Campo de Benfica

Campo de Benfica
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Opened	1917
Closed	1923
Owner	Municipality of Lisbon
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	840$ per year
Capacity	10,000
Record attendance	10 000
Tenants
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (1916–1926)

Campo de Benfica was a football grass field in Lisbon, Portugal. After Benfica absorbed Desportos de Benfica, on 17/09/1916, it started using as headquarters, the facilities in Avenida Gomes Pereira, in the back there was a football field since 1914 which was used by some clubs in Lisbon who didn't have their own, like GS Cruz Quebrada. Benfica celebrated with Empresa dos Melhoramentos de Benfica (EMB) - owner of the land where the field was located - an annual rent deal of 840$00 escudos, paid monthly in advance in the amount of 70$00 escudos.

Benfica then left Campo de Sete Rios. Stand's with capacity of 10.000 and additional tennis court were built. On 25 March 1919, o Benfica played the first night football game in Portugal, with 1000 candles helped by 18 reflectors.

But by 1923, the Municipality of Lisbon wanted to build a road to link Estrada de Benfica to Estrada Nacional, crossing the place where the field was located (the street was only built in 1997, 74 years later).

Benfica after 1923 then moved to Estádio do Campo Grande belonging to Sporting CP and Campo de Palhavã of Império Lisboa Clube, till Estádio das Amoreiras, completed in 1925 was finished.

Between 1916 and 1923, Benfica played 27 matches, won 11, drew 6 and lost 10, scored 56, conceded 45.^[1]

References

1. ↑ "Campo de Benfica". slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 September 2012. 

External links

• Estádios do Benfica-Campo de Benfica

Coordinates: 38°44′53″N 9°11′45″W / 38.748193°N 9.195848°W / 38.748193; -9.195848