Estádio José Alvalade (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨʃˈtaðju ʒuˈzɛ alvɐˈlaðɨ]; is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was built adjacent to the site of the older stadium. The stadium is named after José Alvalade, the founder and first club member of Sporting CP in the early twentieth century.
Estádio José Alvalade
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon.
Sporting Clube de Portugal, otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting, or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries, is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football.
José Alvalade founded Sporting with the backing of his grandfather.
The 1963-64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup won by Sporting at Museum Mundo Sporting
Sporting CP's manager and former player Augusto Inácio won the Primeira Liga title in 2000
A new stadium, Estádio José Alvalade, was inaugurated in 2003.