Estádio José Alvalade (1956)


Estádio José Alvalade was a multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The stadium was able to hold 52,411 people. It was inaugurated on 10 June 1956.
Home venue of Sporting CP for 47 years, it was mostly used for football matches, but also athletics. It was named after Sporting founder José Alfredo Holtreman Roquette, known as José Alvalade after his family. José Alvalade borrowed money from his grandfather, the Viscount of Alvalade, in order to fund Sporting.
It was closed in 2003, when the new Estádio José Alvalade opened.

Concerts

During the 1990s, Estadio José Alvalade was one of the most prominent venue for rock concerts in Portugal, hosting tour dates of many high-profile international artists, including among many others, rock band Bon Jovi, Depeche Mode, U2, R.E.M., David Bowie, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd and Genesis. This era was inaugurated on June 29, 1989 with a concert by The Cure, during their Prayer Tour promoting the album Disintegration.
Tina Turner performed on September 29, 1990 and September 22, 1996. Michael Jackson performed on September 26, 1992, to a sold-out crowd of 55 000 people. Also, Guns N' Roses performed on July 2, 1992, again, to a sold-out concert. Both are important to notice since they are the only artists to have sold out the stadium in its maximum capacity on a music event.

Portugal national football team

The national team first played in the stadium in 1957 and had its last game in 2002.
#DateScoreOpponentCompetition
1.16 January 19571–1World Cup 1958 qualification
2.24 March 19570–1Friendly
3.3 June 19591–0Friendly
4.17 May 19621–2Friendly
5.16 April 19690–2World Cup 1970 qualification
6.14 November 19731–1World Cup 1974 qualification
7.19 November 19751–1Euro 1976 qualifying
8.22 December 19762–1Friendly
9.11 October 19781–1Euro 1980 qualifying
10.23 September 19812–0Friendly
11.21 September 19835–0Euro 1984 qualifying
12.14 November 19841–3World Cup 1986 qualification
13.30 January 19852–3Friendly
14.29 March 19896–0Friendly
15.13 November 19941–0Euro 1996 qualifying
16.5 June 19991–0Euro 2000 qualifying
17.6 June 20016–0World Cup 2002 qualification
18.14 November 20015–1Friendly
19.17 April 20021–1Friendly