Estádio José Alvalade
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| Full Name | Estadio Jose Alvalade XXI |
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Built | 2003 |
| Opened | 6 August, 2003 |
| Owner | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $89 million |
| Architect | Tomás Taveira |
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Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, home of Sporting, one of Portugal's biggest clubs. It was designed by Tomás Taveira and was classified by UEFA as a 5-star stadium, enabling it to host finals of major UEFA events. This stadium - originally projected to hold only 40,000 spectators at any given time - has a capacity of 50,466 and was acoustically engineered as a venue for major concerts. Its official opening was on 6 August 2003 when Sporting played and beat Manchester United 3-1. It also hosted the 2005 UEFA Cup final between Sporting and CSKA Moscow, which CSKA won 3-1. The stadium also has underground parking for fans during official matches. On the exterior, the stadium features multi-colored tiles and colors. On the interior some seats have different colors to give an illusion that the stadium is always full. The stadium also has a marvelous museum of the club and fans may see the museum when visiting the stadium.
The stadium was also one of the stadiums that hosted matches in Euro 2004. There were five games played in Estádio José Alvalade, one of them being the semi-final between Portugal and The Netherlands, which Portugal won 2-1. This match won the title of Best Organized in the whole competition. Previously, Sporting played at Estádio José Alvalade.
Liverpool F.C's New Stadium will be based on the Estádio José Alvalade design but will be able to house 10,000 more fans.
| Preceded by Ullevi Gothenburg |
UEFA Cup Final Venue 2005 |
Succeeded by Philips Stadion Eindhoven |
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Alvalade | Aveiro | Bessa | Cidade de Coimbra | D. Afonso Henriques | Dragão | Algarve | Luz | Leiria | Municipal de Braga |
