Central do Timão
·21 September 2026
Corinthians pass 1 million tickets sold at Neo Química Arena in 2026

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·21 September 2026

Neo Química Arena reached another impressive milestone in 2026. With the crowd recorded for the match against Fluminense this Sunday, Corinthians surpassed the mark of 1 million tickets counted as sold at the stadium throughout the season.
The match, valid for the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship, ended in a 3-1 defeat for the black-and-white side, but it also became part of the club’s attendance statistics. In total, 38,285 fans paid for tickets to watch the game at the House of the People. With that figure, Corinthians reached 1,001,514 paying spectators in 25 home matches played at Neo Química Arena in the first nine months of the year.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca / Corinthians Agency
The milestone was reached one match later than it had been in 2025. Last season, Timão hit 1 million paying spectators after 24 matches played at its stadium.
The current figures show an average of 40,060 paying fans per match. Total revenue from matches at the Arena has reached R$ 73,809,145.60, while the reported average occupancy rate is 79.20%.
After the recent removal of seats in the South stand, Neo Química Arena now has a capacity of 50,582 people. However, the setup most frequently used during matches allows for up to 48,905 fans.
Corinthians also had one exception to its home schedule in 2026. One of the matches scheduled as a home game was not played in Itaquera. On January 28, in the opening round of the Brasileirão, the team then managed by Dorival Júnior hosted Bahia at Vila Belmiro.
The change took place because of an agreement with Santo
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