Estádio Municipal das Laranjeiras

The concrete stands facing the pitch bear the name of the club that calls this place home. **U.S.C. Paredes** players walk from the tunnel onto the grass under a corrugated roof that offers little shade. The current structure replaced the original in 2020.

Beyond the terraces the ground drops away into trees, and Paredes climbs the hills behind. You can see a yellow building and a taller block rising above the canopy, but they are just part of the town, not the game. The surface is natural grass, and the capacity holds three thousand souls who watch the matches like they always have.

The stadium was not built in one go. The old ground came down in May 2020 after the municipality took back the land. The new one opened on December 16, 2022, with a concert by the band **UHF**, because a stadium without music feels empty. Since then it has hosted youth internationals for the **Portuguese national under-19 and under-18 teams**, and the final of the **Taça AF Porto**.

The address is **Av. Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro 644**, but you do not need it to find the place. The name has changed, the concrete has been poured twice, but the pitch faces the same way.