Estádio João Cardoso is a football stadium in Tondela, Portugal, with a capacity for 5,000 spectators. It is the home stadium of C.D. Tondela, currently playing in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
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| Location | Tondela, Portugal |
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| Owner | Clube Desportivo de Tondela |
| Operator | Clube Desportivo de Tondela |
| Capacity | 4,820 |
| Record attendance | 4,987 (11 March 2017) |
| Field size | 102 x 68 metres |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2008[1] |
| Renovated | 2015 |
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| Tondela | |
The stadium, built in 2008, initially held a capacity of 2,674 spectators[2] but following Tondela's promotion to the top division in 2015, the club upgraded the facility by building two new stands, bringing the capacity up to 5,000.[3] The newly expanded stadium was inaugurated on 13 December 2015.
The stadium hosted the 2015-16 Taça AF Viseu final.[4]
On 11 March 2017, there were 4.987 spectators in the match against Sporting CP, a new record for the stadium.[5]
Portugal national football team edit
The following national team matches were held in the stadium.
| # | Date | National Team | Score | Opponent | Competition | Portugal scorers |
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| 1. | 20 October 1997 | Portugal U18 | 2–1 |  Bulgaria |
1998 European Under-18 qualification | Celso Lopes (2) |
| 2. | 21 September 2006 | Portugal U20 | 3–0 |  Poland |
Friendly | Zequinha, Tó Mané (2) |
| 3. | 10 May 2007 | Portugal U16 | 3–1 | Poland |
Friendly | José Francisco, André Claro, João Carlos |
| 4. | 17 January 2008 | Portugal U20 | 2–1 |  Slovakia |
Friendly | Pereirinha, Fábio Paim |
| 5. | 28 October 2009 | Portugal Women's | 0–1 |  Finland |
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 6. | 5 April 2011 | Portugal U18 | 0–1 |  Switzerland |
Friendly | |
| 7. | 29 October 2011 | Portugal U17 | 0–1 |  Romania |
2012 European Under-17 qualifying | Tomás Podstawski  42'
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| 8. | 23 March 2018 | Portugal U21 | 7–0 |  Liechtenstein |
2019 European Under-21 qualifying | Gonçalves 7', 30', 63', Carvalho 10', 45', Xadas 26', Félix 67'
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References edit
- ^ "Cd Tondela".
- ^ "Estádio João Cardoso :: Zerozero.pt".
- ^ "Cd Tondela".
- ^ "Taça Sócios de Mérito 2015-16—-C.D.R. Moimenta da Beira 1 X S.C. Penalva do Castelo 3". magazineserrano. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Tondela bateu recorde de assistência na receção ao Sporting" [Tondela breaks record of assistance at the reception of Sporting]. zerozero. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.