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Estádio Algarve


The Estádio Algarve is an association football stadium located between Faro and Loulé, in Portugal. It was the former home of Farense and Louletano, having received some Olhanense and Portimonense matches during their respective stadiums' works of renovation. From 2004 to 2013, Louletano shared the stadium with Sporting Clube Farense. The Estádio Algarve was also the temporary home ground of the Gibraltar national football team and it also hosts the final match of the Algarve Cup, a major annual international tournament in women's football. The stadium has a capacity of
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S.C. Olhanense


Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the third division of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the Estádio José Arcanjo, with a 5,661-seat capacity. Olhanense were the first team from outside Lisbon or Porto to be crowned Portuguese Champions, in 1924. Olhanense became the first team from the Algarve region to reach the top level of Portuguese football, after winning the Algarve Football Association in 1941
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. Sporting CP participated in their eighth Supertaça final, also their second consecutive final. Sporting CP went into the match as the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira six-time winners. The final took place at Estádio Algarve in Faro on 16 August 2008. The match was televised on TVI. Porto entered the match as the 2007–08 Primeira Liga winners while Sporting entered the match as the winners of the 2007–08 Taça de Portugal after defeating Porto at the Estádio Nacional in May 2008. After an even first half, Yannick Djaló broke the dead
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Faro, Portugal


("Semana Académica da Universidade do Algarve"), organized every year by students from the University of the Algarve, is also an important event in Faro. A 30,000-seat stadium Estádio Algarve, shared by the cities of Faro and Loulé, was one of the venues of the Euro 2004 football championship, and is also the temporary home ground of the Gibraltar national football team. Louletano Desportos Clube (a club from the city of Loulé) and Sporting Clube Farense (from Faro) also use smaller municipal stadiums. The stadium
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S.C. Farense


Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of Faro, who play in the LigaPro after promotion. They were promoted from the Segunda Divisão at the end the 2012–13 season. The "Leões de Faro" played at the Estádio de São Luís for 94 years from 1910. The club moved stadium in 2004 to the newly constructed Estádio Algarve which was built for the purpose of hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2004. The Faro side moved back to the Estádio de
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2015 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira


. Benfica have won 5 Supertaças, in 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005 and 2014. Sporting CP played in the fixture for the ninth time. Their last presence was in 2008 where they defeated Porto (2–0) at the Estádio Algarve. Sporting CP have won 7 Supertaças, in 1982, 1987, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007 and 2008. Benfica qualified for their second consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira by clinching the league title. At matchday 33, Benfica drew 0–0 against Vitória de Guimarães at the Estádio D.
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Estádio Municipal de Portimão


Estádio Municipal de Portimão is the current stadium of Portimonense S.C.. It is located in the centre of Portimão in the Algarve, Portugal and was opened in 1937 for local football club Portimonense S.C.. Its capacity is 9,544 people. It hosted Portimonense's stay in the Primeira Liga in the 1980s. In 2006, Portimonense were forced to play away from the Estádio Municipal in the Estádio Algarve, which – built for Euro 2004 – is 70 kilometres from Portimão. In February 2007, however, Portimonense returned home and the Portimão Municipality
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2011 Taça da Liga Final


The 2011 Taça da Liga Final was the fourth final of the Taça da Liga tournament in Portugal, a competition involving the top 32 clubs in the Portuguese football league system, the Primeira Liga and the Liga de Honra teams. The final was played at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra in Coimbra, on 23 April 2011. This was the first time that the final was played at this stadium since the past three editions were at Estádio Algarve in Faro. This was the third consecutive final for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and the first
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2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira


an extra 5,000 tickets days before the match due to Vitória de Setúbal not selling all of their remaining tickets. In May 2005, the Algarve Football Association submitted an application to the Portuguese Football Federation to hold the Supertaça in the Estádio Algarve in Faro. The application to the Football Federation would be successful. The Estádio Algarve would receive its first major Portuguese football tournament for the first time in its history when it played host to the 2005 Supertaça. The stadium which opened in 2004 is the home stadium of both Farense and Louletano
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2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira


lock just before the half was over. Following the brake, Sporting would go on to score again from Djaló after Cristian Săpunaru's mistake. Porto would later go on to be awarded a penalty following a poor challenge by Marco Caneira. Rui Patrício would save Lucho González's penalty and Sporting held on to capture the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Sporting collected a second consecutive Super Cup, raising the club's tally to seven trophies in this competition. The Supertaça was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro. This was the second
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Estádio Algarve


30,305 and was built for the Euro 2004 tournament. Aside from football, it has also hosted music festivals and concerts, and was temporarily converted into a super special stage during the 2007 Rally Portugal (part of the 2007 World Rally Championship season). The Estádio Algarve was designed in the summer of 2000 to UEFA and FIFA standards by Populous. The design team included WS Atkins engineers and local partners including Marobal. The design is regional in nature, alluding to the maritime traditions of Portugal and harmonising with the distinctive local landscape
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2017 Taça da Liga Final


(Porto), while the additional assistant referees were Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon) and Luís Ferreira (Braga). Tickets for the final four went on sale on 19 December. The LPFP allocated tickets for both finalist clubs with prices for the game varying between €5 and €15. On 28 June 2016, LPFP announced that both the semi-finals and final would be played at a neutral venue. On 15 July, Estádio Algarve was selected to host the final four. The Estádio Algarve had previously hosted the Taça
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2016 Algarve Football Cup


The 2016 Algarve Football Cup was a summer football friendly tournament. It was hosted at the Estádio Algarve in the Algarve in Portugal, between the 14 and 16 July 2016. It involved Benfica and Vitória de Setúbal of the Portuguese Primeira Liga and English Championship side Derby County. Each team will play two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a defeat. In the first two matches of the 2016 Algarve Football Cup, a penalty shoot-out took place afterwards
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Pedro Proença


