Estádio do Campo Grande
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| Location | Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Owner | Lisboa FC (1912–1917) Sporting CP (1917–1937) S.L. Benfica (1940–1954) |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1911 |
| Built | 1912 |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Renovated | 1940 |
| Expanded | 1940 |
| Closed | 1954 |
| Demolished | 1955 |
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| Lisboa FC (1912–1917) Sporting CP (1917–1937) S.L. Benfica (1940–1954) | |
Estádio de Campo Grande was a multi-use stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Sporting CP and then S.L. Benfica. The stadium was able to hold 25,000 people and opened in 1912 owned by Lisboa FC. In 1917, Lisboa FC leaves and ground is taken over by Sporting CP which uses it until 1937, leaving for Estádio do Lumiar.
In 1941, Benfica moved in after Estádio das Amoreiras was demolished for a freeway. By then, the stadium needed renovations and was abandoned for over 3 years. It was closed in 1954 when the original Estádio da Luz opened.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Estádio do Campo Grande". slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 September 2012.
External links[edit]
- History by Sporting CP (in Portuguese) (archived)
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