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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: CS Mar\u00edtimo | Opening: 1957 | Capacity: 10,600 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Estadio do Maritimo, previously known as Estadio dos Barreiros XXI, officially opened on 5 May 1957.\u00a0In the next\u00a050 years, only minor changes were made such as the conversion of the standing areas into seating.<\/p>\n

However, by the turn of the millennium and with Maritimo\u2019s regular\u00a0participation in the Europa League, it became clear that the club needed of a more modern home.<\/p>\n

In 2009, plans were presented for a redevelopment of Estadio dos Barreiros into a 9,000-all-seater, and soon after works started. Works were expected to finish in 2010, however were halted before completion due to funding problems of the consortium in charge of the project.<\/p>\n

Works were resumed in 2014 and by the end of the 2014-15 season new covered stands on three sides were completed with only the old main stand left standing. The final part of the redevelopment was completed by the end of 2016 with the opening of the new main stand.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the name of the stadium was changed from\u00a0Estadio dos Barreiros to Estadio do Maritimo.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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(photos of the present Estadio do Maritimo below)<\/p>\n

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