Bessa Stadium
Location
Porto
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| View taken 02 December 2003 of the Estadio Bessa XXI in Porto. The stadium will host up to 30.000 football fans during three games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Greece vs Spain 16 June, Latvia vs Germany 19 June, Denmark vs Sweden 22 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 16: Greece-Spain, June 19: Latvia-Germany, June 22: Denmark-Sweden
Characteristics
New stadium (completed May 2003)
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| Aerial view taken in November 2003 of the Estadio Bessa XXI in Porto. The stadium will host up to 30.000 football fans during three games of the first round of the Euro 2004, Greece vs Spain 16 June, Latvia vs Germany 19 June, Denmark vs Sweden 22 June. The continental competition will be hosted by Portugal from 12 June to 05 July 2004. AFP PHOTO |
Cost
37 million euros
Resident club
Boavista (Div. 1)
Other features
Boavista, a club of more than a hundred years standing, had their new stadium built on the site of the old one but added an extra 18,000 seats. The stands are on a particularly steep angle allowing for a good view of the pitch. There is a hotel to the north of the ground