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==Sports== {{multiple image | direction = vertical | width = 250 | align = right | image1 = Estadio da Luz 2012.jpg | image2 = AlvaladeXXI4.jpg | footer = [[Estádio da Luz]] (top), home to [[S.L. Benfica]], and [[Estádio José Alvalade]] (bottom), home to [[Sporting CP]]. }} Lisbon has a long tradition in sports. It hosted several matches, including the [[UEFA Euro 2004|final]], of the [[UEFA Euro 2004]] championship. The city also played host to the final of the [[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] and the [[European Fencing Championships]] in 1983 and 1992, as well as the [[2003 World Men's Handball Championship]], and the [[2008 European Judo Championships]]. From 2006 to 2008, Lisbon was the starting point for the [[Dakar Rally]]. The city hosted the [[2014 UEFA Champions League Final|2014]] and [[2020 UEFA Champions League Final|2020]] [[UEFA Champions League]] finals. In 2008 and 2016, the city hosted the [[European Triathlon Championships]]. Lisbon has a leg at the [[Volvo Ocean Race]]. It is one of the potential host cities for the [[2030 FIFA World Cup]]. ===Football=== The city hosts three [[association football]] clubs in Portugal's highest league, the [[Primeira Liga]]. [[S.L. Benfica|Sport Lisboa e Benfica]], commonly known as simply ''Benfica'', has won 38 league titles in addition to two [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]s. Lisbon's second-most successful club is [[Sporting CP|Sporting Clube de Portugal]] (commonly known as ''Sporting'' and often referred to as ''Sporting Lisbon'' abroad to prevent confusion with other teams with the same name), winner of 20 league titles and the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. A third club, [[C.F. Os Belenenses]] (commonly ''Belenenses'' or ''Belenenses Lisbon''), based in the [[Belém, Lisbon|Belém]] quarter, has solely won one league title. Other major clubs in Lisbon include [[Atlético Clube de Portugal|Atlético]], [[Casa Pia A.C.|Casa Pia]], and [[Clube Oriental de Lisboa|Oriental]]. Lisbon has two [[UEFA elite stadium|UEFA category four stadiums]]; Benfica's [[Estádio da Luz]] (''Stadium of Light''), with a capacity of over 65,000 and Sporting's [[Estádio José Alvalade]], with a capacity of over 50,000. The Estádio da Luz held both the [[2014 UEFA Champions League Final|2014]] and [[2020 UEFA Champions League Final]]. There is also Belenenses' [[Estádio do Restelo]], with a capacity of over 19,000. The [[Estádio Nacional]], in nearby [[Oeiras Municipality, Portugal|Oeiras]], has a capacity of 37,000 and was used exclusively for [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese]] international football matches and cup finals until the construction of larger stadia in the city. It held the [[1967 European Cup Final]]. ===Other sports=== Other sports, such as [[basketball]], [[futsal]], [[team handball|handball]], [[roller hockey (quad)|roller hockey]], [[rugby union]] and [[volleyball]] are also popular; the latter's national stadium is in Lisbon. There are many other sports facilities in Lisbon, ranging from athletics, sailing, golfing to [[mountain-biking]]. Lisboa and Troia golf course are two of many stunning [[golf course]]s located in Lisbon. Every March the city hosts the [[Lisbon Half Marathon]], while in September the [[Portugal Half Marathon]].
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