Estádio do Dragão

Football stadium in Porto, Portugal
The Estádio do Dragão ( portuguese pronunciation : [ ( ɨ ) ˈʃtaðju ðu ðɾɐˈɣɐ̃w ] ; english : Dragon Stadium ) is an all-seater football stadium in Porto, Portugal, and the home ground of FC Porto since 2003. It has a induct capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal. Designed by portuguese architect Manuel Salgado, the stadium was constructed to replace Porto ‘s former grind, the Estádio hyrax Antas, along with becoming one of the server venues for the UEFA Euro 2004 final tournament. The inauguration took place on 16 November 2003 with a friendly peer against Barcelona, setting an attendance record of 52,000 spectators. A UEFA category four stadium, it has held respective international club and national team competition matches, including the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final and 2021 UEFA Champions League Final.

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construction and inauguration [edit ]

construction works began in former 2001, and were completed in November 2003, some months after what was expected, since in February 2002, Porto mayor Rui Rio changed the estate distribution, criticizing the design for including high-scale house and shop for the area. [ 3 ] These actions forced the chair of FC Porto, Jorge Nuno Pinto district attorney Costa, to halt all building operations, which were alone resumed after a consensus was reached. [ 4 ] Designed by portuguese architect Manuel Salgado [ 3 ] and built by portuguese contractor Somague, it cost €97,755,318, of which €18,430,956 was subsidized by the politics. To help underwrite costs, each stand carries one or two sponsor names : Super Bock ( south ), tmn ( east ), meo ( west ), and Coca-Cola ( north stand ). away fans are placed in the right corner of the upper berth tier of the east base, while home Ultra groups, Super Dragões and Colectivo Ultras 95, occupy the south stand and the north base, respectively, like on the old stadium. The stadium was inaugurated on November 16, 2003, with a match against FC Barcelona, which featured the debut of a 16-year-old Lionel Messi in the spanish side. Porto won 2–0 with goals by Derlei and Hugo Almeida. Due to severe turf problems, however, Porto was forced to return and play in the honest-to-god Estádio das Antas, until the turf was replanted by mid-february 2004. The stadium is characterized by a skeletal system of 21 000 m2 of azulejos. [ 5 ]
Panorama of the stadium

Naming [edit ]

anterior to the inauguration, the stadium ‘s name was debated internally between elements of Porto ‘s administration, with diverse alternatives in consideration, such as retaining the previous diagnose, Estádio das Antas ( officially, unlike the erstwhile stadium ), or appoint it after some of the club ‘s biggest diachronic figures like early musician Artur de Sousa Pinga, director José Maria Pedroto or president Jorge Nuno Pinto district attorney Costa, the latter being, the matchless with most accumulate consensus but ended dismissed by the president of the united states himself. [ 6 ] After a deliberation period, the name Estádio do Dragão was revealed to the general populace. [ 7 ]

“ The Dragon is in our symbol and the coating of arms of the city, there was no better to symbolize the strength and energy of FC Porto, neither the certainty of our future. There is no list that mythologically or ideologically conveys the will of newly conquests like that of the Dragon. ”Pinto da Costa, on the stadium name (May 2003)[8]

International matches [edit ]

Portugal national team matches [edit ]

The follow national team matches were held in the stadium .

UEFA Euro 2004 [edit ]

Constructed to become one of the venues of the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament, it staged the inaugural address match between hosts Portugal and eventual winners Greece, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as three group stage, one quarterfinal, and one semifinal fixtures .

2019 UEFA Nations League Finals [edit ]

One of the venues of the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals .

Date	Time (WEST)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
5 June 2019	19:45	Portugal	3–1	Switzerland	Semi-finals	42,415
9 June 2019	19:45	Portugal	1–0	Netherlands	Final	43,199

2021 UEFA Champions League Final [edit ]

The final examination originally planned at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, but was moved due to travel restrictions by England government caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, [ 9 ] the concluding hosts were shifted back a two year, with Istanbul alternatively hosting the 2023 concluding .

other uses [edit ]

Stadium lurch converted into a race lead for the ROC South Europe Regional Final

A major source of income granted by the infrastructure is the plan capability to monetize on organizing events outside of regular football matches. Those extend from business meetings, congresses, summits, festivals, exhibition and other sports competitions. [ 10 ] For example, the ROC committee picked the stadium to host the 2009 Race of Champions South Europe Regional Final, consequently, the grass lurch was converted into an asphalt course in holy order to accommodate the race. [ 11 ] The 2019 ESSMA Summit is besides noteworthy by having joined respective clubs, leagues and federations representatives together at the venue to discuss matters on the developments and trends of the football industry. [ 12 ] In addition, through unlike music promoters and specialize event management companies, the stadium already served as a concert venue to four international go schedules from recognized musical artists along with selected open acts .

Access and exile [edit ]

entrance to the stadium underground metro station ( top ). Metro in the station line ( bottom ). entree by fomite is potential through the VCI ( Via de Cintura Interna ), a roadway that passes correct future to the stadium, granting a steer joining. In the event of coming from the city center, driving down the main Alameda district attorney Antas is another feasible road towards the address. In hurt of this, the recommendation is the use of the public transports, which results in a better flow of populace bowel movement around the margin. Having its own station combined with the infrastructure, the metro functions as the chief room of reaching the stadium, with different lines linking the diverse city areas and a direct connection to the international Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport. alternatively, the STCP bus service besides grants routes for the purpose and there are 150 bicycle parking spots available. [ 17 ] [ 18 ]

Transport	Lines	Stations / Routes
Metro		Estádio do Dragão ⇄ Senhor de Matosinhos
		Estádio do Dragão ⇄ Póvoa de Varzim
		Estádio do Dragão ⇄ Airport
		Fânzeres ⇄ Senhora da Hora
Bus	401	Bolhão (Mercado) ⇄ S. Roque
Bus	806	Marquês ⇄ Av. Carvalha (Via Portelinha)