http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3e/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal.png/150px-Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal.png
Sporting Clube de Portugal

18x Champion:
1941, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958,
1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1980,
1982, 2000, 2002

15x Cup Winner:
1941, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1954,
1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978,
1982, 1995, 2002, 2007, 2008

7x Supercup:
1982, 1987, 1995, 2000, 2002,
2007, 2008

1x UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
1964

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Est%C3%A1dio_Alvalade_XXI.jpg/800px-Est%C3%A1dio_Alvalade_XXI.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Est%C3%A1dio_Sporting_interior.jpg/800px-Est%C3%A1dio_Sporting_interior.jpg

Great stadium, great colours

good stadium but dont like the colours of the seats! any pics of it full?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/carlspannard/alvalade_01.jpg

i´ve benn there i think it´s better the inside that de outside but i would not prefer so colourful colors , i would like colours like white in de roofs and grey in the seats . In de outside it looks more like brazil than sporting lisbon :bash: carlspannard u went to de game portugal vs spain? How lucky :)

I wish. Its a pic from a google search. :)

lolol

it's a great stadium, but is ist always full?

weel im not a sporting fan but i know that in home days is about 30.000 to 35.000 in "big games" like with benfica and porto its gets its maximum? ateandence 52.000. In euro 2004 it was always full :)

colorful but nice

I have been to this stadium (Euro 2004 QF - Greece 1 France 0). Its a great stadium. It is very colouorful in terms of its seating but its facilities are great and you get a great view from anywhere you sit. Also it has great accoustics which for me is more imporrtant than the colour of the seats.

PLEASE change the colors....

WHat yucky colours, wow what were they trying to achieve, the physical stucture is beautiful but spoiled but some lame colour artists mixed up mind!!

WHat yucky colours, wow what were they trying to achieve,


So, the stadium doesn't look empty when Sporting's playing at home.

Great idea....for teams that can't quite fill huge stadiums. Nothing worse than playing infront of empty stands.

Awesome stadium.

The seat colouring makes it look as if people are there even though they aren't.

Well, I prefer Benfica eventhough I am Mexican, but I must say the Sporting Stadium is awesome :cheers:

:)

Great stadium for a crappy team!

A team that is in third in the Portuguese soccer League and that is through to the next round of the UEFA cup does not seem to be a crappy team?!

Even though I bleed blue and white I got much respect for the Sportinguistas. With the exception of those who support the small clubs, the Sportinguistas are the most admirable for sticking to their club through thick and (mostly) thin. Remember, they have to live side-by-side with the vermelhos. I can't even wish that to my worst enemies. ;)

On topic, don't care about seat colors nor the tiles but the design and layout are class! For a large stadium it is very tight and steep! Very conducive to a proper futebol atmosphere. And, to top it off, Spain, France and the Netherlands were eliminated in the same place. So it already has history. :D

Too bad it has to be occupied by the 3rd most important team in the country. Speaking of which...I read that they'll open up capacity for the derby match. It's 47,500. They say that they can raise it to 53,000. How is that possible? Don't they already count the executive boxes as part of capacity? :dunno:

..

I love this one! i never saw a stadium like this. The effect of the chairs it`s well thought! But the colors could be less circus! Interior looks fantastic!
Crapy team!lol

through thick and (mostly) thin.
Hahah, so true!!!
Remember, they have to live side-by-side with the vermelhos. I can't even wish that to my worst enemies. ;)
:wtf: Ur just jealous and bitter cos u know there isn't the slightest chance u'll ever match our achievements. U know u two live in the shadow cast by our long and glorious history and achievements. ;)

Some pics from stadia.gr from Greek members


(I love these stadiums!!!!! Great memories!!!)


http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade4.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade1.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade3.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade2.jpg

Great stadium for a crappy team!

looooool thats right!.. have someone told u have a new club? u´re a Benfiquista (BENFICA)now!! join de club!! we are 6 milions in Portugal!!

Yeah a crapy team that won Benfica this night 2-1!lol
Both teams have the same level in my opinion: so if benfica it`s a good team sporting would be as well a good team and if benfica it`s a crapy team sporting would be the same too!!

