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Estádio da Luz
A Catedral
SL benfica stadium 007
Full name Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Owners Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Location Lisbon, Portugal
Built 2003
Opened October 2003
Tenants Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Benfica B (2003–2006)(2012–2013)
UEFA Euro 2004 / Final
2014 UEFA Champions League Final
Capacity 65,647
Field dimensions 105 m × 68 m

The Estádio da Luz is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is commonly translated to English as "Stadium of Light", although inaccurately, as Luz refers not to "light" but to the original address of the stadium: Estrada da Luz.

The stadium is used mostly for football matches, hosting the home matches of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, which is the owner. It is sometimes referred to as A Catedral (The Cathedral) or O Inferno da Luz.

UEFA Champions League final stadiums

1956: Parc des Princes · 1957: Santiago Bernabéu · 1958: Heysel Stadium · 1959: Neckarstadion · 1960: Hampden Park · 1961: Wankdorf Stadium · 1962: Olympisch Stadion · 1963: Wembley Stadium · 1964: Prater Stadium · 1965: San Siro · 1966: Heysel Stadium · 1967: Estádio Nacional · 1968: Wembley Stadium · 1969: Santiago Bernabéu · 1970: San Siro · 1971: Wembley Stadium · 1972: De Kuip · 1973: Red Star Stadium · 1974: Heysel Stadium · 1975: Parc des Princes · 1976: Hampden Park · 1977: Stadio Olimpico · 1978: Wembley Stadium · 1979: Olympiastadion · 1980: Santiago Bernabéu · 1981: Parc des Princes · 1982: De Kuip · 1983: Olympic Stadium · 1984: Stadio Olimpico · 1985: Heysel Stadium · 1986: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán · 1987: Prater Stadium · 1988: Neckarstadion · 1989: Camp Nou · 1990: Prater Stadium · 1991: Stadio San Nicola · 1992: Wembley Stadium · 1993: Olympiastadion · 1994: Olympic Stadium · 1995: Ernst-Happel-Stadion · 1996: Stadio Olimpico · 1997: Olympiastadion · 1998: Amsterdam Arena · 1999: Camp Nou · 2000: Stade de France · 2001: San Siro · 2002: Hampden Park · 2003: Old Trafford · 2004: Arena AufSchalke · 2005: Atatürk Olympic Stadium · 2006: Stade de France · 2007: Olympic Stadium · 2008: Luzhniki Stadium · 2009: Stadio Olimpico · 2010: Santiago Bernabéu · 2011: Wembley Stadium · 2012: Allianz Arena · 2013: Wembley Stadium · 2014: Estádio da Luz · 2015: Olympic Stadium · 2016: San Siro · 2017: Millennium Stadium · 2018: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium · 2019: Wanda Metropolitano · 2020: Estádio da Luz · 2021: Estádio do Dragão · 2022: Stade de France · 2023: Atatürk Olympic Stadium

UEFA Euro 2004 stadiums

Estádio da Luz · Estádio José Alvalade · Estádio do Dragão · Estádio Municipal de Aveiro · Estádio Cidade de Coimbra · Estádio Municipal de Braga · Estádio D. Afonso Henriques · Estádio Algarve · Estádio do Bessa Século XXI · Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

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