Estádio do Bessa
The Estádio do Bessa (now Estádio do Bessa XXI) is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista F.C.
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| Full name | Estádio do Bessa Século XXI |
|---|---|
| Location | Porto, Portugal |
| Owner | Boavista F.C. |
| Capacity | 28,263[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Turf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1911 |
| Opened | 1911, 30 December 2003 |
| Renovated | 1969–1972, 1999–2003 |
| Construction cost | €31 million |
| Architect | Grupo 3 and Arquitectos Associados |
| Tenants | |
| Boavista F.C. (1911-present) Portugal national football team (selected matches) | |
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
| Date | Result | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2004 |  | 1–1 |  | Group A |
| 19 June 2004 |  | 0–0 |  | Group D |
| 22 June 2004 |  | 2–2 |  | Group C |
Portugal national football team
The following national team matches were held in the stadium.
| # | Date | Score | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 1988 | 1–0 |  | World Cup 1990 qualification |
| 2 | 19 June 1993 | 4–0 |  | World Cup 1994 qualification |
| 3 | 27 March 2002 | 1–4 |  | Friendly |
| 4 | 7 October 2006 | 3–0 |  | Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 5 | 1 September 2016 | 5–0 |  | Friendly |
| 6 | 31 August 2017 | 5–1 |  | World Cup 2018 qualification |
References
- Archived 20 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
