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Estádio da Luz (1954)

Estádio da Luz (1954) is a stadium in Lisbon, Portugal that opened in 1954. Its recorded capacity is 40,000.

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Estádio da Luz (1954)
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Key facts

Estádio da Luz (1954) is a stadium in Lisbon, Portugal that opened in 1954. Its recorded capacity is 40,000. It is owned by S.L. Benfica and S.L. Benfica. It is operated by S.L. Benfica and S.L. Benfica. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are S.L. Benfica, S.L. Benfica B, S.L. Benfica.

Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Type
Stadium
Capacity
40,000
Opened
1954
Status
Demolished
Current owner
S.L. Benfica, S.L. Benfica
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
6
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Estádio da Luz (1954)
Estádio da Luz (1954)

Estádio da Luz (1954) is at latitude 38.753611, longitude -9.182639, in Lisbon, Portugal. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Estádio da Luz (1954)
FieldValue
Latitude38.753611
Longitude-9.182639
CityLisbon
RegionLisbon
CountryPortugal
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Estádio da Luz (1954)
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Estádio da Luz (1954)

Estádio da Luz (1954) has carried 7 recorded names. (unofficial name) (no sponsor) ran Present. A Catedral (no sponsor) ran Present. Estádio da Luz (no sponsor) ran Present. Estádio de Carnide (no sponsor) ran Present. Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (no sponsor) ran Present. O Inferno da Luz (no sponsor) ran Present. O Terceiro Anel (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Estádio da Luz (1954), with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
(unofficial name)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
A CatedralNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Estádio da LuzNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Estádio de CarnideNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e BenficaNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
O Inferno da LuzNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
O Terceiro AnelNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Estádio da Luz (1954), past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerS.L. Benfica1954 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerS.L. BenficaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorS.L. Benfica1954 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorS.L. BenficaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Estádio da Luz (1954) and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
S.L. BenficaNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
S.L. Benfica BNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
S.L. BenficaNot mapped1954 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

32 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Estádio da Luz (1954)
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set18642026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set341572026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set341562026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set341552026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set341542026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity120000400002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13721508522026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleEstádio_da_Luz_(1954)Estádio da Luz (1954)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setO Terceiro Anel2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setO Inferno da Luz2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstádio de Carnide2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstádio da Luz2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setA Catedral2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not set(unofficial name)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set99782026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set99772026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set99762026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Estádio da Luz (1954) (revision 1372150852). Wikidata item: Q2736585.

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