Alvalade XXI Stadium

Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, home of Sporting, one of Portugal's biggest clubs. It was designed by Tomás Taveira and was classified by UEFA as a 5-star stadium, enabling it to host finals of major UEFA events. This stadium - originally projected to hold only 40,000 spectators at any given time - has a capacity of 50,466 and was acoustically engineered as a venue for major concerts. Its official opening was on 6 August 2003 when Sporting played and beat Manchester United 3-1. It also hosted the 2005 UEFA Cup final between Sporting and CSKA Moscow, which CSKA won 3-1. The stadium also has underground parking for fans during official matches. On the exterior, the stadium features multi-coloured tiles and colours. On the interior some seats have different colours to give an illusion that the stadium is always full. The stadium also has a marvellous museum of the club and fans may see the museum when visiting the stadium.