Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa Stadium
Location
Leiria (135 kilometres north of Lisbon)
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| View taken 03 December 2003 of the Estadio Dr Magalhaes Pessoa in Leiria. The stadium will host 30.000 football fans during two games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Switzerland vs Croatia 13 June and Croatia vs France 17 June. 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 13 - Switzerland-Croatia, June 17 - Croatia-France
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| Aerial view taken in November 2003 of the Estadio Dr Magalhaes Pessoa in Leiria. The stadium will host 30.000 football fans during two games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Switzerland vs Croatia 13 June and Croatia vs France 17 June. The continental competition will be hosted by Portugal from 12 June to 05 July 2004. AFP PHOTO |
Characteristics
Renovated stadium (completed September 2003)
Cost
50 million euros
Resident club
Uniao Leiria (Div. 1)
Other features
Only 10 percent of the venue was maintained in its original state. Some 19,000 new seats will be added to the stadium, although the northern stand will be removed following Euro 2004, leaving a capacity of just 25,000. The stadium lies in the shadow of the walls of a hilltop castle.