Dou Restelou Stadium
Avenida do Restelo, 1449-015 Lisboa, Portugal
Description:
Do Restelo Stadium is a multi-sport stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is the home arena of the club "Belenensish", built in 1956. The opening date of the stadium is 23 September 1956.
Du Restel belongs to the municipality of Lisbon. The capacity of the stadium reaches up to 20 thousand people. The stadium is located behind the reconstructed Jerónimos Monastery in the district of Santa Maria de Belém, and the size of the field is 105x70 meters.
At the opening ceremony, the first match was held between the teams “Belenencis” and “Sporting”, in which Belenencis won with a score of 2: 1.
In the first official match, Belenensish defeated Vitoria from Setubal with a score of 5:1 and remained undefeated at this stadium for about a year and a half.
In 2000, the American hard rock band Pearl Jam recorded a live album here. Queen and Paul Rogers started On Tour Summer on July 2, 2005. The concert was their first in Portugal and their first in 19 years at the stadium.
Despite hard rock and matches, Pope John Paul II held a service at the stadium on May 10, 1991, which gathered 100,000 people.