Estádio do Restelo
Interactive map of Estádio do Restelo | |
| Full name | Estádio do Restelo |
|---|---|
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Owner | C.F. Os Belenenses |
| Capacity | 19,856 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Record attendance | 60,000 (12 October 1975) Belenenses 4–2 S.L. Benfica |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1956 |
| Opened | 23 September 1956 |
| Architect | Carvalho de Melo |
| Tenants | |
| C.F. Os Belenenses | |
The Estádio do Restelo (English: Restelo Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of 19,856 people and was built in 1956, in an old stone quarry. It is situated behind the Jerónimos Monastery in the Lisbon parish of Belém.
It is currently used mostly for football matches, by second division club Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, but also stages musical performances. The Pope John Paul II has also celebrated a mass there attended by more than 100,000 people.
The inauguration game was against Sporting CP, and Belenenses won by 2–1. The first international match was against Stade de Reims, 2-0 for Belenenses. Finally, the first game counting for the Portuguese First Division was a Belenenses 5-1 Vitória de Setúbal.