Maracanã Stadium Tenancy Era
Flamengo's home since 1950, scene of record crowds and Zico's 333 goals.
Flamengo has played its home matches at the Maracanã since the stadium was built for the 1950 World Cup, sharing it with Rio's other big clubs. Its capacity gave Flamengo the largest support of any Brazilian club for much of the 20th century; more than 194,000 people watched a Flamengo–Fluminense match there in 1963.
Quick Facts
- Home since
- 1950
- Record fla–flu crowd
- 194,603 (1963)
Lore & Background
Zico scored his last Maracanã goal in 1989, setting the stadium record of 333 goals. On 19 July 1992, during the second match of the Série A final between Botafogo and Flamengo, an upper stand collapsed, killing three spectators and injuring 50; the stadium later became all-seated.
During a nine-month closure in 2005 and 2006 Flamengo played at Volta Redonda's Estádio Raulino de Oliveira and Portuguesa's Estádio Luso Brasileiro. The stadium reopened in January 2007 with 87,000 seats and was rebuilt again from 2010 for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
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