Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)

Portugal / Lisboa e Vale do Tejo / Pontinha / Lisbon
 football / soccer stadium, football premier league
The Estádio da Luz (officially named the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and commonly translated as Stadium of Light) is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is the home stadium of S. L. Benfica. It is also called A Catedral ("The Cathedral") by Benfica's supporters. Luz is actually the area of Lisbon in which the stadium stands. The area is named after Our Lady of the Light (Nossa Senhora da Luz). As the people of Lisbon often referred to the original stadium as simply The Light, the common English name for the stadium became The Stadium of Light. The Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England may well have been inspired by this Lisbon example, though it has other well established reasons for bearing the name.
The Estádio da Luz hosted three group stage matches, one quarter final, one semifinal, and the final of the UEFA Euro 2004. The previous Estádio da Luz was demolished to make way for this stadium. It was constructed from 2002 to 2003 and has an official capacity of 65,647. The architect, Damon Lavelle of HOK Sport Venue Event, designed the stadium to use as much natural light as possible. It is classified by UEFA as a five star stadium, allowing it to host major European Cup finals. In October 25, 2003, the Estádio da Luz opened to a sell out crowd as Benfica took on Nacional Montevideo of Uruguay in an exhibition match.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estádio_da_Luz
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Coordinates:   38°45'9"N   9°11'5"W

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  • The largest stadium in Portugal.
  • Eu prefiro o de Porto!
  • one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world.
  • 5/24/2014 Real Madrid Won their 10th Legendery Uefa Champions League title at elDa-Luz