Estádio do Restelo
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The Estádio do Restelo is a multi-purpose stadium
in Lisbon
, Portugal
. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1956.
It is situated behind the world-renowned Jerónimos Monastery
in the Lisbon district of Santa Maria de Belém
.
It is currently used mostly for football
matches, by second division
club Clube de Futebol "Os Belenenses".
In 2000, American
hard rock
band Pearl Jam
recorded a live album at the stadium.
Queen + Paul Rodgers
performed at the stadium during their Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour
on 2 July 2005, being the first Queen
show in Portugal and the first stadium show in 19 years for the band.
matches were held in the stadium.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 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...
. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1956.
It is situated behind the world-renowned Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery
The Hieronymites Monastery is located near the shore of the parish of Belém, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal...
in the Lisbon district of Santa Maria de Belém
Santa Maria de Belém
Santa Maria de Belém, or just Belém , whose name is derived from the Portuguese word for Bethlehem, is a civil parish of the municipality of Lisbon, in central Portugal...
.
It is currently 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, by second division
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
club Clube de Futebol "Os Belenenses".
In 2000, American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
recorded a live album at the stadium.
Queen + Paul Rodgers
Queen + Paul Rodgers
Queen + Paul Rodgers was a supergroup collaboration between Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen and Paul Rodgers...
performed at the stadium during their Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour
Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour
Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour was a world concert tour by Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, joined by singer Paul Rodgers under the moniker of Queen + Paul Rodgers. The tour was Queen's first since the Magic Tour in 1986, and the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in November 1991...
on 2 July 2005, being the first Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
show in Portugal and the first stadium show in 19 years for the band.
Portugal national football team
The following national teamPortugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
matches were held in the stadium.
# | Date | Score | Opponent | Competition |
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1. | 16 December 1962 | 3–1 | Euro 1964 Preliminary Round | |
2. | 7 October 1980 | 1–1 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
|
3. | 23 February 1983 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
4. | 6 September 1984 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
5. | 27 March 1996 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
6. | 12 October 2002 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
7. | 11 October 2003 | 5–3 | Friendly | |