Estádio da Luz
Football stadium owned by S.L. Benfica and located in Lisbon, Portugal
Key facts
- Full name
- Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- Address
- Av. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira , 1500-313
- Location
- Lisbon , Portugal
- Owner
- Benfica
- Operator
- Benfica
- Capacity
- 68,100
- Surface
- Grass
- Scoreboard
- Yes
- Record attendance
- 66,387 (17 February 2026) , SL Benfica 0–1 Real Madrid
- Field size
- 105 x 68 m
- Public transit
- Azul at Alto dos Moinhos , Azul at Colégio Militar/Luz
- Opened
- 25 October 2003
- Construction cost
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The Estádio da Luz ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨˈʃtaðju ðɐ ˈluʃ]), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club Sport Lisboa e Benfica, its owner.
Opened on 25 October 2003 with an exhibition match between Benfica and Uruguayan club Nacional, it replaced the original Estádio da Luz, which between 1985 and 1994 had a capacity of 120,000 seats. The seating capacity of the new stadium is currently set at 68,100. The stadium was designed by HOK Sport Venue Event (now Populous) and had a construction cost of €160 million, of which €22,596,688 was supported by the Government of Portugal for the UEFA Euro 2004.