Stadium in Estoril, Portugal
38°42′57″N 9°24′23″W / 38.71583°N 9.40639°W / 38.71583; -9.40639
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.[1] The stadium has a capacity of 8,015.[1] The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.[2]
Usage
The Swedish national football team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004.[3]
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.[4]
On 31 March 2015, the senior Portugal team played at the ground, in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde.[5]
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.[6]
On November 8, 2018, the stadium hosted an international friendly between the US and Portuguese Women's national teams. [7]
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.
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