Some pics from stadia.gr from Greek members


(I love these stadiums!!!!! Great memories!!!)


http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade4.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade1.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade3.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/europe/alvalade2.jpg


Great stadium isn`t it!?? glad you enjoy it!;)

I must say...gotta tip my hat to the Sportinguistas. They exposed the weaknesses of the vermelhos. Ricardo barely got challenged, apart of that goal that shouldn't have been counted.

http://www.duxxi.org/sporting/multimedia/fotos/jornada_16_0405_SCP_lamps_080105.jpg

Trapattoni is just a too defense coach.. with the type of players we got we should have made the 2-1 at least when scp was down to 10 players. I Just wish him to go away!!

I must say...gotta tip my hat to the Sportinguistas. They exposed the weaknesses of the vermelhos. Ricardo barely got challenged, apart of that goal that shouldn't have been counted.

Blahblahblahblah.... U should keep ur mouth shut because u don't want everyone to know what a scandalous disgrace this game was. I didn't know diving was now part of the game and u got sent off for that!! IMO Sa Pinto and Liedson should be severely punished for such anti fair play behaviour (cheating) to say the least.

and the goal was valid im talkin serious

glad you admit that!!

Yes it was.

Sporting is still at it.

Will Sporting F.C. from Portugal be the next uefa champion?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3e/Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal.png/150px-Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal.png
Sporting Clube de Portugal

18x League:
1941, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949,
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958,
1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1980,
1982, 2000, 2002

15x Cup:
1941, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1954,
1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978,
1982, 1995, 2002, 2007, 2008

1x UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
1964

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Est%C3%A1dio_Alvalade_XXI.jpg/800px-Est%C3%A1dio_Alvalade_XXI.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Est%C3%A1dio_Sporting_interior.jpg/800px-Est%C3%A1dio_Sporting_interior.jpg

very nice stadium.

Why make a new thread about the same stadium you have allready made a thread about earlier?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=148909

Can you not put those "$$$" or any other attention seeking character in your thread titles?

In Euro 2004 Sweden - Bulgaria (http://www.pbase.com/uese/swedenbulgaria) :)

Viriatox! Thanks for posting your pics. You even got Henrik Larssons flying header there. It´s a classic goal.

:)

:eat:

http://photos3.flickr.com/2872066_07293973ac_o.jpg

Man. That is a great stadium. Portugal is on the move.

is thys one alfist :okay:

Yes! Exactly!! Thank you very much!

Look at this!! :eek2: :eek2:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/luft_01.jpg

the empty space on the rigth is the place of the old stadium, the areal viue is cool!!

What? They`ve destroyed the old stadium and built another one just beside this new one? Whow! It must had cost a lot of money...

yup the athor was not safe and they have to built thys one!!

Athor? i didn`t understand it...the other one was not safe? Was it on risk of colapse?

yes it was in risk of colapse :yes:

I believe that Portugal has the most impressive stadiums in all Europe. No question about. The sporting stadium is the best for safety in Europe according to FIFA. And one of the best for its technical design in Europe. That is a beautiful stadium.

yes it was in risk of colapse :yes:


Dear god! The actual one is way way way better!

Brilliant stadium if Tottenham leave the Lane which i hope they don't then the people who designed this stadium should design one for us.

Athor? i didn`t understand it...the other one was not safe? Was it on risk of colapse?

It's a matter of perception, of course. Basically, when the FPF decided to bid for the last Euro championship, they knew that UEFA would demand modern facilities as part of the entire bid. That meant that there had to be money invested by clubs, local govt, private business, etc.. That meant that some old grounds had to go (including "O Museu" a.k.a. the old Estadio Da Luz).

FYI, this is what the old ground looked like:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6739/josealvalade24aq.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7507/josealvalade39mm.jpg

http://www.mariomarcia.com/Mario/Images/Futebol/EstadioAlvalade.jpg

http://www.mariomarcia.com/FotosViagens/Europa/Portugal/2002/EstadioJoseAlvalade200205.jpg

http://siesta.cool.ne.jp/JoseDeAlvalade/appearance01.jpg

This was your standard concrete and metal ground that had a track, which was unnecessary because athletics could be held at the Jamor or the Belenenses ground. There was no roof except to cover the directors of the club who sat at one side. That wasn't good enough for UEFA, obviously. It was probably more unsafe for the players than for the crowd, since they had to be careful not to slid away from the touchline or they break something. There had to be something to explain why FCP didn't win more matches at that place. :bash:

I just want to know who was in charge of coloring the stadium...

