Stadio Romeo Menti
- Vicenza Calcio
- Games of Vicenza Calcio
The Stadio Romeo Menti is in the Italian city of Vicenza in the homonymous province, Veneto region. In football stadium with covered grandstand of the football club Vicenza Calcio plays its matches. In 1935 opened under the name Stadio Comunale and initially equipped with a track and field facility.
History
During World War II, the plant was destroyed. A few months later, at least the field was playable again. 1947, the venue was built with 17,000 seats again and the track removed. The city council of Vicenza in 1949 resolved the stadium is named after the football player Romeo Menti; who was killed in the Superga air disaster on May 4, 1949. Four years after the expansion began to 30,000 places. Over the years there have been renovations at the stadium and the late 1970s, the sport took place 33,000 and 1985, 28,000 spectators.
In November 1989, it came to today single international match of the Italian national team in Vicenza.
Adjusted to the rules, the capacity in the late 1990s stood at 20,920 spectators. A few years ago we removed the front supports of the roof, as they hindered the spectators and the television cameras in the view. Then fit 16,012 spectators in the venue.
In the summer of 2007 put it to the new regulation on stadium security. It hubs installed at the inputs; improves the video surveillance system and set up more security personnel at the stadium. This course number decreased to 12,500. The cost of this was only the club Vicenza Calcio. The city lowered the rent for the sports facility to a new stadium built is.