Stadio Artemio Franchi

Local nameStadio comunale Artemio Franchi
LocationFlorence, Italy

The Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. 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, though it took until 1932 for the stadium to be completely finished and currently holds 47,282. The architect is Pier Luigi Nervi and it is one of the most relevant examples of 20th-century architecture in the city. It hosted some of the matches of the 1934 World Cup, as well as football preliminaries for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In 1945, it hosted the Spaghetti Bowl between American service teams.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadio_Artemio_Franchi

Address Firenze 50137, Italy

Coordinates 43°46'50.885" N 11°16'57.721" E

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