2007 Taça de Portugal Final, in a match opposing Sporting and Belenenses. Sporting eventually won with Liédson scoring the only goal of the match. After refereeing qualifying matches in the previous two seasons, he refereed his first UEFA Champions League group stage match in September 2007, a 2–1 win for PSV Eindhoven over CSKA Moscow. On 22 March 2008, he had the honor of refereeing the first final of Taça da Liga. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro between Vitória de Setúbal and Sporting Clube de Portugal.
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2008 Taça da Liga Final


The 2008 Taça da Liga Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Taça da Liga, the 1st season of the Taça da Liga, a knockout cup competition organized by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP). The match was played on the 22 March 2008 at the Estádio do Algarve in Faro, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Sporting CP and Vitória de Setúbal. In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP and Sport TV. Vitória de Setúbal defeated Sporting CP 3–2 on penalties, after both sides were
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2013 Gibraltar v Slovakia football match


The international friendly between the Gibraltar and Slovakia national football teams on 19 November 2013 was the first official match played by Gibraltar after joining the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It took place at the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal with 350 fans in attendance. The Gibraltar Football Association chose to play at the Estádio Algarve as this would be the stadium the team would use for competitive matches as their only venue the Victoria Stadium was not eligible to. The game ended in a 0–0 draw which was seen
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UEFA Euro 2004


groups: The final tournament was played in ten venues located in eight different cities. Lisbon and Porto, the two biggest cities, had two venues each, while Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Faro-Loulé, Guimarães and Leiria had one venue. In order to meet UEFA's requirements on venue capacity and infrastructure, seven new stadiums were built – Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (Aveiro), Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga), Estádio Algarve (Faro-Loulé), Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leiria), Estádio
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2009 Taça da Liga Final


The 2009 Taça da Liga Final was a football match between Benfica and Sporting CP which was held on the 21 March 2009 at Estádio do Algarve, Faro. It was the final match of the 2008–09 Taça da Liga, the 2nd season of the Taça da Liga, a football competition for the 32 teams in the Primeira Liga and the Liga de Honra. Benfica were appearing in their first final, while Sporting were appearing in the final for the second time; having lost the previous season's final to Vitória de Setúbal.
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Portimonense S.C.


Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It also fields various youth teams and a veterans team in football, as well as teams in basketball. Located in Algarve's second largest city, its stadium, the "Estádio Municipal de Portimão", has a capacity of 9,544 spectators after undergoing renovation in early 2011. The club has never won
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2012 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira


the game were confirmed on 7 August 2012. Olegário Benquerença of Leiria was named as referee. Benquerença had previously officiated the 2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira between Benfica and Vitória de Setúbal at the Estádio Algarve. Aside from the Supertaça, Benquerença had also officiated two Taça de Portugal finals in 2008 between Porto and Sporting CP and in 2002 between Sporting CP and Leixões. Benquerença was assisted by João Santos of Porto and Luís Marcelino of Leiria, while the fourth official was Jorge Tavares of Aveiro. The Portuguese Football Federation announced in June
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Estádio José Arcanjo


of the Algarve clubs in which the away side won 0–4. That infra-estrura sporting is estate of the Olhanense and will have a sufficient capacity for house around 10 thousand people. With the presence of the Olhanense in the Portuguese Liga in middle part of the 1970s the club seriously thinking about the construction of a new stadium for the club. The competitive demands of the club and the precarious conditions of the Stadium Padinha like this imposed. The wealthy Arcanjo family of the city of Olhão, gave up the lands to the
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Rally de Portugal


the 2009 season. The competition in the 2009 Rally Portugal was set in the surroundings of Faro, capital of Algarve, on twisty hill sections, with fast blind corners and narrow sections. The first stage in the Estádio Algarve (Algarve Stadium) was won by Henning Solberg, but when the rally really began, Jari-Matti Latvala took the lead. However, he soon suffered a big crash, rolling his Ford Focus WRC 17 times down a steep mountain. The rally was eventually won by Loeb. Rally out of
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2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira


The 2016 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 38th edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It took place on 7 August 2016, and it featured the champions of the 2015–16 Primeira Liga, Benfica, and the winners of the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal, Braga. Benfica made their 18th Supertaça appearance. Their last appearance had been in 2015, where they lost 1–0 to Sporting CP at Estádio Algarve. Benfica had won 5 Supertaças, in 1980, 1985, 1989, 2005 and 2014. Braga played in the fixture for the
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2008–09 Taça da Liga


The 2008–09 Taça da Liga was the second edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup due to sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 2 August 2008 and the final was held on 21 March 2009 at the Estádio Algarve in Faro. Present for the second time in the final of this competition, Sporting CP were once again defeated 3–2 on penalties, this time by their rivals Benfica. After the first season, a change in the format was approved by the Portuguese League for Professional Football. The
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2008–09 S.L. Benfica season


da Liga Final at the Estádio do Algarve. After a goalless first half, Sporting scored the opening goal through Bruno Pereirinha in the 48th minute. Reyes levelled the score for Benfica in the 75th minute, converting a penalty kick. The game was decided on penalties, and the club won their first League Cup. With his first trophy at Benfica, Sánchez Flores called the win fair and the club had their sights on recovering second place and winning the league championship. Club competition paused in the last week of March, resuming
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2007–08 Taça da Liga


