Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho is a multi-use
stadium
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in the neighbourhood of
Ponta da Mina southeast of the centre of
São Tomé
São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities.
History
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São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
and is located on
Avenida das Nações Unidas. The building is classified as a Heritage of Portuguese Influence and Origin (SIPA).
It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches. The stadium can hold 6,500 people and the field size is 105 × 68 m. The surface is
Artificial turf
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.
Stadium details
The stadium is home to
Andorinha,
Sporting Praia Cruz and
Sporting São Tomé
Sporting may refer to:
*Sport, recreational games and play
*Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt
Sports clubs
* Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt
* BFA Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon
*Real Spor ...
, other clubs that play at the stadium include
Vitória Riboque,
Agrosport and
6 de Setembro. A former club that once played at the stadium is
Porto Folha Fede who once played as Porto de São Tomé.
The stadium is equipped with floodlights and a scoreboard. The stand located where the main entrance is, has a roof over it. Its interiors and exteriors are coloured pink with its entrance section coloured orange and blue. Before its recent renovations in 2015 the entrance section was coloured pink and had white columns and brown rims. Its doors are of
neoclassical style with a mixture of Mediterranean architectural styles; the remaining things are
modernistic.
The stadium also has a running track, and track events are sometimes held at the stadium.
History
The stadium was built around the 1920s as a football field. The building was opened in 1950. It was the first football stadium in the nation. The stadium was formerly named Estádio
Sarmento Rodrigues. It was renovated in 2002 and expanded in 2003.
The
Taça Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe (Santomean Cup) is played here annually.
Some continental football competitions were played at the stadium including the
2013 CAF Confederation Cup
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with
CD Guadalupe and the
2014 CAF Champions League. Since Sporting Praia Cruz withdrew, the
2016 edition was not played here.
See also
*
List of buildings and structures in São Tomé and Príncipe
A list of buildings and structures in São Tomé and Príncipe:
See also
*List of hospitals in São Tomé and Príncipe
*List of lighthouses in São Tomé and Príncipe
References
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References
Football venues in São Tomé and Príncipe
Athletics (track and field) venues in São Tomé and Príncipe
Buildings and structures in São Tomé
Sport in São Tomé
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
Andorinha Sport Club
GD Cruz Vermelha
Sporting Praia Cruz
Vitória FC (Riboque)
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