Must have been a colour-blind person.

I think green and yellow would look great for the seats, just look ar Carrow Road.
Sporting stadium will be in FIFA2006

Many more new stadiums will begin having multi-coloured seats. It's becoming part of stadium design.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/Arpels/alvalaxia0.jpg
http://www.tecnep.pt/projectos/gfx/estadioAlvaladeA.jpg
http://www.tecnep.pt/projectos/gfx/estadioAlvaladeB.jpg

It gives off the illusion there're lots of fans in the stadium... even when it's empty.

Very nice staium. IMO Estadio da Luz was a symbol of Portugal football.
What standard heve the road nearest the stadium - motorway, highway?

Two motorways- one on the left and one in front just like Da Luz stadium!

do u know if estadio da luz wiil be in Fifa2006? and Dragão?
That would be cool

edit look at those picture i´ve found from fifa2006

Dragão Stadium
http://www.nlgaming.com/games/3141/ps2/8-2.jpg

Da Luz stadium
http://www.nlgaming.com/games/3141/ps2/8-1.jpg

Sporting stadia
http://www.nlgaming.com/games/3141/8-10-8.jpg

great news for portuguese footbal fans!!

:eek: brilliant!!!! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/Arpels/alvalaxia0.jpg
http://www.tecnep.pt/projectos/gfx/estadioAlvaladeA.jpg
http://www.tecnep.pt/projectos/gfx/estadioAlvaladeB.jpg

Nice photos Viriatox.

Alavalde XXI home of Sporting CP!!
Built from scratch, the new equipment was born right next to the old José de Alvalade Stadium, for decades the home of Sporting Clube de Portugal.

It was the only stadium already planned even before the UEFA chose Portugal to organize the Euro 2004, and it received from the ruling body of the European football a five-star rating, meaning it can host any event, including the final matches of the European competitions.

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_023.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/POR/Alvalade_A2.jpg

http://www.portugoal.net/images/stadiums/AlvaladeXXI_4.jpg

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/2681/imageasp6vv.jpg

Alvalade XXI Home of the UEFA CUP Final 2005

http://www.icicom.up.pt/blog/quarto-arbitro/arquivos/269417_BIGLANDSCAPE.jpg

Great stadium...

Great stadium, I dont really like the colour of the seats. They should of been Green with white seats for lettering.

http://static.flickr.com/1/2872169_a349d3db17.jpg?v=0

Another great stadium by Tomas taveira.

Beautiful stadium.

Quite on the downside in scores. Let's see how this club fights back this season.

Great stadium, I dont really like the colour of the seats. They should of been Green with white seats for lettering.

Could have been so, although I think one gets used to it.

I like the multi-coloured seats. They are consistent with the colourful exterior of the stadium. Furthermore, they help to disguise empty seats. Even if the ground is only half full (as it often is), the fact that there aren't big blocks of one coloured seats on view means that the stadium looks fuller than it actually is.

I really like this stadium. In many respects, I prefer it to Benfica's. My only complaint is with the big moat / ditch between the stands and the pitch. Unnecessary.

11!!!
buetiful

8,5/10

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/portugal/lisboa/lisbon_alvalade1.jpg

Always been a big fan of it.

Great stadium pity its rarely filled. Why is that? You cant blame the quality of the league just look at Celtic and Rangers!

8/10 nice stadium though the colofurl seats are not very appealing to me

La Luz is much better

6.5/10

yeah nice ground but i still think the dragao and da luz are better. is it true there is only a short distance between both the alvalade and da luz?

La Luz is much better

6.5/10

is not "la luz" ..it´s called "Estádio da Luz" (Stadium of light ) this is not a spanish name.. it´s portuguese :bash:
if u don´t know just don´t say anything
djesus..

yeah nice ground but i still think the dragao and da luz are better. is it true there is only a short distance between both the alvalade and da luz?
yeah about 2 km +-

is not "la luz" ..it´s called "Estádio da Luz" (Stadium of light ) this is not a spanish name.. it´s portuguese :bash:
if u don´t know just don´t say anything
djesus..

He was expressing an opinion. Does spelling or grammar really matter that much? Don't be such a pedant.

