Artemio Franchi Stadium (Siena)

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Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi
Rastrello
View of the Artemio Franchi stadium
View of the Artemio Franchi stadium
Earlier names

Stadio Rino Daus
Stadio del Rastrello
Stadio Artemio Franchi - Montepaschi Arena (2007-2013)

Data
place Viale dei Mille 3 53100 Siena , Italy
ItalyItaly
Coordinates 43 ° 19 '18.7 "  N , 11 ° 19' 34.4"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 19 '18.7 "  N , 11 ° 19' 34.4"  E
owner City of Siena
start of building 1923
opening December 8, 1938
First game 8 December 1938
AC Siena - FC Empoli
surface Natural grass
capacity 15,373 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
Societies)
Events
  • AC Siena games (1938-2014)
  • Robur Siena matches (since 2015)

The Stadio Artemio Franchi (full name: Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Italian city ​​of Siena . It is the home of Robur Siena with a capacity of 15,725 spectators. The playing field is at a height of 318 meters.

history

The Artemio Franchi was officially inaugurated on December 8, 1938 with a friendly match between AC Siena and FC Empoli . The first official game was on December 11, 1938, the second division encounter with SC Pisa .

The stadium is one of the few stadiums in Italy located within the historic city walls and has therefore been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 . It is located between the fortress ( Fortezza Santa Barbara , also called Fortezza Medicea), the Basilica di San Domenico and the La Lizza Park . Initially, the stadium was still called Stadio Rino Daus , named after a black shirt who died in Grosseto in 1921 , later it was renamed Stadio del Rastrello , before it was given its current name in April 1986, which refers to the former UEFA President Artemio Franchi relates who died near Siena.

After AC Siena rose to Serie A in the summer of 2003, the Artemio Franchi was adapted to the required standards of the top Italian league. Some grandstands have been renewed, new sanitary facilities have been built and spaces have been created for the disabled and journalists. The audience capacity grew from 10,560 to 15,373 seats.

On September 12, 2007 the official stadium name was supplemented by Montepaschi Arena , referring to the main sponsor of the club, Monte dei Paschi di Siena , one of the largest credit institutions in Italy. After the end of sponsorship by the bank in 2013, the addition to the name was deleted in November 2013.

gallery

  • Main grandstand (seen from the north curve of Curva Robur )

  • The grandstand of the north curve Curva Robur with the lettering ROBUR

  • Guest stand

  • Entrance area to the back straight

  • The back straight, in the background the Cathedral of Siena (left) and the Basilica di San Domenico (right)

literature

  • Alessandro Lorenzini, Filippo Tozzi: Robur Anno Zero. Salvietti & Barabuffi Editori, Siena 2014, ISBN 978-88-97082-06-4

Web links

Commons : Stadio Artemio Franchi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Alessandro Lorenzini, Filippo Tozzi: Robur Anno Zero.
  2. ^ Official website of AC Siena for the Artemio Franchi stadium ( memento from September 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 1, 2014 (Italian)