Estádio Municipal de Braga

Estádio Municipal de Braga
	Estadio da Pedreira
	Estádio Municipal de Braga
Earlier names
	Estádio AXA (2007-2014)
Data
place	Braga , Portugal
Coordinates	41 ° 33 '45.1 " N , 8 ° 25' 47.6" W Coordinates: 41 ° 33 '45.1 " N , 8 ° 25' 47.6" W.
classification	4th
owner	City of Braga
opening	December 30, 2003
First game	Sporting Braga - Celta Vigo (1-0)
surface	Natural grass
costs	€ 61,368,781
architect	Eduardo Souto de Moura
capacity	30,286 seats
Societies)
	Sporting Braga;
Events
	European Football Championship 2004;

The Estádio Municipal de Braga ( German Municipal Stadium of Braga ) is a football stadium in the northern Portuguese city of Braga . The right to name the stadium was leased to the insurance company AXA in July 2007 . The stadium was named Estádio AXA until the end of the 2013/14 season. The venue is also known under the name Estadio da Pedreira ( German quarry stadium ).

history

The municipal stadium in Braga hosted two group matches at the 2004 European Football Championship . It offers 30,286 covered seats and was officially opened on December 30, 2003. There are 1013 VIP seats in the stadium. The stadium, built by the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura , is owned by the city of Braga. At the opening of the stadium, the game between Sporting Braga and Celta de Vigo was played, which the hosts won 1-0. The stadium, which is completely covered in the spectator area, is located on the outskirts of Braga on Monte Castro, the highest point in the city.

During the construction of the stadium, a grandstand was only built on the long sides of the field. More than 80 steel cables are stretched across the entire playing field in order to support the cantilevered grandstand roofs. Even if made from a different material, the same static principle of the “hanging roof” can already be found in Álvaro Siza Vieira's Portuguese pavilion at the Expo 98 in Lisbon, on the design of which Souto de Moura contributed. Behind a gate there is a rock massif with a digital display board, which closes the stadium on one side. 5,000 parking spaces are available for visitors around the sports facility. On the opposite side, the stadium opens up to the landscape. It was the last of the ten stadiums to be completed for the 2004 European Football Championship.

In the stadium there are rooms in which conferences, trade fairs, meetings, company events and celebrations can be held. Concerts also take place in the stadium.

2004 European Football Championship matches in Braga

June 18, 2004, Group C:
Bulgaria Bulgaria	-	Denmark Denmark	0: 2 (0: 1)
June 23, 2004, Group D:
Netherlands Netherlands	-	Latvia Latvia	3: 0 (2: 0)

Portuguese national football team matches

The Portuguese national football team has so far played the following matches in the stadium: (As of June 7, 2019)

March 31, 2004, friendly match
Portugal Portugal	-	Italy Italy	1: 2
October 15, 2008, World Cup qualification
Portugal Portugal	-	Albania Albania	0-0
September 11, 2012, World Cup qualification
Portugal Portugal	-	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan	3-0
October 8, 2015, European Championship qualification
Portugal Portugal	-	Denmark Denmark	1-0
May 28th 2018, friendly match
Portugal Portugal	-	Tunisia Tunisia	2: 2