Stade Port Autonome is a multi-use

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. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of Port Autonome. The stadium holds 4,000 people.

History

Two cup finals took place in the season, the first was in 1990 where Port Autonome lost to

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and the recent where the club defeated

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to claim their only cup title. Some continental appearance by Port Autonome took place at the stadium, the first two were the African Cup of Champions Clubs in

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with

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and the

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where the club faced

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. The

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took place with

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and the match ended in a draw. The

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took place with a single match where the club lost to

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of Angola. Their third and recent continental championship was in 2006, this time as the CAF Champions League, where the club advanced up to the second round, one of the three matches were in the stadium.

References

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