Stadio Erasmo Iacovone

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Stadio Erasmo Iacovone
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Stadio Erasmo Iacovone
Former namesStadio Salinella (1965–1978)
Location Taranto, Italy
OwnerMunicipality of Taranto
Capacity 27,584
SurfaceGrass
Opened1965
Tenants
Taranto Sport (1965–present)
Italy national football team (selected matches)

Stadio Erasmo Iacovone is a multi-use stadium in Taranto, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Taranto Sport. The stadium holds 27,584 people.

The stadium was founded in 1965 as the Stadio Salinella [1] and was renamed after Erasmo Iacovone, an Italian footballer who died in a car accident at the age of 25 while he was in Taranto, in 1978. [2]

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References

  1. Stea, Giuseppe (18 December 2015). "Dal Salinella allo Iacovone: gli anni di un sogno chiamato "stadio"". la Ringhiera (in Italian). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. "Da Salinella a Iacovone, Taranto celebra i cinquant'anni del suo stadio". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
Preceded by Mediterranean Games
Final Venue

2026
Succeeded by

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