Estádio da Machava
| Estádio da Machava | |
|---|---|
| Earlier names | |
|
Estádio Salazar |
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| Data | |
| place |
 Matola , MozambiqueRua do Jardim, Machava |
| Coordinates | 25 ° 55 '2.7 " S , 32 ° 31' 35" E |
| owner | Ferroviário Maputo |
| opening | 1968 |
| First game | June 30, 1968 Portugal - Brazil 0: 2 |
| surface | artificial grass |
| capacity | 45,000 seats |
| Societies) | |
The Estádio da Machava is a multi-purpose stadium in Machava, a district of the South Mozambican port city of Matola . It is mostly used for soccer games and seats 45,000 people.
The Portuguese colonial administration of Mozambique had the sports facility built in 1968. It was named after the Portuguese dictator and Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar , who had to resign from office in 1968 due to health problems. After Mozambique's independence, the stadium was renamed.
The opening game played on June 30, 1968 Portugal and Brazil ; the visiting team won 2-0.
Today the facility belongs to the Clube Ferroviário de Maputo sports club .
On June 16, 2013 Mozambique played a qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup against Egypt in the Estádio da Machava.
Web links
- Website of the Clube Ferroviário de Moçambique:
- Estádio da Machava (antigo Salazar) ; May 22, 2006
- A história cronológica do estádio ; May 22, 2006
- Images on Soccerway , Stadium Database .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 45,000 places will be at Soccerway , Stadium Database , Football Fans ( Memento of 16 May 2016 Internet Archive ), football venue ( Memento of 16 January 2013, Internet Archive ), Wildstat ( Memento of 7 August 2013, Internet Archive ) and China Radio International (CRI) called. World Stadiums and Worldstadia ( Memento from May 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) indicate 60,000 seats.
- ↑ 1968 - Inauguração com to Portugal-Brasil (0-2) ; Article on the website of the Clube Ferroviário de Moçambique from May 22, 2006.
- ↑ World Cup 2014 Brazil: Qualifying tournament, Africa ; Wildstat, accessed September 15, 2013