Stadio Giovanni Zini

Stadio comunale Giovanni Zini

Stadio Giovanni Zini in 2019.
Former names	Campo di via Persico Campo Polisportivo Campo Polisportivo Roberto Farinacci
Location	Cremona, Italy
Owner	Cremonese
Capacity	14,834
Surface	Grass 105x68m
Construction
Opened	2 November 1919;105 years ago (1919-11-02)
Renovated	1929, 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.^{[ 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

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.

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