The Municipal Stadium of Águeda ( pt, Estadio Municipal de Águeda) is a multiuse

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located in the

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of Borrolha, in the

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Águeda Águeda () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. According to the Portuguese 2011 census, the municipality of Águeda had 47,729 inhabitants, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 14,504 (2001 data), while the remainder is distri ...

, in the

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district of Aveiro Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality. Aveiro District is bordered by the Po ...

History

Open in 2003, the stadium has a capacity for 10,000 people. Primarily used as venue for

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matches, it is the home stadium of ''

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''. The ''Recreio'' had for several years used the ''Campo de Venda Nova'', until April 1974, when the field Redolho was acquired. The purchase of the lands were initiated by professor Marques de Queirós, then president of the municipal authority. This was the beginning of a "golden" era for association football in Águeda, when the team was ranked as one of the best national clubs, responsible for exporting notable players to other countries and culminating it the clubs ascension to 1st Division in 1982–1983. In 2004 it was the venue for a friendly match between the Portugal national team and the Luxembourg national squad, on 29 May.

Architecture

The municipal stadium is situated parallel the Souto River fronting various pasturelands and cultivated parcels, nearby the Palace of Borralha. The stadium includes grass pitch with central, covered bleacher, as well as bunks to the north and west. The former-trainer Mico Figueiredo once indicated that municipal pitch ''is the greatest adversary of whom presents a quality game'', on the eve of the 1st Division district championship.

References

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