Estádio do Bessa Século. XXI

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Estádio do Bessa Século. XXI
Exterior facade of the Estádio do Bessa Século. XXI
Data
place	Porto Portugal
Coordinates	41 ° 9 '44.2 "  N , 8 ° 38' 33.9"  W Coordinates: 41 ° 9 '44.2 "  N , 8 ° 38' 33.9"  W.
classification	4th
owner	Boavista Porto
opening	December 30, 2003
First game	Boavista Porto - Málaga CF (0-0)
Renovations	1998-2003
surface	artificial grass
costs	€ 45.2 million
architect	GRUPO3 Arquitectura and Arquitectos Associados
capacity	28,263 seats
playing area	105 × 68 m
Societies)
Boavista Porto
Events
European Football Championship 2004 2006 European Under-21 Football Championship

The Estádio do Bessa Século. XXI ( German  Stadium of Bessa of the 21st Century , Estádio do Bessa for short ) is a football stadium in the Portuguese city ​​of Porto and is the home of Boavista Porto .

history

The stadium hosted three group matches at the 2004 European Football Championship . It holds 28,263 spectators and was officially opened on December 30, 2003. The stadium, built by GRUPO3 Arquitectura and Arquitectos Associados , is owned by the Boavista Porto football club . In 2006 it was one of six stadiums in which the U-21 European football championship took place. The final between the Netherlands and Ukraine (3-0) was played at the venue on June 4th .

During the renovation, games continued to run as normal. Work on the east stand began on June 30, 1998, and was completed on August 4, 1999. In January 2000, work on the west stand began. It was inaugurated on November 9, 2001. After the north stand was torn down in April 2002, the playing field was moved and lowered. Then the south stand was rebuilt.

For the reopening of Do Bessa on December 30, 2003, a game between Boavista and FC Málaga took place, which ended 0-0.

2004 European Football Championship matches in the Estádio do Bessa

Group games

• June 16, 2004: Greece - Spain 1: 1 (0: 1)  
• June 19, 2004: Latvia - Germany 0: 0  
• 22 June 2004: Denmark - Sweden 2: 2 (1: 0)  

gallery

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  The panther statue in front of the stadium. The panther is the club's symbol and nickname

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  Entrance to the stadium

and display information about the image

Interior panorama of the Estádio do Bessa

Web links

Commons : Estádio do Bessa Século XXI  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• boavistafc.pt: Stadium on the Boavista homepage (Portuguese)
• stadionwelt.de: Stadium guide
• groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2004

Individual evidence

1. ↑ boavistafc.pt: description of the stadium on the Boavista homepage ( memento of the original from July 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Portuguese)