Fortaleza break revenue record with sky-high Flamengo ticket prices | OneFootball

Flamengo Fans Accounted for 76% of Total Revenue at Arena Castelão

The Flamengo fans suffered outrageous treatment during the 1-0 defeat to Fortaleza on Saturday (25th), in the 30th round of the Brasileirão. In addition to being expelled from some sections of Arena Castelão, the Nation had to pay ‘abusive’ ticket prices, which became evident in the Financial Report released by the club.

According to a survey conducted by Coluna do Fla, the Flamengo fans were responsible for 76% of the total revenue from the match, even though they made up only 24% of the audience at Castelão. Furthermore, the amount collected by Fortaleza this Saturday (25th) was the club’s record for 2025, reaching R$ 2.7 million.

See financial data from the Flamengo vs Fortaleza match:

How was the match at Maracanã?

Unlike what Fortaleza’s management did at Castelão, Flamengo kept normal prices for the match at Maracanã. On June 1st, Filipe Luís’s team ‘steamrolled’ the Ceará club 5-0.

On that occasion, Fortaleza fans paid R$ 60 (full price) or R$ 30 (half price) in the away section. Thus, the Ceará club generated only R$ 21,090 in revenue for Flamengo.

Will Fortaleza face consequences?

The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Ceará (MPCE), through the State Program for Consumer Protection and Defense (Decon), has opened an administrative process against Fortaleza. This is because the entity found an abusive increase in the ticket prices for the Flamengo fans.

Thus, Fortaleza will have 20 days to present justifications and documents regarding the high ticket prices. Furthermore, if the club does not explain the price increase, the Ceará club may face fines from Decon.

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