The Coimbra University Stadium (Portuguese: ''Estádio Universitário de Coimbra''), or EUC, is an extensive sports complex of the

University of Coimbra The University of Coimbra (UC; , ) is a Public university, public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The university ...

on Mondego's left bank, in Santa Clara parish, in the city of

Coimbra Coimbra (, also , , or ), officially the City of Coimbra (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of . The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Po ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. The stadium was opened in 1963.Noticias de Portugal Secretariado Nacional da Informação, Portugal. Direcção-Geral da Informação - 1963 - Nos 818-869 - Page 35 "Assim, anunciou que vai entrar em funcionamento o Estádio Universitário de Coimbra; que Portugal estará presente nos jogos mundiais universitários; que será levantada a carta desportiva do País." It has 2 football (soccer) fields, one of them with an athletics track, a

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field,

gym A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learn ...

nasiums, tennis courts, a Radio-Controlled car track, and two multisports pavilions for play indoor sports such as basketball, handball, rink hockey, and volleyball. The ''Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física da Universidade de Coimbra'', the sports sciences faculty of the University of Coimbra, is located there, and includes library and restaurant for the student community.

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