Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena
Location Av. 12 de Septembro
Mindelo on São Vicente Island, Cape Verde
Owner São Vicente Municipality
Capacity 5,000
Opened 1992
Tenants
Académica
GD Amarantes
Batuque FC
FC Derby
CS Mindelense

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena is a multi-use stadium in Mindelo, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Derby as well as CS Mindelense, Académica, GD Amarantes and Batuque FC. The stadium holds 5,000 people and area is 105x68 m and its ground is artificial grass. The stadium is owned by the municipality of São Vicente. It is a certified stadium by FIFA for international competition as well as friendly matches[1]

Its location is on 12 de Septembro which is used as the main road connecting the northeast of the island and in the eastcenter part of the city just east of the city center. A couple of other sports complexes are in the stadium's same location. Concerts and cricket matches are also used.

History

The stadium first opened in 1992. Before, its matches were played in Estádio da Fontinha. The stadium is named after the player Adérito Carvalho de Sena who played for CS Mindelense and played for several seasons in Boavista FC Porto in the 1930s.[2]

The stadium was renovated in the 2000s and recently in 2014 as artificial turf was added that costed around 600 million escudos (€500,000). The island Super Cup competition took place in the stadium with Batuque defeating Derby on January 13, 2015, this was the first match after renovation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ «Três estádios certificados para jogos internacionais» ("Three Certified Stadiums for International Matches). A Semana, 4 April 2013 (Portuguese), Retrieved on 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Entry about Adérito Carvalho de Sena in Esquina do Tempo Online Magazine". SAPO blogs. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Estádio Adérito Sena aguarda certificação FIFA do novo sintético". SAPO CV. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

Coordinates: 16°52′57″N 24°59′07″W / 16.8825°N 24.9853°W / 16.8825; -24.9853


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