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Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho

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Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho
Map
LocationPedra Badejo on Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Capacity1,000
Opened2008
Tenants
Benfica
Desportivo de Santa Cruz
Scorpion Vermelho

Estádio Municipal 25 de Julho is a multi-purpose stadium in the town of Pedra Badejo in the municipality of Santa Cruz on the east of Santiago Island, Cape Verde, it is hundreds of meters west of the center and the Atlantic and hundreds of meters north of the old Praia-Pedra Badejo-Tarrafal highway. The stadium is named after one of the holidays celebrated on July 25. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 1,00 people and its dimensions is 100 x 64 meters. The stadium is home to Pedra Badejo's best clubs including Scorpion Vermelho, Benfica (one of three on the island, two are called Benfica, the other is in Praia) and Desportivo. All clubs participate in the Santiago Island League North Zone.

The stadium is also used as a training ground by the three clubs before its matches.

History

The football (soccer) field started construction in 2006 and was finished in 2008 replacing the nearby dirt field.

In 1999, football clubs from Santa Catarina and the middle of the island played in that stadium. When Estádio de Cumbem was constructed in 2008, all of its clubs plays at that stadium. Os Garridos played in the stadium until 2010, after that, clubs from São Domingos switched to the South Zone including Garridos.

The stadium was used for the Cape Verdean Football Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2010 with Scorpion Vermelho, 2010 with Benfica Santa Cruz and the last in 2013 with Scorpion Vermelho, from 2007, only the group stage matches took place at the stadium.

In January 2017, construction began for a new stand with larger capacities, new changerooms and an artificial turf.[1]

Panoramics

The stadium can be viewed from most parts of Pedra Badejo.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Santa Cruz: Estádio 25 de Julho vai receber obras para a sua conclusão em 2017 avaliadas em 40 mil contos" (in Portuguese). Inforpress. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

15°8′29″N 23°32′1″W / 15.14139°N 23.53361°W / 15.14139; -23.53361

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