Estádio do Buraco

Estádio do Buraco is a football stadium in Lobito, Benguela Province, Angola.

Estádio do Buraco

Location	Lobito, Benguela, Angola
Capacity	5,000
Construction
Renovated	June 30, 2007 November 22, 2009
Tenants
Académica do Lobito

It is owned by Académica Petróleos do Lobito and holds 5,000 people.[1]

History

The Estádio do Buraco was built in the 1970s, at the Bairro Santa Cruz.

In 1999, the stadium was the venue of the 1–2 home defeat of Académica to Atlético Sport Aviação, a result that relegated Académica to the 2nd rank in the overall Girabola classification of that year.

On April 3rd 2003, the stadium was the venue for Académica's 2–3 home defeat to DRC's TP Mazembe.

In 2004, Académica played their home games at the União da Catumbela-owned Estádio Comandante Fragoso de Matos in the neighboring town of Catumbela following a ban on dirt-pitch football stadiums issued by the Angolan Football Federation.

In 2007, the stadium was reinaugurated with the installation of new grass, following a 7-year period of inactivity.[2]

The 110x68m stadium underwent a major rehabilitation in the wake of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Angola, with the installation of a new fence, four sets of led lights, new goal posts and a UK-imported natural grass. It now features three new dressing rooms as well. It was the training ground of the Morocco national football team in that event.

References

1. "Futebol: Estádio do Buraco volta a ser palco do Girabola quatro anos depois" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 12 Feb 2015. Retrieved 25 Jan 2017.
2. "Futebol: Académica do Lobito reinaugura hoje campo do Buraco" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 30 Jun 2007. Retrieved 25 Jan 2017.