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The CTFD PortoGaia (Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia; English: PortoGaia Sports Training Center) is a football training complex located in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, that is used by the senior, reserve and youth teams of FC Porto.[1]

CTFD PortoGaia

Full name	Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia
Location	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Coordinates	41.065921°N 8.51707°W / 41.065921; -8.51707
Owner	Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality
Operator	FC Porto
Type	Training ground
Capacity	3,800
Surface	Natural grass, artificial turf
Construction
Opened	5 August 2002 (2002-08-05)
Architect	Alcino Soutinho
Tenants
FC Porto

Designed by Portuguese architect Alcino Soutinho and inaugurated in the summer of 2002,[2] the complex is property of the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality, with the official name CTFD Olival/Crestuma. It had a construction cost of €16 million but was leased to FC Porto for €500 a month for a period of 50 years.[3][4]

Facilities

• One grass pitch with a 3,800-capacity grandstand and floodlighting
• Three grass pitches for training purposes
• One artificial turf pitch with floodlighting
• One artificial turf mini-pitch (40×30 metres)
• Three support buildings:
  • Entry building (reception, cafeteria, press center and auditorium)
  • Youth teams (three team dressrooms, one referee dressroom, one coach dressroom, medical department, and hydrotherapy room)
  • Senior team (two team dressrooms, two coach dressrooms, two medical support rooms, hydrotherapy and massage room, gym)

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