Estádio do Mar is a multi-use

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Matosinhos Matosinhos () is a City#Portugal, city and a Concelho, municipality in the district of Porto District, Porto in Portugal. The municipality covers an area of approximately and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021. It is bordered by the municipalities o ...

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. It is used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of Leixões. The stadium seats 6,798 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated on 1 January 1964 with a match against Benfica, who won 4–0.http://www.igogo.pt/estadio-do-mar/ "Information on Estadio do mar" The stadium is served by the Estádio do Mar station on line A of the Porto Metro.

References

External links

Frank Jasperneite page

Estádio do Mar
at Soccerway Mar Leixões S.C. Sports venues in Porto District Sports venues completed in 1964 {{Portugal-sports-venue-stub