The CTFD PortoGaia (Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia; English: PortoGaia Sports Training Center) is a football training complex located in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, that is used by the senior, reserve and youth teams of FC Porto.[1]
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| Full name | Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia |
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| Location | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 41°03′57″N 8°31′01″W / 41.065921°N 8.51707°W |
| Owner | Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality |
| Operator | FC Porto |
| Type | Training ground |
| Capacity | 3,800 |
| Surface | Natural grass, artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 5 August 2002 |
| Architect | Alcino Soutinho |
| Tenants | |
| FC Porto | |
Designed by Portuguese architect Alcino Soutinho and inaugurated in the summer of 2002,[2] the complex is property of the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality, with the official name CTFD Olival/Crestuma. It had a construction cost of €16 million but was leased to FC Porto for €500 a month for a period of 50 years.[3][4]
Facilities edit
- One grass pitch with a 3,800-capacity grandstand and floodlighting
- Three grass pitches for training purposes
- One artificial turf pitch with floodlighting
- One artificial turf mini-pitch (40×30 metres)
- Three support buildings:
- Entry building (reception, cafeteria, press center and auditorium)
- Youth teams (three team dressrooms, one referee dressroom, one coach dressroom, medical department, and hydrotherapy room)
- Senior team (two team dressrooms, two coach dressrooms, two medical support rooms, hydrotherapy and massage room, gym)
References edit
- ^ "CTFD PortoGaia". FC Porto. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Inaugurado Centro de Treinos e Formação de Olival/Crestuma" (in Portuguese). Record. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Centro de Treino e Formação Desportiva Olival/Crestuma". cm-gaia.pt (in Portuguese). Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Marques Simões, Rui; Antunes, Rui Pedro (17 September 2013). "FC Porto levaria 2666 anos para pagar centro do Olival" [FC Porto would take 2,666 years to pay the center of Olival]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2017.