Campo de Sete Rios - Caracteristics
Name Campo de Sete Rios |
Location At Quinta Nova, next to the railway station of Sete Rios, with the entrance through Estrada de Palhavã. |
Ocuppation time Between January 1913 and December 31st, 1917 |
Current situation Buildings and respective yards in the block delimited by the Prof. Lima Basto street (old Estrada de Palhavã), Dr. António Granjo street, Dr. António Martins street and by the railway’s internal line. |
Kind of property Land rented by 125 Escudos (125$00) / Semester |
Inauguration and first match dates 12/10/1913 - match against Sporting, for the Regional de Lisboa (V 4-0) |
Last match date: 27/05/1917 against Sporting (L 1-4) Taça de Honra final. |
Other facilities In 1913 : utilization of a wooden “chalet”, for showers and “toilette”. On 29/05/1915: Inauguration of the Lawn-Tennis court. In 1916: utilization of an irrigation tank for Swimming. |
Abandonment reason The changing to the contract, to start on 01/01/1908, was considered absolutely unacceptable, especially the annual income of 650$00. On the other hand, the club had a ground at the back of the headquarter, where football was played since 1914. |
Top Matches
DATE | RESULT | OBSERVATIONS |
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12/10/1913 | 4 - SL Benfica 0 - Sporting CP |
Inauguration of the Field. |
01/01/1916 | 9 - SL Benfica 0 - FC Porto |
Great result against Porto’s regional champion. |
27/02/1916 | 7 - SL Benfica 0 - Real C Fortuna de Vigo |
Conclusive victory in a friendly match. |
25/02/1917 | 8 - SL Benfica 0 - Lisboa FC |
Significant result for the Regional de Lisboa, with 7-0 at the halftime. |