The Estádio do Dragão (Portuguese pronunciation), Stadium of the Dragon) is an all-seater football stadium located in Porto, Portugal, and the home of F.C. Porto. It was inaugurated on 16 November 2003 with a friendly match between Porto and FC Barcelona, which set an attendance record of 52,000 people. The stadium's current capacity is 50,431.
Designed by Portuguese architect Manuel Salgado, the Estádio do Dragão replaced the club's previous stadium, the Estádio das Antas, inaugurated in 1952. Rated a UEFA category four stadium, it hosted five matches in UEFA Euro 2004, including the opening, and has held several other international club competition and national team matches. It has also served as a concert venue to international music artists, such as Coldplay and The Rolling Stones.
The stadium's name comes from the dragon atop the club crest, which also gives the team their nickname, Dragons.
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