Estádio da Luz
UEFA | |
| Full name | Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
|---|---|
| Address | Av. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, 1500-313 |
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 38°45′10″N 9°11′05″W / 38.7527°N 9.1847°W |
| Public transit | Azul at Alto dos Moinhos Azul at Colégio Militar/Luz |
| Owner | Benfica |
| Operator | Benfica |
| Executive suites | 156 |
| Capacity | 68,100[2] |
| Record attendance | 65,400 (25 October 2003) S.L. Benfica 2–1 Nacional (Uruguay) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 25 October 2003 |
| Construction cost | €160 million[1] |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) |
| Tenants | |
| Benfica (2003–present) Benfica B (2003–2006, 2012–2013) Benfica women (2018–present; selected matches) Portugal national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| slbenfica.pt | |
The Estádio da Luz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨˈʃtaðju ðɐ ˈluʃ]), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club Benfica, its owner.
Opened on 25 October 2003 with an exhibition match between Benfica and Uruguayan club Nacional, it replaced the original Estádio da Luz, which had 120,000 seats. The seating capacity of the new stadium is currently set at 68,100.[3] The stadium was designed by HOK Sport Venue Event (now Populous) and had a construction cost of €160 million,[4] of which €22,596,688 was supported by the Government of Portugal for the UEFA Euro 2004.[5]
A UEFA category four stadium and one of the biggest stadiums by capacity in Europe (the biggest in Portugal), Estádio da Luz hosted several matches of the UEFA Euro 2004, including its final, as well as the 2014 and 2020 finals of the UEFA Champions League. It was elected the most beautiful stadium of Europe in a 2014 online poll by L'Équipe.[6][7][8] By its fifteenth birthday, Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica Luz had welcomed more than 17 million spectators.[9] The stadium is one of the potential venues for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which Portugal will co-host along with Morocco and Spain.
- ^ "Estádio da Luz: a casa nova do Benfica em números". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Estádio da Luz ainda mais imponente". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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- ^ Relatório Final - Avaliação do impacte económico do Euro 2004, Universidade do Minho em 30 de Novembro de 2024.
- ^ "Estádio da Luz é o mais bonito da Europa" [Estádio da Luz is the most beautiful of Europe]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Luz considerado o estádio mais bonito" [Luz considered the most beautiful stadium]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ Tavares da Silva, Hugo (22 October 2014). "Estádio da Luz é o mais bonito da Europa" [Estádio da Luz is the most beautiful of Europe]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Luz recebeu mais de 17 milhões de espectadores em 15 anos" [Da Luz welcomed more than 17 million spectators in 15 years]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.