Complexo Desportivo Conde de Sucena
Appearance
Location | Av. Conde de Sucena 1 Sintra |
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Coordinates | 38°47′17″N 09°22′29″W / 38.78806°N 9.37472°W |
Owner | S.U. 1º Dezembro |
Type | Sports facility |
Opened | 1935 |
The Complexo Desportivo Conde de Sucena (meaning in English "Count of Sucena Sports Complex") is located in Sintra and is the home of the S.U. 1º Dezembro football club.
History
[edit]After the board of the S.U. 1º Dezembro decided to expand its sports activities to include football, the then Count of Sucena granted the club some land in 1935.[1] The Sports Complex has been located in that piece of land ever since it being granted and all the club's activities are performed there on a daily basis.
The Complex is located at the base of the Sintra Mountains, making for a rainy, cold and humid climate, with fog being a common occurrence.
Facilities
[edit]The Sports Complex consists of the following:
- Campo Conde de Sucena (in English, "Count of Sucena Field") is the main one, fit for 11-a-side matches. It is used by all the 11-a-side teams of the club and is often temporarily fitted for 7-a-side official matches;
- Field nr. 2, a 5-a-side artificial turf field;
- Field nr. 3, a 7-a-side artificial turf field, inaugurated in 2011 and is used for unofficial matches;
- A restaurant/bar.
Tenants
[edit]- S.U. 1º Dezembro
- S.U. 1º Dezembro (women)
- Sevenfoot
- Abrunheira-URCA
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ">>> Sociedade União 1º de Dezembro <<<". www.su1dezembro.net. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.