Jesus i can imagine the traffic problems! Two kilometers thats just like Anfield and Goodison

He was expressing an opinion. Does spelling or grammar really matter that much? Don't be such a pedant.
no..but sorry i dont like ignorant ppl, anyway i was just teaching him, so my comment was probably useful b´cause he probably don´t know any diferences spanish&portuguese language. that´s all

no..but sorry i dont like ignorant ppl, anyway i was just teaching him, so my comment was probably useful b´cause he probably don´t know any diferences spanish&portuguese language. that´s all

No. It wasn't "all". You lashed out petulantly at the bloke. If an altruistic desire to inform and educate had been your sole intention, you wouldn't have tiresomely added: :bash: Nor would you have written, "if u don´t know just don´t say anything. djesus".

There are plenty on this board for whom English is not a first language and it would be excessively dull if, like you, every time they made a mistake a natural English speaker corrected them in an irritable manner.

Jesus i can imagine the traffic problems! Two kilometers thats just like Anfield and Goodison

I would guess that - just like Liverpool and Everton, Tottenham and Arsenal, and Manchester United and Manchester City - Sporting and Benfica never play at home on the same day.

No. It wasn't "all". You lashed out petulantly at the bloke. If an altruistic desire to inform and educate had been your sole intention, you wouldn't have tiresomely added: :bash: Nor would you have written, "if u don´t know just don´t say anything. djesus".

There are plenty on this board for whom English is not a first language and it would be excessively dull if, like you, every time they made a mistake a natural English speaker corrected them in an irritable manner.

wharever mate.. what i´m basicly saying yes lots of americans cunfude/just don´t know diferençes between spanish/portuguese and this is a fact u can´t denied it.. like for instance this sentence was in an article form Nytimes about Lisbon

The magisterial scale of Lisbon's buildings and public spaces, from the monastery of Los Jerónimos to the Praça del Comérçio, can be staggering.


"Los" and "del" doesn´t even come out in maps..
im just tired of seeing this ignorant comments mainly from americans..

wharever mate.. what i´m basicly saying yes lots of americans cunfude/just don´t know diferençes between spanish/portuguese and this is a fact u can´t denied it.. like for instance this sentence was in an article form Nytimes about Lisbon


"Los" and "del" doesn´t even come out in maps..
im just tired of seeing this ignorant comments mainly from americans..

Fair enough and understandable. But, in future, try correcting / informing people without becoming so irritable about it. Americans / British / Aussies / South Africans don't make these linguistic mistakes deliberately to antagonize you. So you shouldn't go out of your way to antagonize them.

No. It wasn't "all". You lashed out petulantly at the bloke. If an altruistic desire to inform and educate had been your sole intention, you wouldn't have tiresomely added: :bash: Nor would you have written, "if u don´t know just don´t say anything. djesus".

There are plenty on this board for whom English is not a first language and it would be excessively dull if, like you, every time they made a mistake a natural English speaker corrected them in an irritable manner.

You have to understand that after regaining our independence from Spain back in 1640, any spanish word or phrase that influences our national language - portuguese, is immediately corrected. 365 years are not enough to wipe out our differences.

People should be more careful when they refer to names (whatever the nationality). Portuguese is portuguese, not spanish!!!!

is not "la luz" ..it´s called "Estádio da Luz" (Stadium of light ) this is not a spanish name.. it´s portuguese :bash:
if u don´t know just don´t say anything
djesus..


obviously, la luz is just my name for it. I am sure many people have their own names for stadia. Old Trafford = Old Tawtford

obviously, la luz is just my name for it. I am sure many people have their own names for stadia. Old Trafford = Old Tawtford

That's true.

Great stadium! It`s my club`s home!

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_alvalade/images/aussen_03.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_alvalade/images/aussen_10.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_alvalade/images/aussen_01.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_alvalade/images/sonstige_07.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_alvalade/images/sonstige_22.jpg


http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_alvalade/images/sonstige_21.jpg

edit look at those picture i´ve found from fifa2006

Dragão Stadium
http://www.nlgaming.com/games/3141/ps2/8-2.jpg

Da Luz stadium
http://www.nlgaming.com/games/3141/ps2/8-1.jpg

Sporting stadia
http://www.nlgaming.com/games/3141/8-10-8.jpg

great news for portuguese footbal fans!!

a shame then that the rest of the games looks and plays badly

http://www.substrato.blogger.com.br/Alvalade%20XXI%20020.jpg

http://vamosindo.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo/Alvalade%20XXI%20-%20SCP-Benfica%20-%2002Maio04%20-%2058.JPG

http://planet.nana.co.il/alon_tsur/my_pictures/lisbon_alvalade.jpg

:) ^^^ Dangerous stadium?

http://www.substrato.blogger.com.br/Alvalade%20XXI%20020.jpg

http://vamosindo.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo/Alvalade%20XXI%20-%20SCP-Benfica%20-%2002Maio04%20-%2058.JPG

http://planet.nana.co.il/alon_tsur/my_pictures/lisbon_alvalade.jpg

http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/port2004/stadiums/im/alvalade-stadium1.jpg

Estádio Alvalade interior

http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/port2004/stadiums/im/stadium-interior.jpg

Bowling alley inside Estádio Alvalade

http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/port2004/stadiums/im/bowling-alley.jpg

Sports bar inside the new Estádio Alvalade

http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/port2004/stadiums/im/alvalade-sports-bar.jpg

:? :? :? :? :? :? :?

^^George Bush??????

Didn't know that would happen. :laugh:

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/900/900cb49abbb483d65fa3031197315154.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/porkchop2687/Portugal/Summer2004286.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/porkchop2687/Portugal/Summer2004284.jpg

You know that can't be a recent picture because the weather this winter has been awful for our standards. :lol: :eek:

You know that can't be a recent picture because the weather this winter has been awful for our standards. :lol: :eek:

It's getting much better. 21ºc in Lisbon today. :)

in my opinion the best of tomas taveira and a enrichment to lisboa

in my opinion the best of tomas taveira and a enrichment to lisboa

I'd bet my house this helmet's from Portugal.

^^^^ ????????????????

I'd bet my house this helmet's from Portugal.

I'll bet my mansion, this comment comes from a very jealous Boot. But just like boots, they wear off and are thrown in the trash, whereas helmets have a very long lasting life!

Well, he's banned, so he can't respond to that comment now. :lol:

lol :laugh:

:applause:

:cheers1:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_alvalade/images/aussen_04.jpg

That´s modern Art at it´s best!! :master:

http://siesta.cool.ne.jp/JoseDeAlvalade/appearance01.jpg

is it still there???

:sly: good question, I dont now but I go see if I discover something about the statue!!

In Advance : Muito Muito Obrigado Arpels!

God I hate this stadium I dont know the color sceem is just bad in my opinion. The roof looks old even though its brand new because of the bad color choice. Look its just my opinion I dont like it at all they should have picked a better way for the stadium to look. To messed for me

I like the original seat colouring but not the roof.

In Advance : Muito Muito Obrigado Arpels!

acording to a Portuguese forumer the statue is in the hall of the new stadium.

Thanx!!!

:okay:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/mirim1/lxsporting.jpg

It is a beautifull stadium, with a beautifull rooth. Realy gets the atmosphere right !

rigth :yes:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2224177635_d9200ef3da_b.jpg
bigger one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31948235@N00/2224177635/sizes/o/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/2255136597_04296936b6_b.jpg
bigger one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/2255136597/sizes/o/

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/1485619467_0a91d4ad19_b.jpg
bigger one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ultra_e/1485619467/sizes/o/

very colourful stadium :lol:

Indeed!:)

Nice-looking stadium !

Magnicifent statium, love everything in it, the colour scheme, the roof, the inside, the poles, best of Portugal IMO.

Very nice !!!!

Regards.

Sporting is a great team, i saw one of their matches 2 years ago in a Champions League game against Dynamo, only it was in Kiev. Anyways its a good stadium for a team like Sporting :D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/mirim1/lxsporting.jpg

Nice shot.
I really like the shape of the stadium, at least the exterior.
The roof, the pylons, very nice...
But colors are awful imo.

very colourful stadium :lol:
what can we say?.. tomas taveira :lol:

Is the moat really necessary??

Diseño muy pintorezco..

This stadium reminds me of a giant bathroom

This stadium reminds me of a giant bathroom
many people say that :lol:

Beautiful Stadium in a ugly Neighborhood of Lisbon......

I don't think of it at all in those terms and I'm a Benfica fan.

