The construction of an FC Porto academy in Maia “will be a reality” from the first quarter of next year, the president of national football’s second place said on Thursday evening, making progress on one of the objectives of the current four-year League. period of time.
“The big dream I had for our academy will become reality. In collaboration with the Municipal Council of Maia, we have been able to find a solution that benefits this major undertaking in the municipality, where we will have 22,000 square meters of construction on 20 hectares,” explains Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa during his speech at the Dragões de Ouro gala at Coliseu do Porto, celebrating the club’s 130th anniversary.
On July 31, the Maiata Municipality, in an extraordinary meeting, unanimously approved the strategic program for the city’s future Metropolitan Park, which will include a technological “campus”, senior housing and sports areas spread over more than 376 hectares, 70 of which are owned by the city bordering Porto, located between the parishes of Nogueira e Silva Escura and São Pedro Fins
“The project is already being carried out by architect Manuel Salgado, but no one should worry because the realization of this dream will in no way affect the current life of our club. We have already secured financing for such an important project. project,” he concludes Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, who will end his current term in mid-2024.
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According to the Porto Canal The project will include a stadium with the characteristics to host II League matches and the most important matches of youth teams, with approximately 2,500 covered seats, a parking lot, press areas and changing rooms.
The future complex also includes nine grass pitches with official dimensions and another with a similar surface for seven-a-side football, designed by the architectural firm Manuel Salgado, which designed the Estádio do Dragão and the Dragão Arena, both in Porto.
The main building will consist of a technical sports area and the so-called Casa do Dragão, a living space reserved for athletes, organized by FC Porto, with almost 70 double rooms, study and recreation areas or a restaurant area.
Source: DN
