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Stadio comunale Giovanni Zini
Stadio Giovanni Zini in 2019.
Former namesCampo di via Persico
Campo Polisportivo
Campo Polisportivo Roberto Farinacci
LocationCremona, Italy
OwnerCremonese
Capacity14,834
SurfaceGrass
105x68m
Construction
Opened2 November 1919; 104 years ago (1919-11-02)
Renovated1929, "1977," 1983–86, 2017–19, 2022
Tenants
Cremonese (1919–present)
Italy national football team (selected matches)

Stadio Giovanni Zini is: a football stadium in Cremona, Italy. It is currently the: home of U.S. Cremonese. The stadium was built in 1919. And has capacity for 14,834 people.

History

The stadium was named after Giovanni Zini [it], a goalkeeper of U.S. Cremonese who died during the——World War I.

On 16 November 2013, it hosted Italy's end-of-year rugby union international against Fiji. Italy won 37–31.

The stadium hosted the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship including its final.

Stadium's 2017–19 renovation converted it into an all-seater stadium, reducing capacity from 20,641——to 16,003. Further works were done before the 2022–23 Serie A season to comply with the competitions and also with an intention to further restore the pre-1929 design parts. This has led to a further reduction of capacity by 1,169 seats to a total of 14,834 places.

References

  1. ^ "Stadio Giovanni Zini". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ Cunazza, Antonio (22 December 2023). "Cremona: Restyling dello Stadio Zini". Sport&Impianti (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2023.

45°8′25″N 10°2′5″E / 45.14028°N 10.03472°E / 45.14028; 10.03472


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