baixada.
caption: Arena da Baixada, in a game between Athletico Paranaense and Santos.
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