Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
football stadium in Chaves, Portugal
The Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira is a multi-use stadium in Chaves, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of GD Chaves. The stadium is able to hold 8,400 people.
The stadium normally holds the national teams' youth games and also some U21 games and also the senior team but rarely. Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the Portugal national team against Kazakhstan in 2003, at the stadium.
Portugal national team matches
The following national team matches were held in the stadium.
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