Silly thought!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/4265111429_7a3075b965_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kauelc/4265111429/sizes/l/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4265108641_3094dcef0d_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kauelc/4265108641/sizes/l/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4326617337_5f69fe32ec_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/euroseating/4326617337/sizes/l/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/4103420551_dbf1d288a3_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66707498@N00/4103420551/sizes/l/

Could you change this thread title? The name of the stadium is Estádio José Alvalade and not "Estádio José de Alvalade", or "Estádio José de Alvalade XXI", or even "Alvalade XXI".

Beautiful :D :D :D

Highest attendances (Top 5 @ cup and league)

2007/2008:
Sporting - Benfica: 40.659
Sporting - Porto: 37.458
Sporting - Académica: 34.272
Sporting - Boavista: 34.209
Sporting - Belenenses: 32.266

2008/2009:
Sporting - Benfica: 44.863
Sporting - Leixões: 36.550
Sporting - Porto: 35.900
Sporting - P. Ferreira: 32.130

2009/2010:
Sporting - Benfica: 45.880
Sporting - Benfica: 30.081 (Cup)
Sporting - Porto: 28.220
Sporting - Leiria: 25.693

http://www.lpfp.pt/futebol/pages/espectadores.aspx?epoca=20092010&clube=sporting_cp&info=Clube

I like this stadium a lot apart from 2 things:
I hate the colour of those seats. Its just a personal preference but I dont like that seat design in any stadium!
I also dont like that moat...is this really necessary in this day and age? It seperates the fans from the play not just by huge distance but also...almost symbolically! Like the 2 are not part of the same experience.
Other than those 2 issues this is a great looking stadium in a great city.

Beautiful Stadium in a ugly Neighborhood of Lisbon......

i agree with you...

Highest attendances (Top 5 @ cup and league)

2007/2008:
Sporting - Benfica: 40.659
Sporting - Porto: 37.458
Sporting - Académica: 34.272
Sporting - Boavista: 34.209
Sporting - Belenenses: 32.266

2008/2009:
Sporting - Benfica: 44.863
Sporting - Leixões: 36.550
Sporting - Porto: 35.900
Sporting - P. Ferreira: 32.130

2009/2010:
Sporting - Benfica: 45.880
Sporting - Benfica: 30.081 (Cup)
Sporting - Porto: 28.220
Sporting - Leiria: 25.693

http://www.lpfp.pt/futebol/pages/espectadores.aspx?epoca=20092010&clube=sporting_cp&info=Clube

2009/10 Average

Liga Sagres (League): 25.671 (11 home matches. It has already played against Braga, Benfica and FC Porto)

Carlsberg Cup (League Cup): 21.205.5 (2 home matches, one against Benfica)

There's no statistics for the Taça de Portugal Millennium (Portuguese Cup), since it's an FPF competition.

^^ Sporting is going very very bad this year :no:

Sporting!

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Due to SEVERAL grass problems (mainly because of the roof design) this stadium can in a near future have an artificial pitch. Honestly my vote goes to that...tired of crappy grass. We had 4 more injured players...I bet that two of them got the injury because of the pitch :bash:

The club had to give up concerts revenues because at the time they thought they found the perfect pitch they had an AC/DC concert...and you can imagine how the grass was after that.

Very nice pics!

In Portugal its raining too much or its just that the stadium grass is bad?

The stadium is a jewel but why really keep those nasty colored seats?
I mean yeah, the stadium isn't full even when playing Benfica!!! Why such lack of interest?

About the neighborhood, why is it so bad? Because of a lot of flats that give a working class atmosphere?

Very nice pics!

In Portugal its raining too much or its just that the stadium grass is bad?

For some reason the stadium grass is always in a bad condition, every year, it's the same :bash:

The stadium is a jewel but why really keep those nasty colored seats?
I mean yeah, the stadium isn't full even when playing Benfica!!! Why such lack of interest?

About the neighborhood, why is it so bad? Because of a lot of flats that give a working class atmosphere?

Sporting team in the last years has been very poor, and didn't won a single cup or championship . Also the ticket prices and the late hours of the games do not help.

About the neighborhood, it isn't so bad, the stadium is between a upper class neighborhood and a medium/lower class neighborhood and in front of an important urban interface.

