Estádio da Luz

Visiting Benfica Stadium, also known as Estádio da Luz, was an incredible experience. From the moment we arrived, it was clear how well-designed and organized the stadium is. The location is easily accessible by car and public transport, and the parking and signage make it very convenient for visitors. The atmosphere inside the stadium is truly electric. The passion and energy of Benfica fans create an unforgettable experience that makes every match exciting and memorable. The crowd’s enthusiasm is contagious, and it’s clear that the stadium is the beating heart of the club and its supporters. The facilities at Benfica Stadium are excellent. The seating is comfortable, with clear views of the pitch from almost every section. The stadium is clean, modern, and well-maintained, with plenty of amenities such as restrooms, food and beverage options, and merchandise stores. The staff are friendly, professional, and helpful, ensuring that visitors have a smooth and enjoyable experience throughout their visit. Whether you are attending a match or just visiting the stadium, the experience is top-notch. The combination of passionate fans, fantastic facilities, and a welcoming atmosphere makes Benfica Stadium a must-visit for football lovers and tourists alike. I highly recommend visiting, and I look forward to returning for another match in the future!

Stadium tour is really great experience. Definitely worth to spend few ours on this place. Tour is well guided, a lot of interesting information and stadium looks impressive. If you can combine visit with game it would be win win. I am gonna give 5 stars, but what I did not like is picture selling at the end of tour. Before you start, in the lobby, guys will take picture of you or family. The prices are shamelessly high aka 20 euros for 2 photoshoped pics. So Benficados, cool gesture would be to give this pictures as gift especially to kids.

A must-see for every football fan! Estádio da Luz is a beautiful, modern stadium that still preserves the legacy and spirit of the old one. The VR experience is a real highlight — don’t miss it. The Benfica Museum is fantastic, full of history and emotion, and the fan shop is great too. You can easily spend a whole day here exploring and soaking up the atmosphere.

What a stadium, what fans, what an atmosphere! A spectacular show, interactive and fan-driven. Certainly whips up the fans, which in turn can only help motivate and drive players. Lovely to see families and the young in such numbers. What's wonderful also is the large numbers who stick around to eat at the many eateries around the stadium after the game.

Tickets were reasonable and discount applied for over 65. The tour is self guided, unfortunately no audio guide. If you want to know more, I do recommend to get the museum ticket. The museum cinema hall had a movie explaining the history and it moved me to tears. Staff is helpful and very knowledgeable.

We loved it. We went to visit like 4 times and every time we go we enjoy it. Well taken care of. We watched two matches too :) people were helpful and so cheerful

I decided to take in a Benfica match while I was in Lisbon. The atmosphere was amazing - Jose Mourinho’s first home game in charge. I had food in the stadium and it was good quality and reasonably priced. Well worth a visit if you can get a ticket.

Had a great tour this morning at the stadium. Filipa was our guide and she explained everything in a Portuguese and then in English. If you’re a football fan then this is definitely worth a visit.

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, or as it is otherwise known, Estádio da Luz is the largest football stadium in Portugal and in the top 25 largest stadiums in Europe, it is home to Benfica with a capacity just shy of 65,000. The stadium has hosted the UEFA Champions League Final on two occasions, since opening in 2003, hosting the 2014 and 2020 Finals. It also hosted matches during Euro 2004, including the Final and will highly likely host games in the FIFA World Cup 2034 when it is played in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. It is a large and modern stadium, easily accessible by the metro from the city centre, it is also right by the large Colombo Shopping Centre in case you want to kill some time and grab a bite to eat while waiting for traffic to die down after the game. I visited the stadium during my 2023 trip to Lisbon, the stadium is certainly very pretty, the arches at the top of the stadium in Benfica's red colours remind me of a smaller version of what you might find at Wembley, there is a red theme around the stadium with it being the colour of Benfica. The facilities at the stadium are amongst what you'd expect at the best clubs and stadiums across Europe, including a themed cafe, store and museum. The underpass approaching the stadium from the shopping centre is very unique in modern stadia, it gives you that 80's / 90's feel of walking through the terraces, it's decorated in art and graffiti all related to Benfica and just feels that good kind of old school which you don't get in the modern stadia anymore. I do think the walking route to the stadium could be better signposted, however, as I did struggle to find a safe and possible route. 4* - Amongst the top stadiums in Europe, which we will hopefully see host further big games in the future.

Beautiful stadium with great fans. The history of the club and the eagle mascot was amazing to see

I have been to two games at the Estadio da Luz, and both times I had an amazing time! (Champions Leauge against Zenit & Bayer Münich) The atmosphere before the game was just as amazing as when the game started. People standing outside, drinking their beers & eating food from little food trucks, and buying some football gear. Everyone extremely friendly and happy, despite which team you will support. I had expected to see some clashes between the supporters, but that never happened. Quite the opposite actually; people were taking pictures with the supporters of the opposite team, shaking hands and having a few laughs. Amazing to see such good sportsman ships. Before the game starts you have one of the 3 Benfica eagles fly around, yea an actually eagle! You have the songs and the cheers from the fan, and it is absolutely amazing. Fireworks are not allowed inside the stadium, and neither is any alcoholic drinks. You can have your beer before you enter the stadium, but once you "cross over" you will be asked to either drink it all at once or throw it out. As I have said in other reviews, you must experience a Portuguese football game at least once or twice to really experience a part of the Portuguese culture.

I've had the opportunity.....wait....no.....privilege to attend some of the worlds greatest football venues. The atmosphere, fans and of course sight lines all can make and break your experience. The fans in Lisboa do it right and the architect did a masterful job at creating an amazing stadium. Even if you are not a fan of the sport, attending a S.L. Benfica game in it's home stadium should be added to any sports fan bucket list.

Thi stadium was built to replace the old Estádio da Luz (which means Stadium of Light, if you know your football you'll notice that it is the same name of Sunderland's stadium, the reason is that Sunderland liked the stadium so much that they wanted theirs to be renamed like Benfica's) for the Euro 2004, that was held in Portugal. This is one of many purpose built stadiums across the country for the venue. I went there for the opening match of this 2008-2009 season of the Portuguese football league. It was SLBenfica versus FC Porto and it was a crappy match. But the experience of being in that stadium was amazing, they even tried to do an opening just like an American sports show (NFL kinda stuff) and it looked nice. Vitória (Benfica's mascot, which is a real eagle and her name means Victory) flew three time over the tiers and return to ther owner in the middle of the field. It was a pretty nice show. After having visited some other stadiums, like the Millennium (at Cardiff) I have to say that Estádio da Luz has a really good level of technology, security and design. It is pretty to look at! And not only that you are just next to a multitude of shops at the Colombo shopping center on the other side of the road. The stadium also has an Adidas shop, a Media Markt and 2 or 3 Restaurants. If you like architecture and don't mind football go there for a match, you won't regret it! (try to go for one of the big ones if you can but be on the lookout for trouble amongst fans)

Empressive stadium. They have good facilities and a great fan shop that sell club merchandise. Always friendly helpful staff around to help out.Brilliant views from the stands.