Oreste Granillo Stadium

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Oreste Granillo Stadium
The Oreste Granillo Stadium
The Oreste Granillo Stadium
Earlier names

Stadio Michele Bianchi (until 1997)

Data
place Via Galileo Galilei 89129 Reggio Calabria , Italy
ItalyItaly
Coordinates 38 ° 5 '33.5 "  N , 15 ° 38' 6.4"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 5 '33.5 "  N , 15 ° 38' 6.4"  E
owner City of Reggio Calabria
opening 1932
Renovations 1999
surface Natural grass
capacity 27,713 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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The Stadio Oreste Granillo is a football stadium in the Calabrian city ​​of Reggio Calabria , Italy . It is the home ground of the Urbs Reggina 1914 football club and offers 27,713 seats, 735 of which are VIP seats and 148 press seats. It consists of four individual tiers that are placed close to the playing field. Only the main stand has a roof.

history

The plant was built in the 1920s with financial help from the then President of Reggina Calcio, Giuseppe Vilardi . In 1997 Stadio Michele Bianchi was renamed Stadio Oreste Granillo. Oreste Granillo was an ex-president of Reggina, under whose leadership the promotion to Serie B succeeded for the first time .

As the team achieved ever greater successes, the number of spectators also increased, so the stadium was rebuilt in 1999.

gallery

View into the Stadio Oreste Granillo

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