The Lisbon University Stadium ( pt, Estádio Universitário de Lisboa) is a unit within the

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, and a multivenue park located in

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, comprising several sports facilities, and mostly known for its main venue and namesake, the ''Estádio de Honra'', a multi-use

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. It also includes several indoors arenas, tennis courts, football fields, a golf course, a swimming pool complex and a medical centre. It was under direct government management until 2013, when it was integrated in the university.

History

The stadium was created as part of the Cidade Universitária de Lisboa, the university campus promoted by the Estado Novo to house (most) faculties of the University of Lisbon. It was built following a plan by architects João Simões and Norberto Correia and was inaugurated on May 7, 1956. In 1962 the stadium was one of the main stages of the

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that would eventually lead to the resignation of the then-Rector of the university (and later

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)

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Venues

Estádio de Honra

The capacity of the ''Estádio de Honra'' is 8,000 spectators. It is used as the home stadium of Portugal national rugby union team matches. It also hosted the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Lusitanos XV

The Rugby governing body ERC announced on September 2 that the Portuguese representative club

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would hold their home games of the 2013-14 Amlin Challenge Cup at

Estádio Nacional The Estádio Nacional (English: National Stadium), also known as National Stadium Sports Complex ( pt, Complexo Desportivo do Estádio Nacional) and as ''Jamor Sports Complex'' ( pt, Complexo Desportivo do Jamor), is a national football stadium ...

. However, all their home games of the 2013-14 Amlin Challenge Cup were played at the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa instead of Estádio Nacional.

Swimming pools

The swimming pool complex was built in 1995-97 following a project by Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos. It opened in 1997 and includes a 50-metre olympic indoor pool.

References

External links

Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (Official website)
Sports venues in Lisbon Rugby union stadiums in Portugal American football venues in Portugal 1956 establishments in Portugal Sports venues completed in 1956 {{Portugal-sports-venue-stub