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Inside of the Estadio da Luz, pictured in 2009
Outside of the Estadio da Luz, pictured in 2013
The
Estadio da Luz
is a
football
stadium
in
Lisbon
,
Portugal
. It has a
seating capacity
of 64,642. This makes it the biggest stadium in the country. The stadium opened on 25 October 2003. It is the home stadium of
S.L. Benfica
of the
Primeira Liga
and the
Portugal national team
.
The stadium's official name is
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
. It hosted the
UEFA Euro 2004
Final and also held the
2014
UEFA Champions League
Final between
Real Madrid
and
Atletico Madrid
.
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