part of the public discussion period of the Alvalade XXI Detail Plan, CML held a public clarification meeting on 30 May 2011, approving it on 26 October 2011. However, a final step was missing. The approval by the Municipal Assembly, which would only happen on March 12, 2013. Mission Pavilion After becoming club president in the 2013 elections, Bruno de Carvalho, launched, after the approval of the Municipal Assembly of the Alvalade XXI Detail Plan, the Mission Pavilion in order to raise financial resources for the construction of the João Rocha Pavilion. The final objective of the Mission Pavilion was the raising of ten million euros, to be divided by the construction of the João Rocha Pavilion and the restoration of the Multidesportivo Sporting. Opening The João Rocha Pavilion was inaugurated on June 21, 2017, precisely 15 years after the inauguration of the Sporting Academy in Alcochete, in a solemn institutional ceremony. The first game held at the João Rocha Pavilion was on September 6, 2017. It was the first round of the national handball championship, where Sporting defeated AC Fafe for 30-17, with 2852 spectators. Construction Launch of the first stone On March 27, 2015, Sporting signaled the start of construction of the new pavilion. After an open training session at the José Alvalade Stadium, the ceremony for the launching of the first stone of the João Rocha Pavilion began with the official speeches of Bruno de Carvalho (Sporting president in 2015) and Fernando Medina (Vice-president of the Lisbon City Council). On the day of the launching of the first stone, several modalities opened their doors to the members and fans, who had the opportunity to try the various modalities and also, in some cases, to train with the athletes. Work The work lasted for about 22 months, integrating the normal period of inspections, extension connections and use licenses, culminating with the inauguration. With a month of works, the land displacement was almost completed and it became possible to see the exact perimeter of Pavilion implementation. At the end of the second month, the first concrete structures appeared in the form of the south wall and two giant cranes became part of the landscape. In the third month the western wall appeared, and the slopes of north and east earth were consolidated with concrete. On March 23, 2016, Sporting opened the doors of the work so that fans could