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Estádio do Bonfim

Coordinates: 38°31′52″N 8°53′28″W / 38.531°N 8.891°W / 38.531; -8.891
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Estádio do Bonfim
Estádio do Bonfim
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Full nameEstádio do Bonfim
LocationSetúbal, Portugal
OwnerVitória de Setúbal
Capacity15,497
Record attendance40,000 (Vitória F.C. – FC Spartak Moscow, 4 November 1971)
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1962
Opened16 September 1962
ArchitectCândido Palma de Melo
Tenants
Vitória F.C.

Estádio do Bonfim (Bonfim Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Setúbal, Portugal. It is currently used primarily for football matches for Vitória F.C. The stadium was built in 1962 and was able to hold 18,694 spectators.[1][2] Currently, holds 15,497 spectators.[3]

Estádio do Bonfim enjoys a prime location within Setubal less than 1.0 km from the main railway station and the historic city centre.

It used to be one of the most modern infrastructures in Portugal. In the present day the stadium is outdated although being one of the main symbols of the Setúbal city and Portuguese football.

On 4 February 2019, the ground staged Belenenses SAD's home Primeira Liga fixture against Moreirense F.C. due to the condition of the pitch at their regular venue, the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. The game attracted only 298 spectators, the lowest in the history of Portugal's top division.[4]

Portugal national football team

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The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

# date result opponent competition
1. 3 December 1975 1–0  Cyprus Euro 1976 qualifying
2. 20 September 1978 1–0  United States Friendly
3. 31 August 1989 0–0  Romania Friendly
4. 20 August 1997 3–1  Armenia World Cup 1998 qualification
5. 18 November 1998 2–0  Israel Friendly
6. 5 June 2004 4–1  Lithuania Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Bonfim". Zerozero.pt.
  2. ^ "Estádio do Bonfim". gloriasdopassado.blogspot.pt. 15 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Bonfim". vfc.pt. Vitória Futebol Clube. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. ^ Gonçalves, André (6 February 2019). "Belenenses x Moreirense bate recorde negativo de assistência na Liga" (in Portuguese). One Football. Retrieved 4 August 2019.

38°31′52″N 8°53′28″W / 38.531°N 8.891°W / 38.531; -8.891