38°42′57″N 9°24′23″W / 38.71583°N 9.40639°W
.JPG) | |
 Interactive map of Estádio António Coimbra da Mota | |
Full name | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
|---|---|
| Location | Alcabideche, Portugal |
| Owner | Estoril Praia |
| Capacity | 8,000 5,094 (allowed) |
| Surface | Grass |
Field size | 105 x 68 metres |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Opened | 1 January 1939 |
| Renovated | 2009–2010 |
| Tenants | |
| Estoril Praia | |
The 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.[citation needed] The stadium has a capacity of 8,000.[citation needed] The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.[citation needed]
The stadium currently has a capacity of only 5,094 seats,[1] as the top north stand is closed to the public due to structural faults in its foundations.
Usage
editFootball
editThe Swedish national football team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004.[2]
The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the Portugal national under-21 football team, the most recent match being on 9 September 2011 in a Friendly match against the Slovakia national under-21 football team in a 1–1 draw.[3]
On 31 March 2015, the senior Portugal team played at the ground, in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde.[4]
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.[5]
On 8 November 2018, the stadium hosted an international friendly between the United States and Portugal women's national teams.[6]
Rugby
editThe 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- ↑ "Estoril Praia". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "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
.svg){kind=small}  | This article about a Portuguese sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |