Stadio Via del Mare

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The Stadio Via del Mare is a football stadium with track and field facility in the Apulian city of Lecce.

It is the home of the football club U.S. Lecce ( Lega Pro Prima Divisione - Series C). The name of the stadium was built as the road that runs along the stadium, directly in " San Cataldo " ( is a member of the community ( IT.: comune ) Vernole ) meets the sea. It can accommodate 33 876 spectators. The home of the traditional fan base is, in this stadium, the Curva Nord with the ultras Lecce. However, there are also in the Curva Sud with the Gioventù (it.: Youth ), an active Fangruppierung. The seats in the stadium are yellow - colored red ( club colors U.S. Lecce ). In the East Stand of the stadium is the lettering " U.S. Lecce "inked. The press room of the stadium was named after the local journalists Sergio Vantaggiato, he died under tragic circumstances in the first days of the Championship 2007/ 08, when U.S. Lecce played in Serie B. The plaque was presented by his son Martino in the presence of various local authorities, the administration of U.S. Lecce and some journalists of various newspapers.

History

The " Stadio Via del Mare " replaced the " Stadio Carlo Pranzon ", which was the home of U.S. Lecce until 1966. The " Via del Mare " was inaugurated on September 11, 1966, the game, the U.S. Lecce against Spartak Moscow. This game ended 1-1 and was watched by around 13,000 spectators. At that time, the stadium could accommodate 16,000 spectators. In 1976 the capacity was increased to 20,500. In 1985, the U.S. rose for the first time at Lecce in Serie A. On this occasion, the capacity was increased to 55,000 seats, but this was later reduced again to 33 876 seats. 1990, it was planned for the World Cup, but was nevertheless decided in Apulia that the Stadio San Nicola in Bari better suited for this purpose.

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  • On November 1, 2007 during a regular training, lightning struck in the damp ground of the stadium and killed the Device Manager, Antonio De Giorgi, the football club immediately.
  • 1994, Pope John Paul II delivered a speech in the stadium.
  • In the 2009/10 season, the football club Gallipoli Calcio played in the stadium because in their stadium " Stadio Antonio Bianco " renovations have been made.
  • In 2011 it was the venue for the rock festival Italia Wave on which occurred among others, Lou Reed and the Kaiser Chiefs.
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