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Benfica's home since 2003Benfica's "Cathedral", where a real eagle flies over the crowd before every home game.Record attendance
66,387
17 February 2026
Record2026
Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0
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What makes it special
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On matchday
Fans arrive on crowded metro trains and meet at the food trucks for bifanas, pork sandwiches, before going in to watch the eagle fly and sing the Benfica anthem with scarves held high, as one supporter wrote for UEFA's Champions Journal. Benfica's own words: anywhere in the stadium, the feeling of being close to the pitch is huge.
The ground
- Architect
- HOK Sport (now Populous (company), Populous)
- Cost
- €160 million
- League
- Primeira Liga