Estádio do Bessa

Estádio do Bessa
Full name Estádio do Bessa Século XXI
Location Porto, Portugal
Owner Boavista
Capacity 28,263[1]
Field size 105 x 68 m
Surface Turf
Construction
Built 1911
Opened 1911, 30 December 2003
Renovated 1969–72,1999–2003
Construction cost €31 million
Architect Grupo 3 and Arquitectos Associados
Tenants
Boavista FC (1911-present)
Portugal national football team (selected matches)

The Estádio do Bessa (now Estádio do Bessa XXI) is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista.

Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground but built on top of the old stands, and each one of them was built at a time, which allowed Boavista to continue playing there. The former 'Campo do Bessa' existed on the same place as the new stadium since 1911. It cost €45,164,726 to build, from which €7,785,735 was supported from the Portuguese state, and has an all-seater capacity of 28,263. Plans for improvement existed before the organization of the Euro 2004 was given to Portugal in 1999, and by then the first works were already underway. It was designed by Grupo3 arquitectura.

Euro 2004 Matches

DateResultRound
16 June 2004 Greece1–1 SpainGroup A
19 June 2004 Latvia0–0 GermanyGroup D
22 June 2004 Denmark2–2 SwedenGroup C

Portugal national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

#DateScoreOpponentCompetition
1.16 November 19881–0 LuxembourgWorld Cup 1990 qualification
2.19 June 19934–0 MaltaWorld Cup 1994 qualification
3.27 March 20021–4 FinlandFriendly
4.7 October 20063–0 AzerbaijanEuro 2008 qualifying
5.1 September 20165–0 GibraltarFriendly
6.31 August 20175–1 Faroe IslandsWorld Cup 2018 qualification

References

  1. ↑ Archived 20 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 41°09′44″N 8°38′34″W / 41.16222°N 8.64278°W / 41.16222; -8.64278


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