Estadio Municipal 25 de Abril is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Penafiel Penafiel ( or () is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of . History The region ...

, Portugal. It is primarily used for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

matches and is the home ground of F.C. Penafiel. The ground currently holds a capacity of 5,300. The stadium was built between 1930 and 1934 and was opened on 21 January 1934. The first game it hosted was between Penafiel and Penafidelense. The stadium was previously called ''Campo das Leiras'' but was changed in 1974 following the

Carnation Revolution The Carnation Revolution ( pt, Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April ( pt, 25 de Abril, links=no), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbo ...

. The stadium was remodeled in 2000.

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Municipal 25 de Abril Sports venues in Porto District Buildings and structures in Penafiel Sports venues completed in 1934 1934 establishments in Portugal {{Portugal-sports-venue-stub