Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (English: D. Afonso Henriques Stadium) is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal.

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
LocationRua de São Gonçalo, Guimarães, Portugal
OwnerVitória Sport Clube
Capacity30,029[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1965
Renovated2003, reopened with a football match between Vitória S.C. and 1. FC Kaiserslautern
ArchitectEduardo Guimarães
Tenants
Vitória S.C. (1965–present)
Portugal national football team (selected matches)

The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga. The stadium was built in 1965 and was renovated and expanded in 2003 for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by architect Eduardo Guimarães. Estádio D. Afonso Henriques has a capacity of 30,029[2] and it is named after the first King of Portugal — and also a Guimarães native — Dom Afonso Henriques. It was formerly known as Estádio Municipal de Guimarães, and before that as the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

During Euro 2004, the stadium hosted two of the tournament's matches.

Games held

The first game in the stadium after the renovation in 2003 was played on 25 July 2003 between Vitória de Guimarães and 1. FC Kaiserslautern which was won by the hosting team with a 4–1 victory.[3]

The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques hosted two games at UEFA Euro 2004. The opening fixture of Group C was between Denmark and Italy, in which the match ended 0–0. The last fixture of Group C was also played at the stadium, this time between Bulgaria and Italy, in which it ended 2–1 to Italy with goals from Martin Petrov for Bulgaria and goals from Simone Perrotta and Antonio Cassano for Italy. Although Cassano's late 94th-minute strike won the game for Italy 2–1, in the other game between Denmark and Sweden, it ended 2–2 with a late 89th-minute strike from Mattias Jonson. Jonson's goal resulted in Italy's exit out of the tournament on goals scored in third place, behind Sweden in second place and Denmark in first place.

Portugal national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

#DateScoreOpponentCompetition
1.6 September 20030–3 SpainFriendly
2.14 October 20094–0 Malta2010 World Cup qualification
3.3 September 20104–4 CyprusEuro 2012 qualifying
4.6 February 20132–3 EcuadorFriendly
5.20 November 20181–1 PolandUEFA Nations League

UEFA Euro 2004
DateResultRound
14 June 2004 Denmark0–0 ItalyGroup C
22 June 2004 Italy2–1 BulgariaGroup C

UEFA Nations League 2019 Finals
DateResultRoundAttendance
6 June 2019 Netherlands3–1 (a.e.t.) EnglandSemi-finals25,711
9 June 2019  Switzerland0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) EnglandThird place play-off15,742

Miklós Fehér's death

The stadium witnessed the collapse of Sport Lisboa e Benfica player Miklós Fehér. This occurred during a league match between Vitória de Guimarães and Benfica on 25 January 2004. Late into the second half, Fehér received a yellow card shortly after coming on as a substitute. He then collapsed and went into cardiac arrest, later dying in hospital. Every time Benfica play in Guimarães, there is a remembrance ceremony at the location where Fehér collapsed.

References
  1. "Património". vitoriasc.pt. Vitória Sport Clube. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Património". vitoriasc.pt. Vitória Sport Clube. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. Guimaraes - Stadion D. Afonso Henriques (in German) mz-web.de, published: 28 May 2004, accessed: 27 June 2019


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