Opened 10 March 2003 | Capacity 8,000 | |
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Location Espargos on Sal Island, Cape Verde Owner Camara Municipal de Sal Similar Estádio Municipal Arsénio R, Estádio Municipal Adérito S, Estádio da Várzea | ||
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Estádio Marcelo Leitão is a multi-use stadium in Sal Island, Cape Verde. It is used mostly for football matches and now track and field and has a capacity of 8,000 people. It is named for Marcelo Leitão. It is the home stadium of Espargos teams, Académico do Aeroporto, Juventude and recently Gaviões and Chã de Matias, it is also home to the island's club Académica do Sal. The ground is made of artificial grass, its area is 105 x 68 meters. Its location is south of the road connecting the east of the city with the road encircling most of the city. The stadium also had recently constructed parking lots.
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- Early football field
- Football field in Ch de Matias
- References
Its location is over 1 km east of the city center. Nearby areas includes the urban area to the north which continues to expand, the Espargos-Pedra de Lume road (EN2-SL01) in the south and the University of Sal and the hill in the west.
Football
Two finals were held in the stadium, the first was the second match of the 2003 Cape Verdean Football Championships where Acadèmico do Aeroporto do Sal won their only title after winning over FC Ultramarina 3-2, all goals were scored by Dixa. The most recent was the 2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships where Académico of Sal Airport lost to Sporting Clube da Praia 0-1 in its first match, in the following week, Académico of Sal Airport lost the championships and Sporting Praia won their fifth title.
Despite that Estádio Municipal de Santa Maria expanded in around 2012 or 2014, clubs based in Santa Maria, SC Santa Maria and GD Palmeira continues to play at the stadium in Espargos in the middle of the island.
Athletics
Since 2010, athletics are played at the stadium and is the only one on the island. The Sal Regional Athletics Championships takes places each season.
Early football field
Espargos opened the island's second football field in the 1960s and the clubs played at that stadium, the field added seats in the 1970s and played its first official match, the regional championships there, a huge growing population throughout Sal including the capital led to the construction of a newer stadium in the eastern limits of Morro Curral in 2001 and the newer one was completed in 2003. A track and field was completed in April 5, 2010.
Football field in Chã de Matias
ENE of Espargos and north of the subdivision of Pretoria, is another small football field used for youth competitions, it was built in the late 2000s and demolished in 2015.