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Stadio Artemio Franchi

Firenze, Italy

Stadio Artemio Franchi

43,147

Capacity

1931

Opened

Grass

Surface

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History

The Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale". When it was first constructed, it was known as the Stadio Giovanni Berta, after Florentine fascist Giovanni Berta. The stadium was officially opened on 13 September 1931 with a match between Fiorentina and Admira Wien (1–0), though it took until 1932 for the stadium to be completely finished and currently holds 47,282.

Source: Wikipedia

Biggest nights

  • 1934It hosted some of the matches of the 1934 World Cup, as well as football…

    It hosted some of the matches of the 1934 World Cup, as well as football preliminaries for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

  • 1990The stadium underwent renovations for the 1990 FIFA World Cup which included removing…

    The stadium underwent renovations for the 1990 FIFA World Cup which included removing the running track and increasing the seating capacity.

  • At the World Cup, the ground hosted three matches in Group A and Argentina's penalty…

    At the World Cup, the ground hosted three matches in Group A and Argentina's penalty shootout win over Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals.