Estádio de São Miguel
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Estadio de São Miguel is a multi-use stadium
in Ponta Delgada
, Portugal
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of CD Santa Clara. The stadium is able to hold 15,277 people. The stadium is also home of the Azores regional football team.
The Stadium itself is UEFA
arrpoved being able to compete in either UEFA Cup
and UEFA Champion's League. The Portuguese National team also use the Stadium to play Friendly matches the last being a 2-0 win against Egypt with a sold-out crowd.
With new hotels being built around the city of Ponta Delgada
, and with more tourists being attracted to the city the stadium is currently being renovated with a new turf being placed for the 08/09 season.
matches were held in the stadium.
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 Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
, 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 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 and is the home stadium of CD Santa Clara. The stadium is able to hold 15,277 people. The stadium is also home of the Azores regional football team.
The Stadium itself is UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
arrpoved being able to compete in either UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
and UEFA Champion's League. The Portuguese National team also use the Stadium to play Friendly matches the last being a 2-0 win against Egypt with a sold-out crowd.
With new hotels being built around the city of Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
, and with more tourists being attracted to the city the stadium is currently being renovated with a new turf being placed for the 08/09 season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 August 1998 | 2–1 | 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... |
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| 2. | 17 August 2005 | 2–0 | Friendly | |