Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

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The Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (English: Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Stadium) is a football stadium in Leiria, Portugal, built as a venue for the UEFA Euro 2004 finals held in Portugal. It is the home for Leiria's main football club, União de Leiria. It was designed by Tomás Taveira in 2003. The stadium contains different coloured seats as well as an athletics track and has a capacity of 23,888 seats. The stadium has hosted the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (the Portuguese Super Cup) in 2006 and 2007 and the final of the Taça da Liga (the League Cup) in 2014 and from 2021 to 2026. The stadium was severely damaged in January 2026 as a result of Storm Kristin.

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