Macau Stadium
The stadium is part of the Olympic Sports Center in Taipa, which is the largest sporting complex in Macau. The complex comprises the stadium - a grass pitch (105 x 68 m) surrounded by an 8-lane athletic track and a long jump area, a 900-seated indoor stadium, a hockey centre, a practicing track and several tennis courts. In general, it is used mostly for football matches and athletics.
2005 reconstruction
The stadium has been under major overhaul including the reconstruction of the East and West Stand in order to increase its capacity for the 2005 East Asian Games. Prior to reconstruction the West Stand was the only part of the stadium with a roof, with the rest of them being open-air. The renewed stadium now has a capacity of around 16,272.
Tenants
The stadium has become the home ground of the Macau football team since its completion and has been a major venue for local athletic and football competitions including the Liga de Elite.
Notable football matches
After reconstruction it has held several high-profiled friendly matches such as China vs. Portugal in 2002, Barcelona vs. Shenzhen in 2005, Manchester United vs. Shenzhen in 2007, Chelsea F.C. vs. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, Southampton F.C. vs. Guangzhou R&F in 2019.
On 5 September 2018, AFC announced that the stadium would host the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter final second leg between China's Tianjin Quanjian and Japan's Kashima Antlers on September 18.
Team
25 May 2002 Friendly | China | 0–2 | Portugal | Taipa |
20:00 UTC+8 | Nuno Gomes 50' Pauleta 61' |
Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo (Taipa) Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kwon Jong-Cheol (South Korea) |
17 March 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Macau | 1–1 | Cambodia | Taipa |
20:00 UTC+8 | Leong Ka Hang 52' (pen.) | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Thierry Bin 28' | Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo (Taipa) Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman) |
29 August 2018 Friendly | Macau | 1–4 | Solomon Islands | Taipa |
12:30 UTC+8 | Ka Seng Lam 75' | Judd Molea 39' Atkin Kaua 47' Alvin Hou 52' Benjamin Totori 61' |
Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo (Taipa) |
Club
7 March 2018 2018 AFC Cup Group I | Benfica de Macau | 3–2 | Hang Yuen | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau |
20:00 UTC+8 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia) |
25 April 2018 2018 AFC Cup Group I | Benfica de Macau | 0–2 | April 25 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau |
20:00 UTC+8 | Attendance: 550 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
16 May 2018 2018 AFC Cup Group I | Benfica de Macau | 3–0 | Hwaebul | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau |
19:00 UTC+8 | Attendance: 350 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
18 September 2018 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage QF3.2 | Tianjin Quanjian | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau |
19:30 UTC+8 | Attendance: 8,718 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
23 July 2019 Torneio Internacional de Futebol de Macau por Convite em Comemoração do 20.º Aniversário do Estabelecimento da RAEM | Guangzhou R&F | 0–4 | Southampton FC | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau |
19:30 UTC+8 | Report |
27 July 2019 2019 International Super Cup | Inter Milan | 1–1 (6-5 p) | Paris St. Germain | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau |
19:30 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 8,859 |
See also
References
- ^ "FOOTBALL MACAU TO HOST AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL". Macau Daily Times. 6 September 2018.