CTFD PortoGaia explained
| CTFD PortoGaia |
| Fullname: | Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia |
| Location: | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal |
| Type: | Training ground |
| Owner: | Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality |
| Operator: | FC Porto |
| Surface: | Natural grass, artificial turf |
| Architect: | Alcino Soutinho |
| Capacity: | 3,800 |
| Tenants: | FC Porto |
The CTFD PortoGaia (Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia; English: PortoGaia Sports Training Center) is a football training complex located in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, that is used by the senior, reserve and youth teams of FC Porto.[1]
Designed by Portuguese architect Alcino Soutinho and inaugurated in the summer of 2002,[2] the complex is property of the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality, with the official name CTFD Olival/Crestuma. It had a construction cost of €16 million but was leased to FC Porto for €500 a month for a period of 50 years.[3] [4]
Facilities
- One grass pitch with a 3,800-capacity grandstand and floodlighting
- Three grass pitches for training purposes
- One artificial turf pitch with floodlighting
- One artificial turf mini-pitch (40×30 metres)
- Three support buildings:
- Entry building (reception, cafeteria, press center and auditorium)
- Youth teams (three team dressing rooms, one referee dressing room, one coach dressing room, medical department, and hydrotherapy room)
- Senior team (two team dressing rooms, two coach dressing rooms, two medical support rooms, hydrotherapy and massage room, gym)
Notes and References
- Web site: CTFD PortoGaia. FC Porto. 24 January 2015.
- Web site: Inaugurado Centro de Treinos e Formação de Olival/Crestuma. Record. 31 August 2014. 6 August 2002. Portuguese.
- Web site: Centro de Treino e Formação Desportiva Olival/Crestuma. cm-gaia.pt. Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality. 25 January 2015. Portuguese.
- News: Marques Simões. Rui. Antunes. Rui Pedro. 17 September 2013. FC Porto levaria 2666 anos para pagar centro do Olival. FC Porto would take 2,666 years to pay the center of Olival. Portuguese. Diário de Notícias. 31 August 2017.
