- Address: Rua da Taboeira, Aveiro
- Country: Portuguese Republic
- Capacity: 32,000
- Opened: September 2003
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Beira-Mar (football)
Extra stadium info – Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
The construction costs of the venue were €62 million. It hosted two matches for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship. The national football team of the Czech Republic won both matches. The national football team of the Portuguese Republic, commonly known as Portugal, played various matches at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro. In 2004, they reached the final of the European championship for national football teams for the first time in their history. The Hellenic Republic, commonly known as Greece, won the final after Angelos Charisteas scored the only goal of the match. The game took place in the city of Lisbon in front of a crowd of 62,000.
SC Beira-Mar
Sport Clube Beira-Mar use the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro for home games. The club was founded in 1922. In 2003, Beira-Mar moved to the venue. They made their debut in the Portuguese top-flight football league in 1961. SC Beira-Mar finished 11th place in their maiden domestic top-flight league season. The football legend Eusébio da Silva Ferreira played 12 league matches for Beira-Mar in 1976. He scored three goals in those matches.
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira and a European championship final
Eusébio played 64 games for the national football team of the Portuguese Republic. He scored 41 goals in those 64 games. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira also scored 317 goals in 301 domestic top-flight football league matches for the Portuguese side Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He won the European championship for football clubs once with Benfica. In 1962, Benfica were crowned European football champions after beating the Spanish side Real Madrid, the first football club with a European championship title. Eusébio scored once in the final between Benfica and Real Madrid. The final took place in the Dutch city of Amsterdam in front of 61,000 spectators.
