My wife and I were in Lisbon for a week and it was a rainy Sunday morning, so we decided to take the Metro out to the red team soccer stadium. I guess soccer is a huge thing in Portugal, because Lisbon has two teams, each with their own huge stadium. We bought the stadium tour, with the Museum tour. For the tour, the brought us out to the pitch and we got to walk around the outside of all the seats, which was cool. The press seats area was closed, but we did get to see the visitor's locker room and the two bald eagles that are the team's mascot. I thought it was weird that they don't sell beer in the stadium, but I guess people get tuned up before the game. We also got to see where they have the post game press conference, and our tour guide took our picture. A fun couple of hours if you have the time read more

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We loved our tour here, the guide was very friendly, took photos for everyone, and it was a neat behind the scenes look. We unfortunately were on a tour when the black out occurred all over Portugal so we didn't get to shop the store when we left. read more

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Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, or as it is otherwise known, Estádio da Luz is the largest football stadium in Portugal and in the top 25 largest stadiums in Europe, it is home to Benfica with a capacity just shy of 65,000. The stadium has hosted the UEFA Champions League Final on two occasions, since opening in 2003, hosting the 2014 and 2020 Finals. It also hosted matches during Euro 2004, including the Final and will highly likely host games in the FIFA World Cup 2034 when it is played in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. It is a large and modern stadium, easily accessible by the metro from the city centre, it is also right by the large Colombo Shopping Centre in case you want to kill some time and grab a bite to eat while waiting for traffic to die down after the game. I visited the stadium during my 2023 trip to Lisbon, the stadium is certainly very pretty, the arches at the top of the stadium in Benfica's red colours remind me of a smaller version of what you might find at Wembley, there is a red theme around the stadium with it being the colour of Benfica. The facilities at the stadium are amongst what you'd expect at the best clubs and stadiums across Europe, including a themed cafe, store and museum. The underpass approaching the stadium from the shopping centre is very unique in modern stadia, it gives you that 80's / 90's feel of walking through the terraces, it's decorated in art and graffiti all related to Benfica and just feels that good kind of old school which you don't get in the modern stadia anymore. I do think the walking route to the stadium could be better signposted, however, as I did struggle to find a safe and possible route. 4* - Amongst the top stadiums in Europe, which we will hopefully see host further big games in the future. read more

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Beautiful stadium with great fans. The history of the club and the eagle mascot was amazing to see read more

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Allianz cup game 12/21/23 - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Lisbon, 11

I have been to two games at the Estadio da Luz, and both times I had an amazing time! (Champions Leauge against Zenit & Bayer Münich) The atmosphere before the game was just as amazing as when the game started. People standing outside, drinking their beers & eating food from little food trucks, and buying some football gear. Everyone extremely friendly and happy, despite which team you will support. I had expected to see some clashes between the supporters, but that never happened. Quite the opposite actually; people were taking pictures with the supporters of the opposite team, shaking hands and having a few laughs. Amazing to see such good sportsman ships. Before the game starts you have one of the 3 Benfica eagles fly around, yea an actually eagle! You have the songs and the cheers from the fan, and it is absolutely amazing. Fireworks are not allowed inside the stadium, and neither is any alcoholic drinks. You can have your beer before you enter the stadium, but once you "cross over" you will be asked to either drink it all at once or throw it out. As I have said in other reviews, you must experience a Portuguese football game at least once or twice to really experience a part of the Portuguese culture. read more

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Amazing experience ! - Stadiums & Arenas Near Me - Lisbon, 11

I've had the opportunity.....wait....no.....privilege to attend some of the worlds greatest football venues. The atmosphere, fans and of course sight lines all can make and break your experience. The fans in Lisboa do it right and the architect did a masterful job at creating an amazing stadium. Even if you are not a fan of the sport, attending a S.L. Benfica game in it's home stadium should be added to any sports fan bucket list. read more

Thi stadium was built to replace the old Estádio da Luz (which means Stadium of Light, if you know your football you'll notice that it is the same name of Sunderland's stadium, the reason is that Sunderland liked the stadium so much that they wanted theirs to be renamed like Benfica's) for the Euro 2004, that was held in Portugal. This is one of many purpose built stadiums across the country for the venue. I went there for the opening match of this 2008-2009 season of the Portuguese football league. It was SLBenfica versus FC Porto and it was a crappy match. But the experience of being in that stadium was amazing, they even tried to do an opening just like an American sports show (NFL kinda stuff) and it looked nice. Vitória (Benfica's mascot, which is a real eagle and her name means Victory) flew three time over the tiers and return to ther owner in the middle of the field. It was a pretty nice show. After having visited some other stadiums, like the Millennium (at Cardiff) I have to say that Estádio da Luz has a really good level of technology, security and design. It is pretty to look at! And not only that you are just next to a multitude of shops at the Colombo shopping center on the other side of the road. The stadium also has an Adidas shop, a Media Markt and 2 or 3 Restaurants. If you like architecture and don't mind football go there for a match, you won't regret it! (try to go for one of the big ones if you can but be on the lookout for trouble amongst fans) read more

Empressive stadium. They have good facilities and a great fan shop that sell club merchandise. Always friendly helpful staff around to help out.Brilliant views from the stands. read more