Benfica Stadium Of Light

A number of emotions filled my head with benfica s old estadio da luz stadium of light a legendary ground and one of the largest stadiums in the world with a record attendance of a staggering 135 000 in the 1980s demolished over a decade ago to make way for benfica s centenary and euro 2004 i had fond memories of my previous.

Benfica stadium of light. The estádio da luz is a football stadium in lisbon portugal the home of sl benfica. It is also called a catedral the cathedral by benfica s supporters. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of s l. After last month s champions league we ve taken an in depth look at the estadio da luz the home of primeira liga giants benfica.

While the previous benfica stadium was also officially named estádio do sport lisboa e benfica both the old and the new stadia are invariably referred to by their unofficial name estádio da luz. ɨ ˈʃtadiu dɐ ˈluʒ stadium of light officially named estádio do sport lisboa e benfica was a multi purpose stadium located in lisbon portugal. As the people of lisbon often referred to the original stadium demolished beginning in 2002 as simply the light the common english name for the stadium became the stadium of light. Estádio da luz portuguese pronunciation.

64 642 built on the site of the old 120 000 capacity stadium of the same name the new estadio da luz hosted its second champions league final on august 23. Home of sl benfica portugal s most successful club estadio do sport lisboa e benfica or as it is more commonly referred to estadio da luz stadium of light is widely regarded as one of the world s premier footballing venues readers if l equipe even voted it the most beautiful stadium in europe back in 2014.