Estádio do Mar
Encyclopedia
Estádio do Mar is a multi-use stadium
in Matosinhos
, Portugal
. It is used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Leixões. The stadium seats 16,035 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated in January 1, 1964 with a match against Benfica, which won by 4-0.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Matosinhos
Matosinhos
Matosinhos Municipality is located in Porto District, Portugal. The main city is Matosinhos. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The municipality has a population of 168,451 in 10 parishes. Many people have recently moved from the...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches and is the home stadium of Leixões. The stadium seats 16,035 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated in January 1, 1964 with a match against Benfica, which won by 4-0.