The 2007–08 Taça da Liga was the first edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons. For the first round (4 and 5 August), only teams competing in the Liga de Honra participated. In the second round (12 August), Primeira Liga teams entered. The competition was won by Vitória de Setúbal, who beat Sporting CP 3–2 in the penalty shootout after a goalless draw at the Estádio Algarve, Faro. Teams had been distributed by two pots, being based on the
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2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira


time that the Supertaça was played in this stadium the other time being in 2005. This was third time that the Estádio Algarve hosted a major final, four months prior to the Supertaça it hosted the 2008 Taça da Liga Final between Sporting and Vitória de Setúbal. Ten thousand tickets were allocated for each team which went on sale on the 2 August. Porto qualified for their third consecutive Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira by clinching the Primeira Liga title with five games to spare. With Porto's strong start to the season with important victories
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2013–14 S.L. Benfica season


Ètoile Carouge, Bordeaux and Sion. The team participated in the semi-finals of the tournament Lisbon Football Association Honour's Cup, where they played against Sporting CP B, using a mix of first team players like Ola John, Rodrigo or Jardel, with the remaining players from Benfica B. In the 3rd/4th place match, Benfica fielded a team with only one first-team player, Paulo Lopes. On 24, 26 and 27 July, Benfica faced Peñarol, Levante and Nice at Estádio Algarve, respectively. On 31 July
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Imortal D.C.


Imortal Desportivo Clube "(abbreviated as Imortal DC)" is a Portuguese football club based in Albufeira in the Algarve. Imortal DC currently plays in AF Algarve 1ª Divisão which is now the fourth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1920 and they play their home matches at the Estádio Municipal de Albufeira in Albufeira. The club's main achievement was winning the Segunda Divisão Série Sul in 1998–99. This was followed by their highest league placing in 1999–2000 when they finished in 15th place in the Liga de Honra.
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. The stadium is considered a model small/regional flexible use stadium for European football and cultural events, being one of the most used stadiums in Portugal, compared to others used for matches in the main Portuguese Football League. The stadium hosted the inaugural Algarve Challenge Cup tournament on 22 and 24 July 2008 that saw Cardiff City, Celtic, Middlesbrough, and Vitória de Guimarães in action. Cardiff City were the eventual winners of the tournament with victories over Celtic and Vitória. The following national team matches were held in the stadium
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A.C.R. Alvorense 1º Dezembro


Associação Cultural e Recreativa Alvorense 1º Dezembro "(abbreviated as ACR Alvorense 1 Dezembro or ACRA 1 Dezembro)" is a Portuguese football club based in Alvor, Portimão in the Algarve. ACR Alvorense 1 Dezembro currently plays in the AF Algarve – 1ª Divisão which is the fifth tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1934 and they play their home matches at the Estádio da Restinga in Alvor, Portimão. Up until 1999/2000 the club was known as Grupo Desportivo Recreativo Alvorense "(abbreviated as GDR Alvorense)".
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S.C. Farense


São Luís in 2013 after it gained promotion to the Segunda Liga. As a result of their promotion, the Estádio de São Luís underwent major renovations to improve its facilities. In its entire history, the club has won nine major trophies: the AF Algarve Championship five times, the Portuguese Second Division twice, and the Portuguese Third Division and AF Algarve First Division once. Aside from its major trophies, the club as of 2013, has played 23 seasons in the Primeira Liga of which their highest league table classification came in
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UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D


for the first time after becoming members of UEFA in May 2013. Gibraltar play their home matches at Estádio Algarve in Faro, Algarve, Portugal, as their home ground, Victoria Stadium, has an artificial pitch and does not meet UEFA international standards. They were initially drawn in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C, but with Spain—who claims the territory—already in that group, UEFA moved Gibraltar to Group D. The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014
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2004–05 S.L. Benfica season


the second tier-side and won 3–0, qualifying for the tournament's final. Trapattoni said Benfica had achieved half of their objective in the competition; the other half was winning it. On 24 April, Benfica played away to Estoril. The Estoril team played at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, but decided to moved the game to Estádio do Algarve for financial reasons. Estoril scored the opening goal in the 12th minute and Benfica's Luisão equalized 64 minutes later. With Estoril reduced to nine players after two ejections,
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2017–18 S.L. Benfica season


2–0 lead before the break. Two days later, they were eliminated from the competition after Vitória de Setúbal's win against Braga. With a third draw in the last match, Benfica ended their participation in the Taça da Liga without a single win for the first time. On 14 October, Benfica beat Olhanense 1–0 away from home in the third round of Taça de Portugal. The match was initially scheduled to be played at the Estádio José Arcanjo but was changed to the Estádio Algarve. Four players (Júlio César, Eliseu
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Estádio do Campo Grande


Estádio de Campo Grande was a multi-use stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Sporting CP and then S.L. Benfica. The stadium was able to hold 25,000 people and opened in 1912 owned by Lisboa FC. In 1917, Lisboa FC leaves and ground is taken over by Sporting CP which uses it until 1937, leaving for Estádio do Lumiar. In 1941, Benfica moved in after Estádio das Amoreiras was demolished for a freeway. By then, the stadium needed
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Algarve Football Association


The Associação de Futebol do Algarve "(Algarve Football Association)" is one of the 22 District Football Associations that are affiliated to the Portuguese Football Federation. The AF Algarve administers lower tier football in the district of Faro. Associação de Futebol do Algarve, commonly referred to as AF Algarve, is the governing body for football in the district of Faro. The Football Association is based in Penha in Faro, close to Piscinas Municipais de Faro (Faro Municipal Swimming Pool) and Complexo Desportivo da Penha (Sports Complex of Penha
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Estádio Olímpico do Pará


The Estádio Olímpico do Pará, also known as Mangueirão and Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença (State Stadium Edgar Augusto Proença, in English) is a football stadium inaugurated on March 4, 1978 in Belém, Pará, with a maximum capacity of 45,007 spectators. The stadium is owned by the Pará State Government, and is the home ground of Paysandu Sport Club, Clube do Remo and Sport Club Belém. Its formal name honors Edgar Proença, a journalist and sport announcer of Pará state, and the founder of Rádio Paraense
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Estádio da Curuzú


Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro, also known as Estádio Leônidas Castro, but usually known as Estádio da Curuzú, is a football stadium owned by Paysandu Sport Club, located in São Braz neighborhood, Belém, Pará, Brazil. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,200 people. The stadium is nicknamed Estádio da Curuzú because it is located near the Curuzú street. Estádio da Curuzú is also nicknamed the "Vovô da Cidade" (meaning "City's Grandpa") because it is the oldest stadium of Pará state. Paysandu
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Estádio 1º de Maio


Urbanização" ("Directorate-General for Urban Services"), with Sporting Clube de Braga as its principal tenant. The stadium was inaugurated on 28 May 1950, by President General Óscar Carmona (and accompanied by António de Oliveira Salazar), as the "Estádio Municipal 28 de Maio" ("28 May Municipal Stadium"). Following the Carnation Revolution in 1974, the stadium's name was changed to "Estádio 1º de Maio". In 1980, during the 60th anniversary of the sporting club, the Câmara
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Estádio Beira-Rio


Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, better known as Estádio Beira-Rio (, "Riverside Stadium") due to its location beside the Guaíba River, is a football stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It serves as the home stadium for Sport Club Internacional, replacing their previous stadium, the Estádio dos Eucaliptos. It is named after José Pinheiro Borda, an elderly Portuguese engineer who supervised the building of the stadium but died before seeing its completion. Estádio Beira-Rio was one of the 12 venues used for the 2014 FIFA
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Algarve Football Association


). The Association's President is António Coelho Matosa. The organisation was established on 22 January 1922 following an initial meeting on 15 October 1921 at the Ginásio Clube Farense by representatives from a number of Algarve clubs including Sporting Clube Farense, Sport Lisboa e Faro, Boxing Futebol Clube (Portimão), Sporting Clube Olhanense, Lusitano Futebol Clube, Glória Futebol Clube, Portimonense Sporting Clube, Sport Club União, Sport Club "Os Leões Portimonenses" and Esperança Futebol Clube. The two previous attempts to establish a Football Association ended in
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U.D. Leiria


Cândido de Oliveira final between FC Porto and Vitória de Setúbal, as well as the following (Sporting CP 1–0 Porto). The architect who designed the stadium was Tomás Taveira, who also designed stadiums for Euro 2004, including Beira-Mar's Estádio Municipal de Aveiro and Sporting CP's Estádio José Alvalade. The grounds belong to the municipality of Leiria. Due to an excessive rent, Leiria relocated to the Estádio Municipal in the nearby town of Marinha Grande, for 2011–12. For the following season, the club moved to
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Eusébio Cup


is usually Benfica's last pre-season match. So far, Benfica's opponents have been Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Tottenham, Arsenal, Real Madrid, São Paulo, Ajax, Monterrey (at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer), Torino, and Lyon (at the Estádio Algarve), respectively. It was played annually, without interruption, until 2016. Despite two tries, there was no edition in 2017. A year later, the Eusébio Cup was played as part of the 2018 International Champions Cup. The Eusébio
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4 Hours of Portimão


The 4 Hours of Portimão (also known as 4 Hours of Algarve) is an endurance race for sports cars, held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portugal. The first races were held in 2009 and 2010 as "1000 Kilometres of Algarve", as part of Le Mans Series calendar. Since 2017, it is run in 4 hours format, as part of the European Le Mans Series. The 1000 Kilometres of Algarve was run for the first time in 2009, and was the third round of the Le Mans
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Coimbra


Multiusos de Coimbra"), located both near the stadium; the "Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição"; and the "Estádio Universitário de Coimbra", an extensive sports complex of the university on Mondego's left bank, are the main athletics and sports venues in Coimbra. The "Pavilhão Jorge Anjinho" sports arena (headquarters of "Associação Académica de Coimbra - O.A.F."), "Pavilhão dos Olivais", and "Pavilhão do C.F. União de Coimbra", are other places where some of the most important indoor sports
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Algarve


S.C. Farense is the most successful football club in the Algarve and play in the Campeonato de Portugal. Some other ancient sports clubs (football teams) from the region are Esperança de Lagos, Lusitano FC (Vila Real de Santo António), and Silves FC. The Algarve is famous for its pottery and ceramics, particularly hand-painted pottery and "azulejos", which are painted, tin-glazed ceramic tiles. Numerous ceramics and pottery outlets are open throughout the Algarve. For working potteries and ceramics workshops, the main
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Augusto Inácio


month he led the team to their first ever major trophy, conquering the Taça da Liga after the 1–0 win over S.C. Braga at the "Estádio Algarve"; previously, they disposed of Porto in the group stage of the competition and S.L. Benfica in the semi-finals. Inácio was however fired on 20 March 2017, due to a poor string of league results. On 7 April, he succeeded Mohamed Helmy at the helm of Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek SC; he terminated his one-and-a-half
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Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar)


May 2013, UEFA vetoed Gibraltar using Victoria Stadium as their home ground as it did not meet UEFA standards and as the Government of Gibraltar owned it. As a result of this lack of ownership, the Gibraltar Football Association did not have the power to improve it. This was owing to the fact that Victoria Stadium did not meet UEFA standards for international matches, which meant that the Gibraltar national football team were obliged to play their "home" matches in UEFA and FIFA qualifying tournaments at Estádio Algarve in Faro, Portugal however
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Estádio dos Eucaliptos


The Estádio Ildo Meneghetti, familiarly known as Estádio dos Eucaliptos, was a football stadium located in the neighborhood of Menino Deus, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The stadium was built in 1931 had a maximum seating capacity of 20,000 people. Estádio dos Eucaliptos was owned by Sport Club Internacional. The stadium was nicknamed after Chácara dos Eucaliptos (meaning "Eucalyptus' Ranch"), the site of the stadium. Its formal name honors Ildo Meneghetti, who was a president of Internacional and an engineer.
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Estádio da Luz


