Summary
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.
 Stadio Giovanni Zini in 2019. | |
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| Former names | Campo di via Persico Campo Polisportivo Campo Polisportivo Roberto Farinacci |
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| Location | Cremona, Italy |
| Owner | Cremonese |
| Capacity | 14,834 |
| Surface | Grass 105x68m |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2 November 1919 |
| Renovated | 1929, 1977, 1983–86, 2017–19, 2022 |
| Tenants | |
| Cremonese (1919–present) Italy national football team (selected matches) | |
History edit
The stadium was named after Giovanni Zini, 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.[citation needed]
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.[1] 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.[2]
References edit
45°8′25″N 10°2′5″E / 45.14028°N 10.03472°E