Estádio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada)

Stadium of São Miguel

Full name	Estádio de São Miguel
Location	Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal
Coordinates	37°45′49.35″N 25°37′21.32″W / 37.7637083°N 25.6225889°WCoordinates: 37°45′49.35″N 25°37′21.32″W / 37.7637083°N 25.6225889°W
Owner	Regional Government of the Azores
Operator	Clube Desportivo Santa Clara
Capacity	12,500
Field size	105 by 70 metres (344 ft × 230 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1930

Stadium of São Miguel (Portuguese: Estadio de São Miguel) is a large open-air stadium in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It is used mostly for national and regional football matches, and official home stadium of the Santa Clara Sports Club.

History

The stadium was completed in 1930, with the first football match scheduled for sometime that season.

The stadium is UEFA approved, able to compete in either UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League, and is home of the Azorean regional football team. The Portuguese national team has also used the Stadium to play friendly matches (the last being a 2-0 win over Egypt, to a sold-out crowd).

Renovations to the stadium occurred in the 2008-2009 season, with improved lighting, remodelled seating, new turf and improvements to the rest areas.^[1] Renovations and expenditures were also slated for the 2013-2014, that included: improvements and interventions in the lighting towers and requalification of the exterior spaces of the stadium, respectivelly.^[2]

Architecture

The 105 by 70 metres (344 ft × 230 ft) stadium holds approximately 12,500 spectators.

References

Notes

1. ALRAA (2007), p.188
2. GRA, ed. (June 2013). "Carta Regional das Obras Públicas 2013 – 2016" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Regional Government of the Azores. pp. 12/15.

Sources

• ALRAA, ed. (20 November 2007), Decreto Legislativa Regional 27/2007 (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal