Estádio João Cardoso

Football stadium in Tondela, Portugal
Estádio João Cardoso
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LocationTondela, Portugal
OwnerClube Desportivo de Tondela
OperatorClube Desportivo de Tondela
Capacity4,820
Record attendance4,987 (11 March 2017)
Field size102 x 68 metres
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built2008[1]
Renovated2015
Tenants
Tondela

Estádio João Cardoso is a football stadium in Tondela, Portugal, with a capacity for 5,000 spectators. It is the home stadium of C.D. Tondela, currently playing in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

The stadium, built in 2008, initially held a capacity of 2,674 spectators[2] but following Tondela's promotion to the top division in 2015, the club upgraded the facility by building two new stands, bringing the capacity up to 5,000.[3] The newly expanded stadium was inaugurated on 13 December 2015.

The stadium hosted the 2015-16 Taça AF Viseu final.[4]

On 11 March 2017, there were 4.987 spectators in the match against Sporting CP, a new record for the stadium.[5]

Portugal national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium.

# Date National Team Score Opponent Competition Portugal scorers
1. 20 October 1997 Portugal U18 2–1  Bulgaria 1998 European Under-18 qualification Celso Lopes (2)
2. 21 September 2006 Portugal U20 3–0  Poland Friendly Zequinha, Tó Mané (2)
3. 10 May 2007 Portugal U16 3–1  Poland Friendly José Francisco, André Claro, João Carlos
4. 17 January 2008 Portugal U20 2–1  Slovakia Friendly Pereirinha, Fábio Paim
5. 28 October 2009 Portugal Women's 0–1  Finland 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 5 April 2011 Portugal U18 0–1   Switzerland Friendly
7. 29 October 2011 Portugal U17 0–1  Romania 2012 European Under-17 qualifying Tomás Podstawski 42'
8. 23 March 2018 Portugal U21 7–0  Liechtenstein 2019 European Under-21 qualifying Gonçalves 7', 30', 63', Carvalho 10', 45', Xadas 26', Félix 67'

References

  1. ^ "Cd Tondela".
  2. ^ "Estádio João Cardoso :: Zerozero.pt".
  3. ^ "Cd Tondela".
  4. ^ "Taça Sócios de Mérito 2015-16—-C.D.R. Moimenta da Beira 1 X S.C. Penalva do Castelo 3". magazineserrano. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Tondela bateu recorde de assistência na receção ao Sporting" [Tondela breaks record of assistance at the reception of Sporting]. zerozero. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

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