38°42′57″N 9°24′23″W / 38.71583°N 9.40639°W / 38.71583; -9.40639
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| Full name | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
|---|---|
| Location | Alcabideche, Portugal |
| Owner | Estoril Praia |
| Capacity | 8,015 |
| Field size | 105 x 70 metres |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1938 |
| Opened | 1 January 1939 |
| Renovated | 2009–2010 |
| Tenants | |
| Estoril Praia | |
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. The stadium has a capacity of 8,015. The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.
Usage
Football
The Swedish national football team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004.
The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the Portuguese national under-21 football team, the most recent match being on 9 September 2011 in a Friendly match against the Slovakian national under-21 football team in a 1–1 draw.
On 31 March 2015, the senior Portugal team played at the ground, in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde.
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.
On November 8, 2018, the stadium hosted an international friendly between the US and Portuguese Women's national teams.
Rugby
The 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
- ^ "António Coimbra da Mota". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- "Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia [Reserve Squad]". ZeroZero. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- "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.
- "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
- Estoril Praia Stadium view
- ZeroZero Stadium profile
- ForaDeJogo.net Stadium profile
- StadiumDB profile
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