The Estádio Algarve is an association football stadium located between Faro and Loulé municipalities, in the Algarve region of Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of 30,305 and was purposely built for the UEFA Euro 2004 championship.
Estádio Algarve in 2021
Sébastien Loeb driving his Citroën C4 WRC at the 2007 Rally de Portugal won by him. The rally included super special stages performed at the stadium.
On 1 September 2021, in a Portugal and Republic of Ireland match played at Algarve Stadium, Cristiano Ronaldo became all-time leading goalscorer in men's international football with 111 goals, after surpassing Iranian legend Ali Daei's long-standing record of 109. On 9 October, in a 3–0 friendly win over Qatar at Algarve Stadium Cristiano Ronaldo made his 181st international appearance overtaking Sergio Ramos's record for the most international caps received by a European player.
Gibraltar and Republic of Ireland national football teams playing a match in Algarve Stadium, 2015.
Faro is a municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 60,995 inhabitants in 2019, the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi).
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