Full name Estádio Mário Duarte Operator S.C. Beira-Mar Scoreboard No Capacity 12,000 Team S.C. Beira-Mar Renovated 2015 | Location Aveiro, Portugal Surface Grass Opened 1935 Phone +351 234 098 345 Owner S.C. Beira-Mar | |
Address R. do Sport Clube Beira-Mar, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal Similar Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Estádio das Airas, Estádio do Marítimo, Estádio do Bonfim, Estádio da Madeira | ||
Entrada no m tico est dio m rio duarte ao som do hino do beira mar
Estádio Mário Duarte is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It is used as the stadium of S.C. Beira-Mar matches. The capacity of the stadium is 12,000 spectators.
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Naming
The name of the stadium comes from a Portuguese football player from Anadia, called Mário Duarte. Although he himself never had any connection to S.C. Beira-Mar, he was a famous person, often associated with the city of Aveiro. After the stadium's opening in 1935, it was decided that it would have his name, due to his social importance in the city of Aveiro.
The nickname "O Velhinho" ("The Old One", in English) refers not only to the age of the stadium, but to the fact that it was abandoned for 12 years. Beira-Mar fans never quite accepted the club's moving to the more recent and larger Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, as both the club and the stadium have a deep emotional connection to the fans.