Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
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Estádio Cidade de Coimbra is a stadium in Coimbra, Portugal. This stadium belongs to the Municipality of Coimbra and is mainly used by the Académica de Coimbra's football team.
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Estádio do Calhabé | |
Former names | Estádio Municipal de Coimbra |
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Location | Coimbra, Portugal |
Owner | Municipality of Coimbra |
Operator | Académica de Coimbra |
Capacity | 29,622[1] 50,000 for concerts |
Field size | 105mx70m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 12 September 2003[2][3] |
Renovated | 2001–2003 |
Expanded | 2001–2003 |
Construction cost | €38 million[4] |
Architect | António Monteiro , PLARQ / KSS Design Group Partnership |
Tenants | |
Académica de Coimbra |
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The stadium was rebuilt, expanded, and modernized to host some UEFA Euro 2004 matches. Far beyond the sports stadium itself, all the project, called Euro Stadium Project, included the possibility of organizing sports, culture, and commercial events, by the modernization of the entire Calhabé area in Coimbra.
On 29 October 2003, Académica de Coimbra played at home to Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the first official match in the remodelled stadium.[5]