Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
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The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (English: D. Afonso Henriques Stadium) is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal.
Location | Rua de São Gonçalo, Guimarães, Portugal |
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Owner | Vitória Sport Clube |
Capacity | 30,029[1] |
Record attendance | 29,917 (20-11-2018) |
Field size | 105 x 68 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1965; 59 years ago (1965) |
Renovated | 11-03-2002 > 25-07-2003 |
Construction cost | 37 301 575 € [2] |
Architect | Eduardo Guimarães |
Tenants | |
Vitória S.C. (1965–present) Portugal national football team (Selected Matches) | |
Website | |
Vitória SC |
The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga. The stadium was built in 1965 and was renovated and expanded in 2003 for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by architect Eduardo Guimarães for €37.3 million.[3] Estádio D. Afonso Henriques has a capacity of 30,029[4] and it is named after the first King of Portugal—and also a Guimarães native—Dom Afonso Henriques. It was formerly known as Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, and before that as the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (1965).