Stadium
Estoril currently play at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota which holds a seating capacity of 8000. The stadium also plays host to Estoril's reserve team home games.
The Swedish national football team used the stadium as a training ground in preparation for UEFA Euro 2004. The stadium has also played host to matches of Portuguese youth team games most notably the Portuguese national under-21 football team.
The stadium has also played host to games involving the Portuguese national rugby union team, most recently being against the Ukraine in a 2006 European Nations Cup First Division match and against Uruguay in a 2007 Rugby World Cup repechage qualification match.
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