Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

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| stadium_name = Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

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| image = 20011019 CD Estoril Praia (2).JPG

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| fullname = Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

| location = Alcabideche, Portugal

| built = 1938

| opened = 1 January 1939

| renovated = 2009–2010

| closed =

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| owner = Estoril Praia

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| surface = Grass

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| tenants = Estoril Praia

| seating_capacity = 8,000

| dimensions = 105 x 68 metres

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Estadio António Coimbra da Mota is a multi-use stadium in Estoril, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Primeira Liga side G.D. Estoril Praia.{{cite news |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/estadio.php?id=27 |title=António Coimbra da Mota|work=ZeroZero|language=pt | date=10 July 2012 |access-date=10 July 2012 }} The stadium has a capacity of 8,000. The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.{{cite news |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/equipa.php?id=40657&epoca_id=142 |title=Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia [Reserve Squad]|work=ZeroZero| date=11 July 2012 |access-date=11 July 2012 }}

Usage

=Football=

The Swedish national football team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004.{{cite news |url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=190278|title=Suecos visitam Coimbra da Mota|trans-title=Swedes visit Coimbra da Mota|work=Record|language=pt | date=10 March 2004 |access-date=10 July 2012 }}

The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the Portuguese national under-21 football team, the most recent match being on 9 September 2011 in a Friendly match against the Slovakian national under-21 football team in a 1–1 draw.{{cite news|url=https://www.fpf.pt/portal/page/portal/PORTAL_FUTEBOL/SELECCOES/SELECCAO_ESPERANCAS/SUB21/HISTORIA/DECADA_2010|title=Selecção Nacional - Sub-21 - Época 2011/2012|trans-title=National Selection - under-21 - Season 2011/12|work=FPF|language=pt|date=10 July 2012|access-date=10 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On 31 March 2015, the senior Portugal team played at the ground, in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde.{{cite news|title=Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde Islands|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32140214|access-date=31 March 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=31 March 2015}}

On 15 January 2018 a crack appeared in the away stand during a match versus Porto, forcing its evacuation and abandonment of the game at half time.{{cite news|title=Estoril v Porto abandoned after cracks appear in stadium|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42702511|access-date=17 January 2018|work=BBC Sport|date=16 January 2018}}

On November 8, 2018, the stadium hosted an international friendly between the US and Portuguese Women's national teams. {{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=527972|title = Portugal vs. United States - Football Match Summary - November 8, 2018 - ESPN}}

=Rugby=

The stadium has also played host to games involving the Portuguese national rugby union team, most recently being against Ukraine in a 2006 European Nations Cup First Division match and against Uruguay in a 2007 Rugby World Cup repechage qualification match.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120607055100/http://www.ver360.com/estorilpraia/estorilpraia Estoril Praia Stadium view]
[https://www.thefinalball.com/estadio.php?id=27 ZeroZero Stadium profile]
[https://www.foradejogo.net/stadium.php?stadium=15400021 ForaDeJogo.net Stadium profile]
[http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/por/estadio_antonio_coimbra_da_mota StadiumDB profile]

Category:G.D. Estoril Praia

Category:Football venues in Portugal

Category:Sports venues in Lisbon District

Category:Sports venues completed in 1939

Category:Rugby union stadiums in Portugal