Estádio Nacional

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The Estádio Nacional (English: National Stadium), also known as Estádio do Jamor, Estádio Nacional do Jamor or Estádio de Honra (English: Stadium of Honour), is a portuguese multi- purpose sports venue located within the Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor (English: Jamor National Sports Centre). Located in the municipality of Oeiras some 12 kilometres from the centre of the national capital Lisbon, the stadium has a capacity of 37,593 spectators.

The spiritual home of Portuguese football, it has hosted the Taça de Portugal final since 1946 and the women's cup final since 2010 almost uninterrupted as well as the national team in over 50 occasions, primarily between 1945 and 1987 with sporadic matches in five other occasions since, most recently in 2026. Domestically, the venue has also been used by clubs in the absence of another ground, namely by Benfica in 2002-03, B-SAD from 2018 to 2022 and Casa Pia A.C. in 2022–23, both as a temporary home ground in the Primeira Liga.

Internationally, the stadium hosted the first ever UEFA club game on 4 September 1955 in a 3-3 tie between Primeira Divisão's third-placed team, Sporting CP, and the Yugoslav champions, Serbian side Partizan. It had previously been the stage for the 1953 Latin Cup won by french side Stade de Reims and later on repeated the duty for the 1967 European Cup Final conquered by Celtic against Inter Milan, earning the winning side the moniker of "Lisbon Lions". Aside from sports, it is occasionally used for concerts, in part due to its bowl shape.

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