The Estádio da Luz (), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. It is owned by the club's SAD. Opened on 25 October 2003 with an exhibition match between Benfica and Uruguayan club Nacional, it replaced the original Estádio da Luz, which had 120,000 seats. The seating capacity was decreased to 65,647 and is currently set at 64,642. The
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Estádio Cidade de Coimbra


The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra is a stadium in Coimbra, Portugal. This stadium belongs to the Municipality of Coimbra and is mainly used by the Académica de Coimbra's football team. Until 2003, it was called the Estádio Municipal de Coimbra (), or the Estádio do Calhabé, after the name of its location in Coimbra. The stadium was rebuilt, expanded, and modernized to host some UEFA Euro 2004 matches. Far beyond the sports stadium itself, all the project, called Euro Stadium Project, included the possibility of
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Estádio Parque São Jorge


The Estádio Alfredo Schürig most commonly known as Estádio Parque São Jorge, or Fazendinha, is a football stadium inaugurated on July 22, 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil. It can hold up to 13,969 people. The stadium is owned by Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. Its formal name honors Alfredo Schürig, president of Corinthians from 1931 to 1933. "Fazendinha" means "Little Farm". The stadium was inaugurated on July 22, 1928, and became the home ground of Corinthians in the beginning of the 1940s, when Estádio
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Estádio Ilha do Retiro


Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, commonly known as Estádio Ilha do Retiro or simply Ilha do Retiro, is a football stadium situated in Recife, State of Pernambuco, in Northeastern Brazil, and owned by Sport Recife. The stadium's official name is Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, and it was inaugurated on July 4, 1937. The stadium's common name, Ilha do Retiro, is the name of the neighborhood where it is located. The stadium's official name, Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, is in honor of the
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Estádio da Luz


L'Équipe". As of its fifteenth birthday, Estádio da Luz has welcomed more than 17 million spectators. While the previous Benfica stadium was also officially named "Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica", both the old and the new stadia are invariably referred to by their unofficial name, Estádio da Luz. "Luz" is the name of the neighborhood the stadium was built on, on the border between the parishes of Benfica and Carnide, which itself derives its name from the nearby Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Church
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2011 Taça de Portugal Final


the Estádio Algarve saw Portimonense score first, through Renatinho. Vitória went in at the break trailing. Following the restart, the introduction of Rui Miguel for João Alves proved to be game changing as the visitors would score on 49 minutes, after Bruno Teles' free kick was saved by Portimonense's Hugo Ventura in which João Paulo followed by Ventura's save to equalize for his side. On 89 minutes, the game looked destine to go toextra-time but Edgar's late header provided the winner to settle the tie. Vitória
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Pepe (footballer, born 1983)


". Former striker Didier Drogba also expressed derision for Pepe, stating "he's been doing this quite a few times". Pepe scored in Portugal's defeat against Uruguay in the last 16. On 6 September 2018 in a friendly match against Croatia at the Estádio do Algarve, Pepe earned his 100th cap. He captained the side and headed an equaliser from Pizzi's cross to secure a 1–1 draw. Pepe is married to Ana Sofia, whom he met in Porto in 2007. Together, they have two daughters,
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Estádio de São Luís


Estadio de São Luís is a multi-use stadium in Faro, Portugal. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of S.C. Farense. The stadium is able to hold 15,000 people and opened in 1922. It was used continuously by Farense between 1924, when it became the main tenant of the stadium, and 2004, when the club moved to the newly built Algarve Stadium. Farense has been playing back at the renovated São Luís since 2013. The following national team matches were held in the stadium
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2010 Taça da Liga Final


The 2010 Taça da Liga Final was the third of the Taça da Liga competition in Portugal. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro on 21 March 2010 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since the competition began. The match opposed two teams of the Big Three, S.L. Benfica and FC Porto. The last time this two teams met in any Portuguese final was at the 2004 Taça de Portugal final, also won by Benfica. Benfica went into the match as the Portuguese
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2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Men


top three were rewarded with a qualification to the World Cup. Japan, Hong Kong and Philippines teams qualified. In the match played on July 20–21, 2012 at the Estádio Algarve tournament was attended by twelve teams. The nine teams that participated in the 2012 Grand Prix Series, not so far gained promotion to the World Cup, joined the top three teams A Division Tournament Championship 2012, which was held in Warsaw in May 2012. The first day of the game took place in round-robin in three groups, then
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Gibraltar national football team results


March 2013. Before 2018 the team's home ground, Victoria Stadium, did not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, although it could be used for international friendlies. Gibraltar's first full international was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé, Portugal which Gibraltar used as their home stadium for competitive matches between 2014 and 2018. Gibraltar's first announced matches were two friendlies scheduled for 5 March and 26 May 2014 as a home-and-away series against Estonia. Although it was not their first announced match
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Manuel Balela


the complete jubilation of thousands of Farense and Algarvian fans, who had travelled twice, to watch them play at the National Stadium Estádio Nacional. In virtue of his contribution to such a memorable campaign, Manuel Balela was distinguished with a medal of merit, presented by the civil government of Faro. Balela has his first experience as head coach responsible for the Algarve Team Selection. From the moment he began his career as head coach, Manuel Balela started to put into practice all the teachings he had assimilated throughout his professional experience as
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Estádio do Varzim SC


Estádio do Varzim Sport Club is a multi-use stadium in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is used mostly for football matches, and is the home stadium of Varzim Sport Clube. Able to hold 11,000 people, it was built in 1929. Varzim has its own old stadium, at Lagoa Beach, close to other sports equipment in the north area of the town. In 1999, the municipality approved construction rights for the terrain where it lies, and due to real estate speculation, it now has a huge value
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Sporting CP


