Estádio José Alvalade
| Estádio José Alvalade XXI | |
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| Facility statistics | |
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| Full Name | Estadio Jose Alvalade XXI |
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Opened | 6 August, 2003 |
| Owner | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
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| Construction cost | $89 million |
| Architect | Tomás Taveira |
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| Capacity | |
| <center>52,000 | |
| Dimensions | |
| <center>105 x 68 m | |
Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, home of Sporting Lisbon, one of Portugal's biggest clubs. It was designed by Tomás Taveira and was classified by UEFA as a 5-star stadium, enabling it to host finals of major UEFA events. This stadium - originally projected to hold only 40,000 spectators at any given time - has a capacity of 52,000 and was acoustically engineered as a venue for major concerts. Its official opening was on 6 August2003 when Sporting played and beat Manchester United 3-1. It also hosted the 2005 UEFA Cup final between Sporting and CSKA Moscow, which CSKA won 3-1.
The stadium was also one of the stadiums that hosted matches in Euro 2004. There were five games played in Estádio José Alvalade, one of them being the semi-final between Portugal and The Netherlands, which Portugal won 2-1. This match won the title of Best Organized in the whole competition.
| Preceded by: Ullevi Gothenburg | UEFA Cup Final Venue 2005 | Succeeded by: Philips Stadion Eindhoven |
| Main Portuguese football stadia |
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Alvalade |Aveiro |Bessa |Cidade de Coimbra |D. Afonso Henriques |Dragão |Algarve |Luz |Leiria |Municipal de Braga |
Categories
Football venues in Portugal | Sport in Lisbon | Sporting Clube de Portugal | UEFA 5 star stadiums | UEFA European championship stadiums | Buildings and structures in Lisbon | Visitor attractions in Lisbon