Coimbra University Stadium

Sports complex in Coimbra, Portugal

40°12′22″N 8°26′05″W / 40.20598°N 8.43475°W / 40.20598; -8.43475

A view of the southern top of the *Estádio Universitário de Coimbra* sports complex near the river.

The Coimbra University Stadium (Portuguese: Estádio Universitário de Coimbra), or EUC, is an extensive sports complex of the University of Coimbra on Mondego's left bank, in Santa Clara parish, in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. The stadium was opened in 1963.^[1]

It has 2 football (soccer) fields, one of them with an athletics track, a rugby union field, gymnasiums, tennis courts, a Radio-Controlled car track, and two multisports pavilions for play indoor sports such as basketball, handball, rink hockey, and volleyball.

The Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física da Universidade de Coimbra, the sports sciences faculty of the University of Coimbra, is located there, and includes library and restaurant for the student community.

References

^ Noticias de Portugal Secretariado Nacional da Informação, Portugal. Direcção-Geral da Informação - 1963 - Nos 818-869 - Page 35 "Assim, anunciou que vai entrar em funcionamento o Estádio Universitário de Coimbra; que Portugal estará presente nos jogos mundiais universitários; que será levantada a carta desportiva do País."