Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Stadium (Portuguese ''Estádio Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim'') is a multi-use stadium in the
city park of
Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim () is a Portugal, Portuguese city in Norte Region, Portugal, Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho River, Minho ...
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Portugal
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The stadium is designed for football and athletics, includes a 400-metre track portion of Athletics with 8 corridors in sportflex pavement. The stadium opened in 2003 and is able to hold only 1,050 people, as there is only the western siting sectors while the rest of the stadium is surrounded by small hills where one can watch the games lying down on the grass. The stadium project was a cooperation between architect Victor Mogadouro, who designed the buildings, and notable landscape architect, Sidónio Pardal.
In the
Euro 2004
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football competition contested by the men's national teams of UEFA member associations. Th ...
competition, it was used as a training field by the
Bulgarian National Team. It is mostly used as the main stage for the Póvoa de Varzim People's Championship in football, a popular football league consisting of football clubs from Póvoa de Varzim's neighbourhoods and villages.
Football venues in Portugal
Buildings and structures in Póvoa de Varzim
Sport in Póvoa de Varzim
Sports venues in Porto District
Sports venues completed in 2003
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