Stadio San Nicola
| San Nicola da Bari | |
|---|---|
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| Location |
Bari, Italy  |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Owner | Municipality of Bari |
| Surface |
Grass 105x68m |
| Capacity | 58,270 |
| Tenants | |
| Associazione Sportiva Bari | |
The Stadio San Nicola is a multi-use all-seater stadium designed by Renzo Piano in Bari, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Associazione Sportiva Bari. It hosted the 1991 European Cup Final, won by Red Star Belgrade. The stadium itself resembles a 'flower'. To create this particular design, the stadium consists of 26 'petals' and upper tiers of the higher ring which are separated by 8-metre empty spaces, sufficient to guarantee satisfactory security conditions.
The stadium holds 58,248 people, but has never been filled to capacity for a match. The attendance at the 1991 European Cup final was roughly 51,000, and A.S. Bari attracted 52,000 to a league match in 2009-10.
The stadium was built in 1990 for the 1990 World Cup, during which it hosted five matches: Soviet Union vs. Romania, Cameroon vs. Romania, and Cameroon vs. Soviet Union in group B action; in the round of 16 matches, Czechoslovakia vs. Costa Rica; and the third place match between Italy and England.
It was also the venue for the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
The stadium hosted the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group B between Italy and Scotland in March 2007, which Italy won 2–0, and was also a deciding match for the Unofficial World Football Championships.
The Stadio San Nicola hosted Italy's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against the Republic of Ireland on 1 April 2009. Italy were booed off the field after Ireland shocked the nation by scoring in the 87th minute. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[1]
1990 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-09 |  Soviet Union | 0-2 |  Romania | Group B |
| 1990-06-14 |  Cameroon | 2-1 | Romania | Group B |
| 1990-06-18 | Cameroon | 0-4 | Soviet Union | Group B |
| 1990-06-23 |  Czechoslovakia | 4-1 |  Costa Rica | Round of 16 |
| 1990-07-07 | Italy | 2-1 |  England | Third place match |
References
- ↑ "Italy 1–1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
External links
| Preceded by Praterstadion Vienna |
European Cup Final Venue 1991 |
Succeeded by Wembley Stadium London |
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Coordinates: 41°5′5.05″N 16°50′24.26″E / 41.0847361°N 16.8400722°E