Libero Stadium

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Libero Stadium
The Stadio Libero Liberati in November 2016
The Stadio Libero Liberati in November 2016
Data
place ItalyItaly Terni , Italy
Coordinates 42 ° 33 '44 "  N , 12 ° 38' 7"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 33 '44 "  N , 12 ° 38' 7"  E
owner City of Terni
opening 1969
First game Ternana Calcio - Palmeiras São Paulo 0-0
Renovations 1974
surface Natural grass
architect Leopoldo Barruchello
capacity 22,000 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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Events
  • Games by Ternana Calcio

The Stadio Libero Liberati is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Italian city ​​of Terni in the province of the same name in the Umbria region . The football club Ternana Calcio is the home team. The system bears the name of Libero Liberati . Liberati was born in Terni and was a motorcycle racer . a. 1957 world champion in the 500 cm³ class . On March 5, 1962, at the age of 35, Libero Liberati was killed in a traffic accident on the way to a race .

history

The Stadio Libero Liberati is the third venue in the history of Ternana Calcio. First you competed in the Foro Boario of Terni. The Stadio di Viale Brin was built in 1924/25 and was preserved until the 1990s; until it was demolished for a parking lot. On behalf of the city, the architect Leopoldo Barruchello designed the stadium in 1961. The following year, the city decided to build the facility in the San Martino area on ten hectares on the outskirts of the city. But it took until 1969 to be completed. It was inaugurated with the game between Ternana Calcio and the Brazilian team Palmeiras São Paulo ; that ended in a 0-0 draw.

The bowl-like stadium with the athletics cinder track is very spacious and the spectators on the two-story stands are far away from the game. The surrounding stands are only interrupted behind the gates. The gap in the north curve was closed in 1974 with a grandstand. The Libero Liberati does not have a roof . The two upper tiers are built on solid concrete pillars. The press stand with the cabins for the radio and television commentators was placed on the upper tier of the main stand. The stadium was recently renovated and adapted to Serie A and Serie B regulations . In the meantime, the stadium held 40,000 to 45,000 visitors; today it still offers 22,000 seats for football fans.

International matches

So far, the Italian men's national football team has played an international match in the Terni stadium twice .

  • February 13, 1991, friendly match: Italy - Belgium 0: 0ItalyItaly BelgiumBelgium 
  • 24. Jan. 1996, friendly match: Italy - Wales 3: 0 (1: 0)ItalyItaly WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ternanacalcio.com: History of the stadium on the club's website (Italian)
  2. ↑ stadionwelt.de: List of Italian stadiums
  3. ↑ As of December 26, 2019