Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
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38°42′57″N 9°24′23″W / 38.71583°N 9.40639°W
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| Full name | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
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| Location | Alcabideche, Portugal |
| Owner | Estoril Praia |
| Capacity | 8,015 |
| Field size | 105 x 70 metres |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Opened | 1 January 1939 |
| Renovated | 2009–2010 |
| Tenants | |
| Estoril Praia | |
Estadio António Coimbra da Mota is a multi-use stadium in Estoril, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Primeira Liga side G.D. Estoril Praia.[1] The stadium has a capacity of 8,015.[1] The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.[2]
Usage
[edit]Football
[edit]The Swedish national football team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004.[3]
The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the Portuguese national under-21 football team, the most recent match being on 9 September 2011 in a Friendly match against the Slovakian national under-21 football team in a 1–1 draw.[4]
On 31 March 2015, the senior Portugal team played at the ground, in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde.[5]
On 15 January 2018 a crack appeared in the away stand during a match versus Porto, forcing its evacuation and abandonment of the game at half time.[6]
On November 8, 2018, the stadium hosted an international friendly between the US and Portuguese Women's national teams. [7]
Rugby
[edit]The stadium has also played host to games involving the Portuguese national rugby union team, most recently being against Ukraine in a 2006 European Nations Cup First Division match and against Uruguay in a 2007 Rugby World Cup repechage qualification match.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "António Coimbra da Mota". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia [Reserve Squad]". ZeroZero. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Suecos visitam Coimbra da Mota" [Swedes visit Coimbra da Mota]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 March 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Selecção Nacional - Sub-21 - Época 2011/2012" [National Selection - under-21 - Season 2011/12]. FPF (in Portuguese). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Estoril v Porto abandoned after cracks appear in stadium". BBC Sport. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Portugal vs. United States - Football Match Summary - November 8, 2018 - ESPN".
External links
[edit]- Estoril Praia Stadium view
- ZeroZero Stadium profile
- ForaDeJogo.net Stadium profile
- StadiumDB profile
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