Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Municipal stadium in Espargos, Cape Verde.
Estádio Marcelo Leitão is a multi-use stadium in Espargos, Sal island, with a capacity of 8,000 and a 105 x 68 m artificial-grass pitch. A tartan athletics track surrounds the football field, and parking lots stand next to the ground. It lies over 1 km east of the city centre, near the University of Sal.
The stadium was established in 1980 as a milestone in the sports development of Sal island. Since then it has served the island community as a place for sporting competitions and training activities.
The ground is home to Académica do Sal and to Espargos clubs Académico do Aeroporto, Juventude, Chã de Matias, Gaviões, Jovens Unidos of Ribeira Funda (since 2014) and Pretória (since 2017). Santa Maria's SC Santa Maria and GD Palmeira still play their matches here in Espargos, in the middle of the island. The stadium is operated by the Sal Regional Football and Athletic associations.
The stadium lies over 1 km east of Espargos city centre, south of the road linking the east of the city with the ring road, near the University of Sal and the hill to the west. The ground is artificial grass, 105 by 68 metres, with recently built parking lots. Athletics events have been held here since 2010, when the track was completed.
The stadium is the main sports building on Sal island and one of the few large sports facilities in the region. Its name honors Marcelo Leitão, an important figure in local sports history.
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