Estádio José Alvalade

Estádio José Alvalade
Construction
UEFA
Full name	Estádio José Alvalade
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates	38°45′40.30″N 9°9′38.82″W / 38.7611944°N 9.1607833°W / 38.7611944; -9.1607833
Owner	Sporting Clube de Portugal
Capacity	50,095
Record attendance	49,699 vs Benfica^[1] (5 March 2016)
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Broke ground	2003
Opened	6 August 2003
Construction cost	€121 million
Architect	Tomás Taveira
Tenants
Sporting Clube de Portugal (2003-present) UEFA Euro 2004 2005 UEFA Cup Final

Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of the "Big Three" clubs in Portugal. Having replaced the former Estádio José Alvalade (1956), it is the center of a complex called Alvalade XXI (which includes a mall called Alvaláxia with a 12-screen movie theater, a health club, the club's museum, a sports pavilion, a clinic, and an office building), designed by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira. It was classified by UEFA as a 5-star stadium, enabling it to host finals of major UEFA events. The stadium – originally projected to hold only 40,000 spectators at any given time – has a capacity of 50,095^[2] and was acoustically engineered as a venue for major concerts. The stadium has also a total of 1,315 underground parking spaces, including 30 for disabled spectators. 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 Moscow won 3–1. On the exterior, the stadium features multi-coloured tiles. Seats are also arranged in a random-looking colour mix.

The stadium hosted five matches of UEFA Euro 2004, one of them being the semi-final between Portugal and the Netherlands, which Portugal won 2–1.

The complex, officially known as Alvalade XXI, cost a total of €162 million, with the stadium accounting with almost €121 million and was built adjacent to the site of the previous Estádio José Alvalade.

After years of coping with a poor playing surface, the Sporting board initially decided to install synthetic turf for the 2011-12 season, but this decision was later abandoned for the use of artificial lighting by Stadium Grow Lighting.

This stadium was also featured in a Travel and Living Channel culinary-themed show called World Cafe, guided by Bobby Chinn, when they were travelling in Lisbon. They cooked a traditional Portuguese sweet dish right in the middle of the pitch.

First match

Team #1		Score		Team #2	Date
Sporting CP		3–1		Manchester United	06/08/2003

UEFA Euro 2004

Team #1		Team #2	Date	Attendance	Notes
Sweden	5–0	Bulgaria	14/06/2004	31,652	Group Stage
Spain	0–1	Portugal	20/06/2004	47,491	Group Stage
Germany	1–2	Czech Republic	23/06/2004	46,849	Group Stage
France	0–1	Greece	25/06/2004	45,390	Quarter-Finals
Portugal	2–1	Netherlands	30/06/2004	46,679	Semi-finals

2005 UEFA Cup Final

Team #1		Score		Team #2	Date	Attendance
Sporting CP		1–3		CSKA Moscow	18/05/2005	47,085

Other Internationals hosted

Team #1		Team #2	Date	Attendance	Competition	Notes
Portugal	7–1	Russia	13/10/2004	44,258	2006 World Cup qualification	Russia's biggest ever defeat
Portugal	4–0	Belgium	24/03/2007	48,009	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	First ever competitive win over Belgium
Portugal	1–1	Serbia	12/09/2007	47,000	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Portugal	2–3	Denmark	10/09/2008	33,406	2010 World Cup qualification	First ever competitive loss against Denmark
Portugal	1 - 1	Israel	11/10/2013	48,317	2014 World Cup qualification
Portugal	0–1	France	04/09/2015	39,853	Friendly

Seating distribution

Disabled Seats – 50
Skybox Seats – 1,542
VIP and Business Seats – 1,968
Tribune Seats – 100
Public Seats (Level A) – 24,261
Public Seats (Level B) – 21,970
Press Seats – 204

Transport

The Stadium is served by the Campo Grande station^[3] of the Lisbon Metro and a bus terminal served by several companies. The Segunda Circular, a major ring road of Lisbon, runs close by and the stadium can be reached via the exit Estádio de Alvalade. There are several car parks around the stadium.

References

External links

Sporting Club web site

Preceded by Ullevi Gothenburg	UEFA Cup Final Venue 2005	Succeeded by Philips Stadion Eindhoven

2015–16 Primeira Liga stadiums

UEFA Euro 2004 stadiums

Estádio da Luz (Lisbon) Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon) Estádio do Dragão (Porto) Estádio do Bessa (Porto) Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga) Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (Aveiro) Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (Coimbra) Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (Guimarães) Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leiria) Estádio Algarve (Faro/Loulé)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Main topics	Players Managers Presidents Records and statistics Seasons Current season Matches In European football Honours

Stadiums	Estádio do Campo Grande (1917–1937) Estádio do Lumiar (1937–1956) Estádio José Alvalade (1956–2003) Estádio José Alvalade (2003–present) Academia Sporting (training ground)

Rivalries	Derby de Lisboa FC Porto rivalry Big Three

Supporters	Juventude Leonina Torcida Verde Directivo Ultras XXI

Media	Jornal Sporting

Other teams	Sporting CP B Youth and Academy

Other sports	Athletics Beach soccer Billiards Boxing Chess Futsal Gymnastics Handball Rink hockey Rugby union Swimming Table tennis Water polo

Affiliated clubs	Sporting Clube de Bissau Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Macau Sporting Clube de Porto Novo Sporting Clube da Praia

Related articles	Troféu Cinco Violinos Sporting Portugal Fund Quality Sports Investments First Portuguese Football Players Fund (defunct)

Coordinates: 38°45′40.30″N 9°9′38.82″W / 38.7611944°N 9.1607833°W / 38.7611944; -9.1607833

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