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Algarve Stadium

Location

Faro/Loule (260 kilometres south of Lisbon)

View taken the 01 December 2003 of the Estadio Algarve in Faro/Loule. The stadium will host 30.000 football fans during two games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Spain vs Russia  12 June and Russia vs Greece 20 June, and a quarter final match.The continental competition will be hosted by Portugal from 12 June to 05 July 2004.   AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT
View taken the 01 December 2003 of the Estadio Algarve in Faro/Loule. The stadium will host 30.000 football fans during two games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Spain vs Russia 12 June and Russia vs Greece 20 June, and a quarter final match.The continental competition will be hosted by Portugal from 12 June to 05 July 2004. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT

Capacity

30,000

Match schedule

June 12 - Spain-Russia, June 26 - Quarter-final

Aerial view taken in November 2003 of the Estadio Algarve in Faro/Loule. The stadium will host 30.000 football fans during two games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Spain vs Russia  12 June and Russia vs Greece 20 June, and a quarter final match.The continental competition will be hosted by Portugal from 12 June to 05 July 2004.   AFP PHOTO
Aerial view taken in November 2003 of the Estadio Algarve in Faro/Loule. The stadium will host 30.000 football fans during two games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Spain vs Russia 12 June and Russia vs Greece 20 June, and a quarter final match.The continental competition will be hosted by Portugal from 12 June to 05 July 2004. AFP PHOTO

Characteristics

New stadium (completed Aug. 2003)

Resident club

Farense/Louletano (Div. 2)

Other features

The majority of seating lies along the sides of the pitch, which are covered by ballon-like white rooves.