Angelo Massimino Stadium

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Angelo Massimino Stadium
Cibali
Main grandstand of the Stadio Angelo Massimino
Main grandstand of the Stadio Angelo Massimino
Earlier names

Stadio Cibali (1937-2002)

Data
place Piazza Vincenzo Spedini 95125 Catania , Italy
ItalyItaly
Coordinates 37 ° 30 '56.6 "  N , 15 ° 4' 17.9"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 30 '56.6 "  N , 15 ° 4' 17.9"  E
owner City of Catania
opening November 28, 1937
First game ACF Catania 1-0 US Foggia
Renovations 1982, 1991, 1997
surface Natural grass
architect Raffaele Leone
capacity 23,420 seats
playing area 105 m × 68 m
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Events

The Stadio Angelo Massimino (from 1937 to 2002: Stadio Cibali ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in Catania , the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily . It serves mainly as a venue of Catania , which is currently in the Series C plays.

history

The stadium was built in 1937 and can seat 23,420 spectators. During the Summer Universiade in Sicily in August 1997, the athletics competitions were held in Catania. The stadium was renovated for this purpose. In 2002 it was named after the former chairman of Catania Calcio, Angelo Massimino . After riots between the fans of Catania Calcio and the US Palermo outside the stadium, which ended with the death of the police officer Filippo Raciti, no Serie A games were allowed to be held at the Stadio Angelo Massimino from February 14, 2007 to June 30, 2007 .

Stadium capacity

  • Total: 23,420 seats
  • Main stand (covered): 3,350 seats
  • Opposite stand: 4,620 seats
  • North curve: 7,850 seats
  • South curve: 5,800 seats
  • Guest area (north curve): 1,800 seats

International matches in the stadium of Catania

The Italian men's national soccer team played twice in Catania.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ atleticocatania.altervista.org: stadium capacity (Italian)
  2. ↑ As of December 26, 2019