Well, the reason because the seats are randomly colored is probably because people knew when the stadium was built that it will very rarely fill up and this way it would give a better impression.
I don' understand high ticket prices even though I'm not familiar with the economic situation over there during a economical crisis you could cut some prices especially because you might actually bring more people to the stadium and not suffer financial losses anyway.
Agree late hours are bad, I don't know how bus/subways work in Lisbon but here if a game ends after 23:00-23:30 you might have big trouble catching a ride home if you're not close to the stadium. On the map I saw that Alvalade has infact 2 metro station pretty close, a lot of bus lines and not to mention the freeways.
Well, Sporting hasn't won a title since Laszlo Boloni and played a UEFA Cup final that unfortunately they lost it on Alvalade against CSKA since then, a lot of 2nd place finishes that may have frustrated the supporters but as much as I know, Sporting has a huge fan base just behind Benfica and about 100.000 Socios?
If I'll come to Lisbon I'll surely try to do it when I could catch a important game.

a lot of 2nd place finishes that may have frustrated the supporters

No, it didn't. By the contrary. Everything was perfect during those four years just for a single reason: they finished above Benfica, and that's what really matters to them. It was last year that all started to colapse... Imagine why.

Well, the reason because the seats are randomly colored is probably because people knew when the stadium was built that it will very rarely fill up and this way it would give a better impression.
I don' understand high ticket prices even though I'm not familiar with the economic situation over there during a economical crisis you could cut some prices especially because you might actually bring more people to the stadium and not suffer financial losses anyway.
Agree late hours are bad, I don't know how bus/subways work in Lisbon but here if a game ends after 23:00-23:30 you might have big trouble catching a ride home if you're not close to the stadium. On the map I saw that Alvalade has infact 2 metro station pretty close, a lot of bus lines and not to mention the freeways.
Well, Sporting hasn't won a title since Laszlo Boloni and played a UEFA Cup final that unfortunately they lost it on Alvalade against CSKA since then, a lot of 2nd place finishes that may have frustrated the supporters but as much as I know, Sporting has a huge fan base just behind Benfica and about 100.000 Socios?
If I'll come to Lisbon I'll surely try to do it when I could catch a important game.

Sporting do not have a number of fans like Benfica, but has a good number of fans who follow the team throughout the country and around Europe. There is a special feeling among fans of Sporting, and I, being one of them, know what I talking about. But since the UEFA cup final lost at home we feel frustrated, and with the constant second places in the league, this frustration has increased. I remember for about 15/20 years to go almost all the weekends to the old stadium with my father and the stadium was always full (yet been 18 years without winning a single championship : 1981/82 to 1999/00) . Today, there are few games where the stadium fills up (with Benfica, Porto and in big games in European competitions maybe).
About the metro, i think that it's not the problem, it works till 01:00.
But you will not regret going to see a game in Alvalade, fortunately I see a lot of tourists in the stadium supporting Sporting :banana:

Remembering old times :drool:

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^ wow, too bad that a much better stadium can't fill up like it used to. I am sure the ticket prices have smth to do with in, no way a huge fan base like that suddenly disappears. Either that, or like in Italy, the availability of games on TV means more people like watching the game from their sofa at home.

In Portugal its raining too much or its just that the stadium grass is bad?

Pff the weather is perfect. But the roof does not allow sunlight to reach certain points of the field. Than those parts affect all the other that have no problem with shades...this results in a overall crappy grass.

^ wow, too bad that a much better stadium can't fill up like it used to. I am sure the ticket prices have smth to do with in, no way a huge fan base like that suddenly disappears. Either that, or like in Italy, the availability of games on TV means more people like watching the game from their sofa at home.

Let's say Sporting fans are on a identity crisis since José Roquette became president (in 1996).

Today a newspaper says that the club will send to FIFA a requirement to indeed install an artificial pitch next season.

To add to the roof design, the angle of the stands also helps for the extreme temperature amplitude that you have from one side of the pitch to another. The stands make the north side reach extremely hot temperatures while in the south it gets cooler...resulting in a pretty bad grass.

Today a newspaper says that the club will send to FIFA a requirement to indeed install an artificial pitch next season.

Oh man... That'll suck for Portugal's matches...

To add to the roof design, the angle of the stands also helps for the extreme temperature amplitude that you have from one side of the pitch to another. The stands make the north side reach extremely hot temperatures while in the south it gets cooler...resulting in a pretty bad grass.

