Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Full name	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
Location	Barcelos, Portugal
Owner	Municipality of Barcelos
Capacity	12,504
Field size	106 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	2004
Opened	30 May 2004
Tenants
	Gil Vicente

The Estádio Cidade de Barcelos is a multi-use stadium in Barcelos, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home of Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.

The stadium is able to hold 12,504 people and was built in 2004.[1] It opened on 30 May 2004.[2] The inaugural game saw Gil Vicente lose 2–1 to Uruguayan side Nacional de Montevideo. It replaced Estadio Adelino Ribeiro Novo which was Gil's home ground from its establishment in the 1920s until 2004. The stadium is a UEFA Category C ground which allows for European and international games to be played there.

It held two matches of the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, Serbia & Montenegro 0–1 Germany and Portugal 0–2 Serbia & Montenegro.

Portugal national football team

The next national team match was held in the stadium.

#	Date	Score	Opponent	Competition
1.	26 March 2005	4–1	Canada	Friendly

References

"Cidade de Barcelos" [City of Barcelos] (in Portuguese). 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
"Historia do estádio" [History of the stadium] (in Portuguese). 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

External links

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[1] "Cidade de Barcelos" [City of Barcelos] (in Portuguese). 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

[2] "Historia do estádio" [History of the stadium] (in Portuguese). 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.