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Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro is a multi-purpose stadium in Bissau, Guinea Bissau. The stadium opened its doors in 1989. It is currently used primarily for football matches, and the stadium holds 20,000 people.[1] It is currently the home ground of the Guinea-Bissau national football team.[2]
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  Estádio 24 de Setembro Location within Guinea-Bissau | |
| Location | Av. 3 de Agosto Bissau, Guinea Bissau |
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| Coordinates | 11°50′36.5″N 15°35′27″W / 11.843472°N 15.59083°W |
| Operator | Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau, (FFGB) |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Record attendance | 22,000 (Guinea-Bissau vs Mali, 10 October 2003) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Renovated | 2011–2013, 2021–2023 |
| Tenants | |
| Benfica Bissau Inter Bissau Portos de Bissau Sporting Bissau Guinea-Bissau national football team (1989–present) | |
Usage
editFootball (soccer) clubs compete in the stadium including the city's chief teams of Benfica Bissau and Sporting Bissau which are also the country's popular teams. Other clubs playing at the stadium includes Inter Bissau and Portos de Bissau. Athletics is also used in the stadium.
References
edit- ^ "Legacy". RDP África - RTP. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro". soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
External links
edit- World Stadiums: Guinea-Bissau Archived 2011-11-26 at the Wayback Machine