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| Full name | Estádio do Restelo[1] |
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| Location | Lisbon,Portugal |
| Owner | C.F. Os Belenenses |
| Capacity | 19,856[2] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1956 |
| Opened | 23 September 1956 |
| Architect | Carvalho de Melo |
| Tenants | |
| C.F. Os Belenenses | |
TheEstádio do Restelo is amulti-purpose stadium inLisbon,Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of 19,856 people and was built in 1956, in an old stone quarry. It is situated behind theJerónimos Monastery in the Lisbon parish ofBelém.
It is currently used mostly forfootball matches, bysecond division clubClube de Futebol Os Belenenses, but also stages musical performances. The PopeJohn Paul II has also celebrated a mass there attended by more than 100,000 people.
The inauguration game was againstSporting CP, and Belenenses won by 2–1. The first international match was againstStade de Reims, 2-0 for Belenenses. Finally, the first game counting for the Portuguese First Division was a Belenenses 5-1Vitória de Setúbal.
On July of 1996,AC/DC performed at the stadium during their Ballbreaker Tour.On 23 May 2000,Americanhard rock bandPearl Jam recorded a live album at the stadium.[3]
On 4 OctoberThe Smashing Pumpkins played in the stadium during theSacred and Profane Tour, their last one before the band's breakup latter that year.[4]
Queen + Paul Rodgers performed at the stadium during theirtour on 2 July 2005, being the firstQueen show in Portugal and the first stadium show in 19 years for the band.[5]
On 18 July 2009The Killers,Duffy,Mando Diao,Brandi Carlile,The Walkmen andBettershell made the lineup for the Lisbon's 15th edition of Super Bock Super Rock festival, held at the stadium.[6]
On 1 May 2019,Metallica performed at the stadium during theirWorldWired Tour.
Other performances:The Police,Xutos & Pontapés,James,Pearl Jam,Radiohead andSlipknot.
The stadium hosted the2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.
Also in 2019, a solidarity game was played there between the women's team ofBenfica andSporting CP, organised by theFederação Portuguesa de Futebol and Belenenses, with the revenues reverting toMozambique, afterCyclone Idai. The game established the new record of a women's match in Portugal, having an attendance of 15 000 people.[citation needed]
In 2011, the Portuguese soap opera, "Sedução" produced byTVI told the history of a fictional player of Belenenses and recorded some episodes at the stadium, including during game days.[citation needed]
The followingnational team matches were held in the stadium.
| # | Date | Score | Opponent | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 December 1962 | 3–1 |  Bulgaria | UEFA Euro 1964 Preliminary Round |
| 2. | 7 October 1980 | 1–1 |  United States | Friendly |
| 3. | 23 February 1983 | 1–0 |  West Germany | Friendly |
| 4. | 6 September 1984 | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Friendly |
| 5. | 27 March 1996 | 1–0 |  Greece | Friendly |
| 6. | 12 October 2002 | 1–1 |  Tunisia | Friendly |
| 7. | 11 October 2003 | 5–3 |  Albania | Friendly |
Also, in 2004, the stadium was chosen by theItaly national football team as their headquarters to theUEFA European Championship.
In 2016, thePortugal national football team did its preparation prior to theUEFA European Championship at Restelo too.
| Preceded by | UEFA Women's Champions League Final venue 2014 | Succeeded by |
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