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| Full name | Estádio Mário Duarte |
|---|---|
| Location | Aveiro, Portugal |
| Owner | S.C. Beira-Mar |
| Operator | S.C. Beira-Mar |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | No |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Renovated | 2015 |
| Demolished | 2020 |
| Tenants | |
| S.C. Beira-Mar (1935–2003; 2015–2019) | |
Estádio Mário Duarte was a football stadium inAveiro, Portugal. It was used as the stadium ofS.C. Beira-Mar matches. The capacity of the stadium was 12,000 spectators.[1] It was demolished in the summer of 2020 as part of the expansion plans of the city's hospital.[2]
The name of the stadium comes from a Portuguese football player fromAnadia, called Mário Duarte. Although he himself never had any connection toS.C. Beira-Mar, he was a famous person, often associated with the city of Aveiro. After the stadium's opening in 1935, it was decided that it would have his name, due to his social importance in the city of Aveiro.[1]
The nickname "O Velhinho" ("The Old One", in English) refers not only to the age of the stadium, but to the fact that it was abandoned for 12 years. Beira-Mar fans never quite accepted the club's moving to the more recent and largerEstádio Municipal de Aveiro, as both the club and the stadium have a deep emotional connection to the fans.
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