{"id":382,"date":"2011-11-24T20:41:56","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.nl\/?p=382"},"modified":"2012-06-21T20:09:40","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T20:09:40","slug":"antas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/antas\/","title":{"rendered":"Est\u00e1dio das Antas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Club: FC Porto | Opening: 1952 | Closing: 2003 | Final capacity: 55,000 | Maximum Capacity: 95,000<\/p>\n
Est\u00e1dio das Antas was FC Porto\u2019s home ground before the construction of Est\u00e1dio do Drag\u00e3o<\/a> in 2003. It was located just a few hundred metres away from the site of the current stadium.<\/p>\n Est\u00e1dio das Antas opened on the 28th of May 1952 and had the official name Est\u00e1dio do Futebol do Clube do Porto. It initially had part of the East Stand left open, but this gap was closed with the construction of the Maratona Stand. At the same time a second tier was added which brought the capacity to about 65,000.<\/p>\n In 1986 the capacity was further increased to around 95,000. This was achieved by lowering the pitch, removing the athletics and cycling tracks, and building an additional lower tier. In the decade following all standing places were gradually replaced with seats, bringing down capacity again to around 55,000 by 1997.<\/p>\n At the end of the 20th<\/sup> century the need grew for Porto to have a modern stadium and with the Euro 2004<\/a> tournament coming up plans were made to build a new stadium.<\/p>\n The new Est\u00e1dio do Drag\u00e3o got completed in 2003, and shortly after Est\u00e1dio das Antas was demolished.<\/p>\n