Hello,
Welcome to the "The Quiquest Guide to Groundhopping in Lisbon". This website tries to contain useful info about the top clubs and stadiums in and around the Portuguese capital. For all clubs in contains a "Birds eye View" from Live Maps, a very brief description about the club and their stadium, some indications how to get there and, because life isn't only football some suggestions about spending an enjoyable day around.
Usually there are no programmes published for games, but the top clubs publish a weekly newspaper or a magazine.
For the majority of clubs to get a ticket is easy, the exception is if one of the big Three are involved. Usually it's cheaper if you buy the ticket with one day of advance.
Both clubs from Açores and Madeira islands play in the national competitions (League and Cup). You can find here a brief explanation about the Portuguese Pyramid and the list of clubs in the top 4 divisions for 2010/11 season.There is also a link for a website if available and is updated regularly. Many Portuguese clubs doesn't yet discovered the advantages of having a website and many of them only update it in the first months.
The main stadiums and clubs in and around Lisbon are:
| 1st Level - Liga Zon Sagres | Benfica Sporting Vitória de Setúbal |
| 2nd Level - Liga Orangina | Belenenses Estoril-Praia |
| 3rd Level - II Divisão | Atlético Oriental |
| Lower Leagues | Barreirense / Fabril Casa Pia Futebol Benfica Olivais e Moscavide |
| No club | National Stadium |
If you want to visit a classic Portuguese non-league stadium then Gaio Rosário stadium is a worth a visit.
You can also find here a couple of useful links about football, groundhopping and Lisbon.
If you have another question about a stadium in Portugal, feel free of e-mailing me. I'll do my best to answer it.
Enjoy it
Cheers,
Pedro Ramalhete