Velodromo Umberto I
| Velodromo Umberto I | |
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| The Stadio Motovelodromo Umberto I in 1906. | |
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 Turin , Italy
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 3 '24 " N , 7 ° 39' 37" E |
| owner | City of Turin |
| start of building | 1895 |
| opening | 1895 |
| demolition | 1917 |
| surface |
Natural grass (playing field), cement (racetrack) |
| capacity | approx.15,000 seats |
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The Velodromo Umberto I (also Motovelodromo Umberto I ) was one of the first velodromes in Italy and was located in the Piedmontese capital Turin .
The velodrome was named after Umberto I , who was King of Italy from 1878 to 1900 . It was in Turin's Crocetta on Corso Umberto I .
history
The Velodrome was built in 1895 by the Unione velocipedistica italiana to host the races of the city's numerous cycling clubs .
In 1898 the first Italian football championship was held on the field inside the arena . On May 8, Turin clubs Internazionale Torino , Ginnastica Torino and FC Torinese as well as CFC Genoa competed against each other. The Genoese won 2-1 after extra time against Internazionale.
In the same year, from June 24th to 26th, the Velodrome hosted the races of the Touring Club Ciclistico Italiano for its annual convention. In the new century it became more and more important. It was the French company Peugeot sponsored and now also home to the emerging motorcycle racing , which is why they sometimes as Motovelodromo Umberto I mentioned.
Football activities were also intensified. From 1900 to 1903 the Velodromo Umberto I was the home of FC Torinese. It was also the venue for the city's most important games during this period, while the less important games took place on the Campo di Piazza d'armi .
In 1904, Alfredo Dick , who was the president of the Juventus football club , took over the Velodrome. He had a grandstand built - previously there had only been standing room - and his then-up-and-coming club moved into the arena. In 1905 Juventus celebrated the first Italian championship title in the club's history in the velodrome. When Dick was ousted from power as Juve President in 1906 and then founded the Football Club Torino , the right of use was transferred to his new club and Juventus was temporarily without a home ground. The Football Club Torino played its games in the arena until 1910, the Juve initially returned to the Campo di Piazza d'armi and moved to the newly built, own Stadio di Corso Sebastopoli in 1908 .
At the end of the 1910s, the Umberto I Velodromo was demolished.
References
Web links
- Storia degli stadi della "Juventus Football Club". www.pianetajuventus.com, accessed May 9, 2015 (Italian).
- Quanti stadi in 114 anni di storia! www.juventus.com, August 24, 2011, accessed May 9, 2015 (Italian).
- LE PARTITE DISPUTATE DALLA JUVENTUS NELLO STADIO 'VELODROMO UMBERTO I' DI TORINO. www.juworld.net, accessed on May 9, 2015 (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Stampa. www.archiviolastampa.it, January 1, 1906, accessed May 9, 2015 (Italian).