Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

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  • Reggiana
  • U.S. Sassuolo Calcio
  • Games of the AC Reggiana (since 1995)
  • Games of Sassuolo Calcio U.S. (since 2013)
  • Games of Carpi FC (2011-2012)
  • Games of Aironi (2010-2012, occasionally )
  • Games of the Heineken Cup 2010/11, 2011/12
  • Trofeo TIM 2013

The MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore is a football stadium in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia -Romagna region. It is the home of the football club AC Reggiana. The venue replaced the old Stadio Mirabello from 1910. The complex offers fully 29 546 places; For safety reasons, the capacity is limited to 20,084 spectators. On 11 March 2012, the Stadio Giglio was renamed Stadio di Città del Tricolore Reggio Emilia. Only about a year later, the company MAPEI acquired the naming rights to the sports facility. The stadium carries with it the name MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore.

History

After the Serie A in 1993 reached was clear that the Stadio Mirabello is not sufficient for the top Italian league. It was also not possible to expand the stadium because it is in the city, surrounded by residential houses. It was selected a plot of land on the northern outskirts and on August 5, 1994, work began on the new stadium. The stadium consists of the covered main and opposite stand. The two identical Located behind are simple concrete buildings without a canopy. Note the four poles of the floodlights. You are staying not far from the corner flags at the front of the stands and corners are large areas marked with the name of the stadium. By using precast concrete the inauguration of € 15 million building could already be celebrated in April 1995. At the opening there was a match between AC Reggiana and Juventus. The Juve won the game 2-1. In November, the venue celebrated its international debut. It was the last qualifying match for Euro 1996 against Lithuania. Italy qualified as best runners-up for the tournament.

On 20 June 2003, the annual charity game since 1992 Partita del cuore ( German game of the heart) at the Stadio Giglio took place. It joined the Established in 1981 Nazionale italiana cantanti, a football team of Italian singers and musicians compared, for example, a team of Formula 1 drivers or politicians, or a team of referees to. 2003 came the musicians against the team Ferrari. The Ferraristi with Michael Schumacher won 4-1 and there were over 520,000 euros for the Italian Red Cross, the hospital Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia and humanitarian aid organization Reggio nel Mondo together.

On 19 September 2004, the facility was extended through the mall I Petali. The center is located in the opposite stand and includes 40 shops and stores, twelve restaurants, a cinema with eleven rooms and a gym. To meet the new safety rules, the stadium was retrofitted in 2008, inter alia, with turnstiles at the entrances. On 22 November of the year, the Italian rugby union team kicked the Pacific Islanders on Giglio. The Italians were subject to 17:25 and for the Pacific Islanders, it was the first win against a team.

For the season 2010/11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione allowed a locked grandstand area, after installation of security systems, will be released for viewers. Thus, the allowed number of audience increased to 20,084. The U-21 men's national football teams of Italy and Sweden met in the stadium of Reggio Emilia on 24 March 2011. The friendly match ended with a 3-1 victory for the hosts.

For games with a larger audience interest, such as the Heineken Cup, took the national rugby union team of Aironi ( Magners League) from 2010 to 2012 the stadium.

After the initial rise of the U.S. Sassuolo Calcio in the Serie A for the 2013/14 season, the club will host its games at the stadium of the city of Reggio Emilia.

Internationals

An international match of the Italian national football team of men found so far in the Mapei Stadium - instead Città del Tricolore.

  • . 7723744817515 Nov. 1995: Italy Italy - Lithuania Lithuania 4-0 ( Championship Qualification)

Grandstands

  • Grandstand: 5,800 Places
  • Opposite stand: 10,396 seats (reduced to 5,946 seats)
  • Stand behind North: 6,037 seats (reduced to 2,500 seats)
  • Stand behind South: 6,037 seats (reduced to 5,000 seats )
  • Disabled parking: 104 spaces (reduced to 79 places)
  • VIP seats: 730 seats
  • In the news: 120 seats (reduced to 108 seats)
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