Estádio do Restelo
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The Estádio do Restelo is a multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of 19,856 people and was built in 1956, in an old stone quarry. It is situated behind the Jerónimos Monastery in the Lisbon parish of Belém.
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Full name | Estádio do Restelo[1] |
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Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
Owner | Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses |
Capacity | 19,856[2] |
Construction | |
Built | 1956 |
Opened | 23 September 1956 |
Architect | Carvalho de Melo |
It is currently used mostly for football matches, by second division club Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, but also stages musical performances. The Pope John Paul II has also celebrated a mass there attended by more than 100,000 people.
The inauguration game was against Sporting CP, and Belenenses won by 2–1. The first international match was against Stade de Reims, 2-0 for Belenenses. Finally, the first game counting for the Portuguese First Division was a Belenenses 5-1 Vitória de Setúbal.