Stadio Paolo Mazza

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Stadio Comunale Paolo Mazza
The west stand from the outside
The west stand from the outside
Data
place Corso Piave 28 44121 Ferrara , Italy
ItalyItaly
Coordinates 44 ° 50 '23 "  N , 11 ° 36' 27"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 50 '23 "  N , 11 ° 36' 27"  E
owner City of Ferrara
start of building 1927
opening September 20, 1928
Renovations 1951, 2017
surface Natural grass
capacity 16,134 seats
playing area 110 × 65 m
Societies)
Events
  • Soccer games
  • American football games

The Stadio Paolo Mazza is a football stadium of the city of Ferrara , region Emilia-Romagna in Italy . The municipal stadium is the home of the SPAL football club . The venue has a capacity of 16,134 seats, which are exclusively seats.

history

The sports facility was built by the architect Savonuzzi during the tenure of President Ferri in 1928 and was inaugurated on September 20, 1928. At that time, the stadium held around four thousand spectators. For promotion to Serie A in 1951, the stadium was extensively renovated and expanded to a capacity of 25,000 spectators. Further renovations were carried out a short time later when the west curve was roofed over and another grandstand was built. The stadium is the fifth oldest venue in Italy. The stadium spent 16 seasons with SPAL in Serie A (1951/52 to 1963/64 and 1965/66 to 1967/68). In the 2008/09 season and until December 2009, the team of the Associazione Calcio Giacomense from Masi Torello (FE) played their home games in the fourth-class Lega Pro Seconda Divisione here, as their own stadium, Stadio Comunale Benito Villani, is not suitable for the division is. In January 2010, however, Giacomense moved to the Stadio Savino Bellini in Portomaggiore . The stadium was renovated in 2017 and the visitor capacity increased to 13,020. The Stadio Paolo Mazza is currently the home of SPAL Ferrara in Serie A.

Naming

After the death of Paolo Mazza , the stadium was renamed in his honor in 1982. Mazza led the fortunes of the team as coach of SPAL Ferrara 1936/37 and from 1939 to 1942. After the Second World War he was first sporting director and in 1946 president of the team that rose under his leadership to Serie A and spent 16 seasons there. He remained president until 1976.

gallery

Web links

Commons : Stadio Paolo Mazza  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. calcioefinanza.it: stadium capacity (Italian)
  2. http://www.spal1907.net/?page_id=6 ( Memento from March 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Official website of the association (Italian)