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Estádio da Luz

The Estádio da Luz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨˈʃtaðju ðɐ ˈluʃ]), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club Benfica, its owner.

Estádio da Luz
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Full nameEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
AddressAv. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, 1500-313
LocationLisbon, Portugal
Coordinates38°45′10″N 9°11′05″W / 38.7527°N 9.1847°W / 38.7527; -9.1847
Public transitLisbon Metro  Azul  at Alto dos Moinhos
Lisbon Metro  Azul  at Colégio Militar/Luz
OwnerS.L. Benfica
OperatorS.L. Benfica
Executive suites156
Capacity64,642
Record attendanceOfficial match: 64,591[2]
(13 May 2017)
All-time: 65,400
(25 October 2003)
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke ground2003
Opened25 October 2003
Construction cost€162 million[1]
ArchitectHOK Sport (now Populous)
Tenants
Benfica (2003–present)
Benfica B (2003–2006, 2012–2013)
Benfica women's (2018–present; selected matches)
Portugal national football team (selected matches)
Website
slbenfica.pt

Opened on 25 October 2003 with an exhibition match between Benfica and Uruguayan club Nacional, it replaced the original Estádio da Luz, which had 120,000 seats. The seating capacity of the new stadium is currently set at 64,642.[3] The stadium was designed by HOK Sport Venue Event and had a construction cost of €162 million.[1]

A UEFA category four stadium and one of the biggest stadiums by capacity in Europe (the biggest in Portugal), Estádio da Luz hosted several matches of the UEFA Euro 2004, including its final, as well as the 2014 and 2020 finals of the UEFA Champions League. It was elected the most beautiful stadium of Europe in a 2014 online poll by L'Équipe.[4][5][6] By its fifteenth birthday, Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica Luz had welcomed more than 17 million spectators.[7] The stadium is one of the potential venues for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which Portugal will co-host along with Morocco and Spain.

Naming

While the previous Benfica stadium was also officially named "Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica", both the old and the new stadia are invariably referred to by their unofficial name, Estádio da Luz. Luz is the name of the neighborhood the stadium was built on, on the border between the parishes of Benfica and Carnide, which itself derives its name from the nearby Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Church of Our Lady of Light). This unofficial name caught on soon after the original stadium's construction;[8] the people of Lisbon used to simply call it a Luz ("the Light"). Therefore, the stadium's common name became "Estádio da Luz", which is usually anglicised to "Stadium of Light".[9] This translation, however, could be argued to be inaccurate, since Luz refers not to "light" but to the original address of the stadium: Estrada da Luz ("Road of Light").[10][11]

Characteristics

Architect Damon Lavelle,[12] from HOK Sport Venue Event (now Populous), designed the stadium to focus on light and transparency. Its polycarbonate roof allows the sunlight to penetrate the stadium in order to illuminate it. The roof, which is supported by tie-beams of four steel arches, seems to float on the underlying tribunes. The arches are 43 metres (141 feet) high and help define the look of the stadium, after having been shaped to be similar to the wavy profile of its three tiers. According to Lavelle, the seating capacity may be increased up to 80,000.[13]

A panorama of the Estádio da Luz on 30 July 2009

Notable matches

Opening game

Benfica 2–1 Nacional
Nuno Gomes 7', 47'ReportMello 11'
Attendance: 65,400

In the opening match, Benfica beat Uruguayan side Nacional 2–1 with goals from Nuno Gomes, who became the first ever scorer at the Estádio da Luz.

UEFA Euro 2004 Final

Portugal  0–1  Greece
ReportCharisteas 57'
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

2014 UEFA Champions League Final

Real Madrid 4–1 (a.e.t.) Atlético Madrid
Ramos 90+3'
Bale 110'
Marcelo 118'
Ronaldo 120' (pen.)		ReportGodín 36'
Attendance: 60,976[14]

Highest attendance official match

Benfica 5–0 Vitória de Guimarães
Cervi 11'
Jiménez 16'
Pizzi 37'
Jonas 43', 67' (pen.)		Report
Attendance: 64,591
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Porto)

On round 33 of the 2016–17 Primeira Liga, in a match where Benfica were crowned national champions for a fourth consecutive season (a new achievement for them), Estádio da Luz recorded its best attendance in official matches.[2]

2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Quarter-finals

Barcelona 2–8 Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 0[15][a]

Final

Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich
ReportComan 59'
Attendance: 0[a]

Portugal national football team matches

Entrance of the stadium during UEFA Euro 2004

The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

#DateScoreOpponentCompetition
116 June 20042–0  RussiaEuro 2004 Group Stage
224 June 20042–2[16]  EnglandEuro 2004 Quarter-Finals
34 July 20040–1  GreeceEuro 2004 Final
44 June 20052–0  Slovakia2006 World Cup qualification
58 September 20072–2  PolandEuro 2008 qualifying
610 October 20093–0  Hungary2010 World Cup qualification
714 November 20091–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina2010 World Cup UEFA play-offs
817 November 20104–0  SpainFriendly
94 June 20111–0  NorwayEuro 2012 qualifying
1015 November 20116–2  Bosnia and HerzegovinaEuro 2012 qualifying play-offs
112 June 20121–3  TurkeyFriendly
127 June 20131–0  Russia2014 World Cup qualification
1315 November 20131–0  Sweden2014 World Cup UEFA play-offs
1429 March 20152–1  SerbiaEuro 2016 qualifying
158 June 20167–0  EstoniaFriendly
1625 March 20173–0  Hungary2018 World Cup qualification
1710 October 20172–0   Switzerland
187 June 20183–0  AlgeriaFriendly
1910 September 20181–0  Italy2018–19 UEFA Nations League
2022 March 20190–0  UkraineEuro 2020 qualifying
2125 March 20191–1  Serbia
2211 November 20207–0  AndorraFriendly
2314 November 20200–1  France2020–21 UEFA Nations League
2414 November 20211–2  Serbia2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2517 June 20233–0  Bosnia and HerzegovinaUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Euro 2004 matches

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2Round
13 June 2004  France2–1  EnglandGroup B
16 June 2004  Russia0–2  PortugalGroup A
21 June 2004  Croatia2–4  EnglandGroup B
24 June 2004  Portugal2–2 (6–5 on pen.)Quarter-finals
4 July 20040–1  GreeceFinal

Benfica matches in UEFA competitions

As of match played 11 April 2024
113 matches: 70 wins, 21 draws, 22 losses
192 goals scored, 99 goals conceded

Concerts

DateArtist/bandConcert tour
1–2 June 2019Ed Sheeran[17]÷ Tour
26 June 2023Rammstein[18]Rammstein Stadium Tour
24–25 May 2024Taylor Swift[19]The Eras Tour

See also

Notes

References

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