Alvalade caused a pitch invasion by Sporting fans. In November 2011, after a 1–0 loss to Benfica at the Estádio da Luz, Sporting supporters set fire to one of the stands of the stadium. Four years later, on 7 February 2015, during a futsal derby, members of No Name Boys, one of Benfica's unofficial supporters' groups, showed a banner saying "Very Light 96", in reference to the 1996 incident. The next day, during a football derby at Estádio José Alvalade, an official supporters
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Estádio José Alvalade


Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was built adjacent to the site of the older stadium. The stadium is named after José Alvalade, the founder and first club member of Sporting CP in the early twentieth century. The stadium is the center of a complex called Alvalade XXI, designed by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira, which includes a mall called Alvaláxia with a 12-screen movie theater, a health club, the club's museum, a sports pavilion, a clinic
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Estádio José Alvalade (1956)


Estádio José Alvalade was a multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The stadium was able to hold 52,411 people. It was inaugurated on 10 June 1956. Home ground of Sporting CP for 47 years, it was mostly used for football matches, but also athletics. It was named after Sporting founder José Alfredo Holtreman Roquette, known as "José Alvalade" after his family. José Alvalade borrowed money from his grandfather, the Viscount of Alvalade, in order to fund Sporting. It was closed in 2003, when the
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History of football in Cape Verde


's first football club named Sporting Clube da Praia (December 5) founded in 1923, then FC Derby founded on August 5, 1929, two years later in Praia, Vitória FC was founded, two of the clubs were the first named after a Portuguese club. GD Amarantes of Mindelo was founded in 1936. Its first venues were built, first Estádio da Fontinha in Mindelo (now Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena), then Estádio Municipal da Praia (now Estádio da Várzea). Official competition did not start until 1938 and
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2013 Gibraltar v Slovakia football match


/Loulé, Portugal for competitive matches until Gibraltar had an eligible stadium of their own. Even though the Victoria Stadium is eligible for friendly matches the Gibraltar Football Association decided to play the match against Slovakia at the Estádio Algarve to give them a chance to test the stadium for its future use. As Slovakia were heavy favourites for a comfortable win over Gibraltar the draw resulted in opposite feelings for both managers: Gibraltar's Allen Bula said the result was "a dream come true" while Slovakia's Ján Kozák described the result as
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Gibraltar national football team


which was expected to be completed for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. Due to the lack of suitable facilities in Gibraltar, the team played its competitive home matches at Estádio Algarve about four hours away in Portugal, from 2013 until 2018. Former national team manager Allen Bula stated that the team would play at the stadium for "a few years" until the Europa Point Stadium was complete. Although the Victoria Stadium could not be used for qualifying matches, UEFA allowed its use for friendlies when Gibraltar chose to do so. In December
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Michael Skibbe


on to defeat the Gibraltarians 4-1 at Estádio Algarve in Faro/Loulé and get off the mark strong in their Round 1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification group game. Greece have continued to be successful in their group, drawing 1-1 to a highly commendable Belgium squad on 25 March 2017. Despite losing to the Belgians 1-2 at home some months later, subsequent positive results against Cyprus and Gibraltar helped Greece clinch a place in the World Cup qualification playoffs, being placed second to Belgium and just above Bosnia
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Lee Casciaro


score to become the first Gibraltarian team to advance into the second qualifying round. On 12 July 2016, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 Red Imps victory over Celtic in the first leg of the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. On 7 September 2014, Casciaro made his international debut for Gibraltar in a UEFA Euro 2016 Group D qualifying match against Poland with Gibraltar losing 7–0 at the Estádio Algarve. He had played for the official team since 2007, scoring 9 goals in 7 appearances, but these appearances
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1924 Campeonato de Portugal Final


The 1924 Campeonato de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1923–24 Campeonato de Portugal, the 3rd season of the Portuguese football cup, organised by the Portuguese Football Union. The match took place on Sunday, 8 June 1924, at the Estádio do Campo Grande in Lisbon, between Algarve side Olhanense and Porto side FC Porto. Olhanense won the match 4–2, with goals from Graça, Tamanqueiro, Gralho and Belo. In doing so, Olhanense conquered their 1st title in the competition. The President of Portugal, Manuel Teixeira
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Marco Tábuas


though Tábuas played only three league games as the club secured the second automatic promotion place. He played a total of 20 matches in the 2004–05 season, and was an unused substitute at the club won the Taça de Portugal with a 2–1 victory over league champions Benfica. He was also an unused substitute in the 2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira at the Estádio Algarve, where Benfica achieved some revenge over Vitória Setúbal with a 1–0 victory. He was appointed as the club's second captain, and spoke in defence of the club after
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2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira


. The stadium holds a seating capacity of 30,002. The Estádio Algarve was one of the host venues for UEFA Euro 2004. It played host to three tournament matches of which two were group stage games and the other match was a quarter-final game between the Netherlands and Sweden. Benfica went into the 2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with several missing due to injury. Benfica were without newly acquired left back Léo who tore a muscle tendon during pre-season training. Bruno Aguiar was also out of the match as well as
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2005–06 S.L. Benfica season


Étoile Carouge. Back in Portugal, Benfica faced two Premier League opponents, losing to Chelsea, and defeating West Bromwich. Afterwards, Benfica played three Portuguese teams, winning against Barreirense and Estoril Praia, and drawing with Vitória de Guimarães. They ended their pre-season with a presentation match against Juventus on 6 August, losing 2–0. Benfica began their season with the 2005 Super Cup, trying to win the trophy for the fourth time. On the 13 August, Benfica faced Vitória de Setúbal at the Estádio Algarve, winning
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João Pereira (footballer, born 1984)


