Estadio 5 de Julho
| Location | São Filipe, Fogo, Cape Verde |
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| Capacity | 1,000 |
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Académica do Fogo Botafogo Spartak d'Aguadinha União Valência Vulcânicos |
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Estádio 5 de Julho is a multi-purpose stadium in São Filipe, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 1,000 people. The stadium is home to the island's best clubs including Académica do Fogo, Botafogo and Vulcânicos. Other teams that base in another part include União FC from São Lourenço and Valência from As Hortas. Its size is 100 by 65 m.
The São Filipe Municipal Tournament, a municipal tournament takes place at the stadium.
The stadium is named with the date of Cape Verdean independence.
Some Cape Verdean Football Championship final took place at the stadium. One of the two match that took place was in 1976, it was the first to be held outside the islands of Santiago or São Vicente and was the first held after the end of Portuguese rule, it featured Botafogo and Mindelense. The second was in 1999 which featured Amarante and Vulcânicos in the second match, Vulcânicos lost the title to Amarante. The third and last was in 2014 where the second match featured Académica do Fogo and Mindelense, the match ended in a draw and Académica do Fogo lost the title to Mindelense.
In 2014, the stadium was once again reused after repairs along with Simão Mendes Arena.
Coordinates: 14°53′51″N 24°29′44″W / 14.89750°N 24.49556°W
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