Estádio Nacional 11 de Novembro
Front view of the stadium
Full nameEstádio Nacional 11 de Novembro
LocationTalatona, Angola
Capacity48,500[1]
Field size105m x 68m
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Built23 February 2008 (2008-02-23)
Opened27 December 2009 (2009-12-27)
Tenants
Petro de Luanda
Angola national football team

The Estádio 11 de Novembro is a multi-use stadium in Talatona (near Luanda), Angola. Completed in 2010 ahead of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, it hosted nine matches during the tournament, including five Group A matches, one Group B match, one quarter final, one semi-final, and the final. Its estimated cost is around 227 million US dollars.

Overview

It is currently used on a regular basis by football clubs Primeiro de Agosto, Petro de Luanda and Benfica de Luanda who play in Girabola. Its capacity is 48,000.

The stadium is named after the date of Angola's independence.

The stadium is located in Talatona municipality at the Expressway surrounding Luanda on the road side.

1º de Agosto vs TP Mazembe post-match incident

Five people were reportedly killed after the 45.000 capacity crowd match on Saturday 15 September 2018, including two children who were trampled and/or suffocated to death while exiting the stadium. Before the match begun, supporters called a radio station urging the organization to open all gates after the match ended for fear of a tragedy and after going through similar ordeals in the past. The Angolan Ministry of Youth and Sports in a statement regretted the incident, expressed condolences to the relatives and vowed to launch an investigation. On their part, the club's management promised to assist the relatives in funeral expenses.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Estádio 11 de Novembro on br.soccerway.com
  2. ↑ "Football: Sports ministry regrets stadium stampede". ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 17 Sep 2018. Retrieved 17 Sep 2018.
  3. ↑ "Futebol: MINJUD lamenta tragédia no estádio 11 de Novembro" (in Portuguese). ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 17 Sep 2018. Retrieved 17 Sep 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nota de condolência" (in Portuguese). primeiroagosto.com. 14 Sep 2018. Retrieved 17 Sep 2018.

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