Shouldn't Taveira know that?

^^It´s the result when you think in aestethics instead of functionality...

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:drool: The only bad thing on that shot is that 2005 UEFA cup final banner :cry:


Again...95% of chances to this stadium have an artificial pitch...words from the club president.

This is quite shocking. I never thought I'd see the day that a major European club in a favourable climate would be playing on plastic. I guess the stadium design flaw must be really severe to resort to this.

Temperatures on the pitch reach 50ºC on the north side...severe indeed!

In that case, not even this would solve the problem:

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:lol: You would need something to do the exact opposite!

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Vamos passar a capacidade para os 55 mil lugares.

Please i would like to know where ine 2003 during constructions, teams of lisbon(benfica and sporting) have played during works??!

Or is it in the two cases 2 new stadiums in another part of the city?

Please i would like to know where ine 2003 during constructions, teams of lisbon(benfica and sporting) have played during works??!

Or is it in the two cases 2 new stadiums in another part of the city?

As you probably know, part of the old Estádio da Luz was demolished while Benfica was still playing there. When they had to close the stadium for good, Benfica made some matches at Estádio Nacional.

There was never a problem with Sporting, since the old Alvalade was demolished almost at the same time the new one was finished.

http://www0.rtp.pt/noticias/?t=Godinho-Lopes-projeta--fechar-o-fosso-e-mudar-cadeiras-do-estadio.rtp&headline=46&visual=9&article=436517&tm=27


Vamos passar a capacidade para os 55 mil lugares.

Only 5k more?

just 6/10 !

The stadium of Sporting is near to the stadium of Benfica?

The stadium of Sporting is near to the stadium of Benfica?

They are approximately 3km apart.

Now the stairs in this stadium are green...and some other changes might happen in the colour scheme.

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The upper tier is not painted yet so you can see the "before" and "after" on the same pic ;)

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Would look a lot tidier if the screens were hung from the roof truss.Not mad about the exterior either but overall a very unique stadium.

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I don't like the big gap/hole between the field and the side of the lower tier. The crowd comes far away from the field. Whats the reason to that?

I don't like the big gap/hole between the field and the side of the lower tier. The crowd comes far away from the field. Whats the reason to that?

Amsterdam ArenA.

Amsterdam ArenA.
I know Amsterdam Arena has a similar design, but that doesn't makes it better. It sucks.

I don't like the big gap/hole between the field and the side of the lower tier. The crowd comes far away from the field. Whats the reason to that?

Not confirmed yet but it might disappear next Summer.

How can it disappear? Lowering the pitch? :dunno:

I know Amsterdam Arena has a similar design, but that doesn't makes it better. It sucks.

It was based on Amsterdam ArenA.

How can it disappear? Lowering the pitch? :dunno:

That would bring some blind spots in the upper tier. The idea was adding a temporary structure on the space between the stands and the field, but the angle would be so ridiculous that I have no words to describe it (oh wait! I said "ridiculous").

Currently, Sporting is trying to know if they have that many interested people for those seats. If they do, they'll probably do it; if not, forget it. I mean, it's amazing when Sporting drags 30k to Alvalade, and they're thinking in adding extra seats? Whatever...

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Nice angle, love it :cheers:

I'd rather have it in white than in that terrible green that they used for the stairs.

^^In white that would look a mess in no time. I´ve always liked the yellow...think it was a nice contrast in all stadium.

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I loves this stadium

^^In white that would look a mess in no time.

But you (sportinguistas) are also saying the same for the stairs when the ones at Dragão are shining for years.

I just think the contrast won´t be as good. Now if they change all the seats to green...would be nice to see how it would look like. Now it´s just a green overload...

And white looks good on camera...Barcelos has white stairs too and up close it doesn´t look good. And there´s less people on them...they would require many painting jobs.

Barcelos has white stairs too

No, it doesn't. They were yellow, but lost their colour over the time. :lol:

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No, it doesn't. They were yellow, but lost their colour over the time. :lol:

I´ll assume that smile at end means you´re really joking ;)

I´ll assume that smile at end means you´re really joking ;)

Not really...


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^^Weren´t we talking about stairs...?

^^Weren´t we talking about stairs...?

You suck... :sleepy: