Estádio do Bonfim

Estádio do Bonfim
Full name Estádio do Bonfim
Location Setúbal, Portugal
Owner Vitória de Setúbal
Capacity 15,497
Record attendance 40,000 (Vitória F.C. – FC Spartak Moscow, 4 November 1971)
Field size 105 x 68 m
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1962
Opened 16 September 1962
Architect Cândido Palma de Melo
Tenants
Vitória F.C.

Estádio do Bonfim (Bonfim Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Setúbal, Portugal. It is currently used primarily for football matches for Vitória F.C.. The stadium was built in 1962 and was able to hold 18,694 spectators.[1][2] Currently, holds 15,497 spectators.[3]

Estádio do Bonfim enjoys a prime location within Setubal less than 1.0 km from the main railway station and the historic city centre.

It used to be one of the most modern infrastructures in Portugal. In the present day the stadium is outdated although being one of the main symbols of the Setúbal city and Portuguese football.

Portugal national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

| 1. || 3 December 1975 || 1–0 ||  Cyprus || Euro 1976 qualifying | 2. || 20 September 1978 || 1–0 ||  United States || Friendly | 3. || 31 August 1989 || 0–0 ||  Romania || Friendly | 4. || 20 August 1997 || 3–1 ||  Armenia || World Cup 1998 qualification | 5. || 18 November 1998 || 2–0 ||  Israel || Friendly | 6. || 5 June 2004 || 4–1 ||  Lithuania || Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Bonfim". Zerozero.pt.
  2. ↑ "Estádio do Bonfim". gloriasdopassado.blogspot.pt. 15 April 2007.
  3. ↑ "Bonfim". vfc.pt. Vitória Futebol Clube. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

Coordinates: 38°31′52″N 8°53′28″W / 38.531°N 8.891°W / 38.531; -8.891


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