Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

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Estádio EFAPEL Cidade de Coimbra
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Earlier names

Estádio Municipal de Coimbra
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Estádio Finibanco Cidade de Coimbra

Data
place Rua Dom Manuel I 3030-320 Coimbra , Portugal
PortugalPortugal
Coordinates 40 ° 12 '11.9 "  N , 8 ° 24' 27.5"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 12 '11.9 "  N , 8 ° 24' 27.5"  W.
owner City of Coimbra
opening September 27, 2003
First game October 29, 2003
Académica Coimbra - Benfica Lisbon 1: 3
costs 36,236,671 euros
architect Antonio Monteiro
capacity 29,622 seats
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Events

The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra ( German  Municipal Stadium of Coimbra , through sponsorship agreement Estádio EFAPEL Cidade de Coimbra ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Portuguese university city of Coimbra . It is the home ground of the Académica Coimbra football club . The stadium offers 29,622 seats. The construction costs amounted to 36,236,671 euros .

The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra hosted two preliminary round matches at the 2004 European Football Championship . The sports facility holds 29,622 spectators and was officially opened on September 27, 2003. The stadium, built by the architect António Monteiro , is owned by the city. Two thirds of the stadium is covered and was rebuilt for the European championship. The Estádio Municipal football stadium, built in 1940, was located in the same place .

In addition to the stadium, there is a swimming pool and the largest shopping center in the city. The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra was officially opened on September 27, 2003 with a concert by the Rolling Stones . The first football match took place on October 29, 2003 between Académica Coimbra and Benfica Lisbon .

Since the final of the Portuguese Football Cup 2020 cannot take place in the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras as usual due to a lack of hygiene facilities, it has been moved to Coimbra. The final between Benfica Lisbon and FC Porto has been scheduled for August 1st.

2004 European Football Championship matches in Coimbra

Web links

Commons : Estádio Cidade de Coimbra  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. record.pt: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra passa a ser Estádio Efapel article from June 1, 2011 (Portuguese)
  2. academica-oaf.pt: stadium capacity (Portuguese)
  3. stadiumdb.com: construction costs (English)
  4. Portuguese cup final must be postponed. In: stadionwelt.de. July 3, 2020, accessed July 6, 2020 .