Estádio Municipal 25 De Julho
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Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho is a
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in the town of
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in the municipality of Santa Cruz on the east of Santiago Island, Cape Verde, it is hundreds of meters west of the center and the Atlantic and hundreds of meters north of the old Praia-Pedra Badejo-Tarrafal highway. The stadium is named after one of the holidays celebrated on July 25. It is currently used mostly for
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matches. The stadium holds 1,00 people and its dimensions is 100 x 64 meters. It is operated by the Santiago North Regional Football Association (ARFSN). The stadium is home to Pedra Badejo's best clubs including
Scorpion Vermelho Clube Desportivo Scorpions Vermelho de Santa Cruz is a football club that plays in the Santiago Island League North Zone of the Grupo Centro Sul in Cape Verde. The team is based in the town of Santa Cruz in the southeastern part of the island ...
, Benfica (one of three on the island, two are called Benfica, the other is in Praia) and Desportivo. All clubs participate in the Santiago Island League North Zone. The stadium is also used as a training ground by the three clubs before its matches.


History

The football (soccer) field started construction in 2006 and was finished in 2008 replacing the nearby dirt field. In 1999, football clubs from Santa Catarina and the middle of the island played in that stadium. When
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was constructed in 2008, all of its clubs based in São Miguel plays at that stadium. Os Garridos played in the stadium until 2010, after that, clubs from São Domingos switched to the South Zone including Garridos. The stadium was used for the Cape Verdean Football Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2010 with Scorpion Vermelho, 2010 with Benfica Santa Cruz and the last in 2013 with Scorpion Vermelho, from 2007, only the group stage matches took place at the stadium. In the 2014-15 regional season, it was the stadium where Tarrafal's
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was crowned champion. In January 2017, construction began for a new stand with larger capacities, new changerooms and an artificial turf, it will be completed in July. On May 11, AJAC was punished by the regional association which meant Benfica de Santa Cruz would play three of its group stage matches at the stadium, a dispute has risen as Benfica Santa Cruz protested on an unknown problem of AJAC Calheta de São Miguel. Led by some other clubs of the North Zone of the Premier Division, the FCF decided that AJAC became officially regional champions and became the recent club after Varandinha to win their first and only title. No national matches will be taken place at the stadium. Scorpion Vermelho won their fifth regional title and the stadium has three of the six matches currently being played for the 2018 National Division


Panoramics

The stadium can be viewed from most parts of
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.


See also

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List of football stadiums in Cape Verde *
Sports in Santiago, Cape Verde The island of Santiago in Cape Verde in the middle of the Sotavento Islands is home to several teams and clubs. The major professional clubs are Sporting Praia, Boavista Praia and CD Travadores, semi-pro teams includes Académica da Praia and ...
*
List of buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The list is ordered by municipality. Praia *Complexo Desportivo Adega *Arquivo Histórico Nacional (Cape Verde), Capeverdean National Archives (ANCV) * ...


References


External links

* Soccerway
''Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho''
* World Stadiums
''Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho''
* Worldstadia
''Estadio 25 de Julho''
{{Santiago Island League (North) Football venues in Cape Verde Santa Cruz, Cape Verde Santiago Island League (North Zone) Sports venues in Santiago, Cape Verde Sports venues completed in 2008