1–0 to lift the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira at the Estádio Algarve; 13 days later he received his third red card for the club – all direct – for conceding a penalty in a 1–1 home draw against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. In December 2016, Pereira was coveted by Trabzonspor, who were told to pay at least €1.5 million for his signature. Early in the new year, he cancelled his contract that was due to expire in the summer and joined the Süper Lig club. Pereira was first called to the Portugal
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Wojciech Szczęsny


2011, in another friendly win of the same score, against Norway at the Estádio Algarve. Szczęsny had a strong performance against Germany on 6 September 2011, making eight critical saves in a 2–2 draw; this earned him praise from former German international goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. He was sent off in the opening game of Poland's co-hosting of UEFA Euro 2012 against Greece, for a professional foul on Dimitris Salpingidis, costing Poland a penalty which was saved by Przemysław Tytoń in a 1–1 draw. Szczęsny failed to play again
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Luís Figo


first time on his 74th cap and scored the equaliser for a 1–1 draw. In their first World Cup since 1986, Portugal suffered group stage elimination while Figo failed to score a goal. On 18 February 2004, Figo earned his 100th cap in a 1–1 friendly draw with England at the Estádio Algarve, playing as captain despite regular skipper Fernando Couto being in the starting line-up. Later that year at the European Championship on home soil, he captained the side after Couto was dropped. He announced his retirement from international
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Lisbon


over 65,000 and Sporting's [[Estádio José Alvalade]], with a capacity of over 50,000. There is also Belenenses' [[Estádio do Restelo]], with a capacity of over 30,000. The [[Estádio Nacional]], in nearby [[Oeiras Municipality, Portugal|Oeiras]], has a capacity of 37,000 and was used exclusively for [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese]] international football matches and cup finals until the construction of larger stadia in the city. It held the [[1967 European
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Sports in São Vicente, Cape Verde


badminton has recently increased in popularity in Cape Verde along with the island. The main tennis complexes are in Mindelo Sports Complex which includes Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena. It was the first island in Cape Verde that brought golf, it was introduced at the start of the 20th century during the colonial times. Cape Verde's first golf course is located around 3 km south of the city center of Mindelo. Volleyball, futsal, beach volleyball and athletics are other sports on the island. Athletics are competed at the Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena
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Portimão


into a popular destination for sport fishing, and among popular nautical sports, jet skiing, sailing, windsurfing, diving and dolphin watching. The municipality is located on the western coast of the Algarve, bordering the municipalities of Lagos, Lagoa, Monchique Municipality and Silves. Portimão is the most important urbanized city in the "Barlavento Algarvio" (the western Algarve), supporting a sizeable population with harbour and a small airfield (Portimão Airport) of its own with schedules flights to some domestic destinations by Aero VIP (the larger
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2013 Gibraltar v Slovakia football match


appointment Slovakia had four remaining World Cup qualifiers: a win, a draw and two losses saw Slovakia finish UEFA Group G in third place and failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final match before facing Gibraltar was a friendly against Poland away in Warsaw, first half goals from Juraj Kucka and Róbert Mak gave Slovakia a 2–0 win. The Victoria Stadium is the only football stadium in Gibraltar but does not meet UEFA's standards for competitive internationals, so it was agreed they would use the Estádio Algarve in Faro
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2009–10 Taça da Liga


The 2009–10 Taça da Liga was the third edition of the Taça da Liga, also known as Carlsberg Cup for sponsorship reasons. The first matches were played on 1 August 2009. The final was played on 21 March 2009, with Benfica beating Porto 3–0 to win their second Taça da Liga. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve, Faro. The Cup begins with a two-legged round between teams from Liga de Honra (second level). Winners join the clubs classified 7th–14th from last season's Portuguese Liga (
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Estádio do Buraco


Estádio do Buraco is a football stadium in Lobito, Benguela Province, Angola. It is owned by Académica Petróleos do Lobito and holds 5,000 people. The Estádio do Buraco was built in the 1970s, at the Bairro Santa Cruz. In 1999, the stadium was the venue of the 1-2 home defeat of Académica to Atlético Sport Aviação, a result that relegated Académica to the 2nd rank in the overall Girabola classification of that year. On April 3rd 2003, the stadium was the venue for Académica's 2–3 home defeat
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S.L. Benfica


Lisbon, the largest stadium in Europe and third largest in the world in terms of capacity – 120,000 – from 1985 to 1987. It was demolished in 2003, and the new Estádio da Luz was built that year, with a construction cost of €162 million, roughly €25 million more than the planned. Like its predecessor, the Estádio da Luz is officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. A UEFA category four stadium, it hosted several matches of the UEFA Euro 2004, including the final, and was
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Estádio Beira-Rio


World Cup, hosting five of the matches in the tournament. In 1956, councilman Ephraim Pinheiro Cabral presented a document to the government that included a donation of part of the Guaíba, to be reclaimed for Sport Club Internacional. Estádio Beira-Rio was constructed with the help of the club's enthusiasts and supporters. They contributed bringing bricks, concrete and iron. During the 1960s, Estádio Beira-Rio was called "Bóia Cativa", since it seemed that it would never be completed, especially since those were difficult times
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Estádio da Madeira


pitch. The two ends of the field are occupied by tall fencing. On 1 June 2007 the stadium was renamed to Estádio da Madeira after the club reached an agreement with the local government to promote the region. The name also symbolises the fact that the stadium is the most modern sports venue on the island of Madeira, though not the biggest. That position is held by the municipal stadium, the Estádio dos Barreiros, home to Nacional's rivals Marítimo. Also in 2007, the academy campus was also renamed to Cristiano
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Machadão


Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, usually known as Machadão, was a multi-purpose stadium in the Brazilian city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. It was mostly used for football matches. Estádio Machadão was owned by the Natal City Hall. The stadium was named after João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, who was the president of the Rio Grande do Norte Football Federation and a sports broadcaster. Estádio Machadão (along with the Ginasio do Machadindo) was demolished at the end of 2011 to make room for the construction of the
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Estádio Municipal de Braga


, a breathtaking arena carved into the side of a rock face on the site of a former quarry.""" As the principal tenant, Sporting Braga paid monthly rent of for the use of the stadium. In July 2007, Sporting Braga announced a three-year sponsorship deal with French insurance company AXA, which included a promotional change to the name of the municipal stadium by the club. Following this agreement, promoters and team officials began to refer to the municipal stadium of Braga as the Estádio AXA ("AXA
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Santiago, Cape Verde


and "Umbilicus schmidtii", and the animals "Chioninia vaillantii" and "Tarentola rudis". Several sports are practised on Santiago, including football (soccer), basketball, volleyball, track and field, futsal and athletics. There are two football associations on the island: Santiago North and Santiago South, each with its own competitions. Santiago possesses the most major sports complexes in the country, they include Estádio da Várzea in Praia, Cumbém in Assomada, Mangue in Tarrafal, one in Pedra Badejo and Estádio da Calheta
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2017 Taça da Liga Final


The 2017 Taça da Liga Final was the final match of the 2016–17 Taça da Liga, the tenth season of the Taça da Liga. It was played on 29 January 2017 at Estádio Algarve. The competition involved the 35 clubs playing in the top two tiers of the Portuguese football league system – 18 from Primeira Liga and 17 from Segunda Liga – during the 2016–17 season. Reserve sides of Primeira Liga teams which played in the 2016–17 Segunda Liga were excluded from the competition. Moreirense beat Braga 1–0 to win their first national cup
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Estádio dos Aflitos


of that year, when Náutico beat Sport Recife 5-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Náutico's Wilson. On July 1, 1945, Náutico beat Flamengo de Recife 21-3. This was Náutico's largest win at Estádio dos Aflitos. During the 1970s, the Náutico board of directors started a project to build a new 80,000 spectators stadium at Guabiraba neighborhood, to replace the outdated Estádio dos Aflitos. However, the project failed, and the stadium was not built. During the early years
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Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense


2015 season, the British company Umbro supplied sports equipment of Grêmio, paying the value of €6 million per year. Grêmio's original stadium was the Estádio Olímpico Monumental, as it is called today. It was inaugurated on 19 September 1954 as Estádio Olímpico. At the time it was the largest private stadium in Brazil. Estádio Olímpico's first game was between Grêmio and Nacional from Uruguay; Grêmio won by a score of 2–0, with both goals scored by Vítor. In 1980 a second tier was added to the Olímpico
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Estádio do Marítimo


Estádio do Marítimo (formerly and often still referred to as Estádio dos Barreiros) is a football stadium in Funchal, Portugal. It is the home stadium of Club Sport Marítimo and although much larger in its hey-day, the stadium can now hold 10,932 spectators. The old stadium itself was rather distinctive in design and shape. Built into a Funchal hillside, the stadium offered and still offers outstanding views of the bay, city, and the rising Madeiran mountain's from its two "banana-shaped" stands that stretch
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Estádio da Luz (1954)


Estádio da Luz (, Stadium of Light), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of S.L. Benfica and the Portugal national team. The stadium was opened on 1 December 1954 and it was able to hold an official maximum of 120,000 people, making it the largest stadium in Europe and the third largest in the world in terms of capacity. Some of the biggest attendances include a game
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Estádio da Luz (1954)


such as Terras do Desembargador (1905–1906), the Campo da Feiteira (1908–1911), the Campo de Sete Rios (1913–1917), the Campo de Benfica (1917–1922), and the Estádio do Campo Grande, built on land rented from historic rivals Sporting (1941–1954). The Estádio das Amoreiras, a 20,000-capacity football stadium, belonged to the club, but was demolished to give way to a freeway (1925–1940). After a long process of negotiation with the municipality of Lisbon, it was finally established, on 17
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Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho


Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho is a multi-use stadium in the neighbourhood of Ponta da Mina southeast of the centre of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe and is located on Avenida das Nações Unidas. The building is classified as a Heritage of Portuguese Influence and Origin (SIPA). It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium can hold 6,500 people and the field size is 105 × 68 m. The surface is Artificial turf. The stadium is home to Andorinha, Sporting Praia Cruz and Sporting São Tomé,
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Botafogo Sport Club


Baiano Second Level, when they were eliminated in the First Stage of the competition. The first game after their return was played on April 10, 2011, and the club was defeated 3–0 by Ypiranga. Since the club reopened its activities in 2011, they play their home games at Estádio Roberto Santos, located in Pituaçu neighborhood, Salvador. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,157 people. Until they folded in 1990, Botafogo Sport Club played their home games at Estádio Campo da Pólvora, located in Salvador. The stadium
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Estádio Municipal do Porto Novo


people and has seat rows in the left sides. The stadium is home to the Santo Antão Island League South Zone's clubs including Académica, Fiorentina, Marítimo, Sanjoanense and Sporting. Its size is 105 by 68 m. It is the westernmost sports stadium in the whole of Africa, it is also the westernmost athletic facility. It has one of the westernmost football fields in the whole of Africa. The stadium was opened in 2009, the older stadium was 300 m from the city center and was called Estádio Amílcar Cabral,
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Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira


Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a multi-use stadium in Nova Sintra on the island of Brava, Cape Verde, as the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Académica, Benfica and Sporting, clubs based from other parts of the municipality outside Nova Sintra plays at the stadium including SC Juventude da Furna and SC Morabeza. The stadium holds 1,000 people and its ground is artificial grass.
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