Velodromo Paolo Borsellino
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| Full name | Velodromo Paolo Borsellino |
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| Location | Palermo, Italy |
| Coordinates | 38°10′23″N 13°18′48″E / 38.17316°N 13.31337°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Palermo |
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| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1991 |
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Palermo Rugby 2005 (Rugby football) | |
Velodromo Paolo Borsellino is a multi-use stadium in Palermo, Italy, located in the ZEN neighbourhood of the city, and currently home to local American football club Sharks Palermo and rugby football club Palermo Rugby 2005. It is named after Palermo magistrate and Mafia victim Paolo Borsellino.
The venue, originally thought as a velodrome which could also serve as a multi-use stadium, was completed in 1991, and hosted the 1994 UCI Track Cycling World Championships held in Palermo. The venue was successively used by association football club U.S. Città di Palermo in the late 1990s, because of the unavailability of their home venue, Stadio La Favorita. The venue was successively used by another Palermo-based football club, ASD Fincantieri Palermo, during the 2003–04 season in the Serie D, and was also used by the US Palermo under-19 team until 2007.
In 2007 US Palermo announced plans to build a new stadium in the city, and suggested about the possibility of demolishing the Velodromo and build the new football-only venue at its place. The issue is still under discussion.
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| Preceded by Vikingskipet Olympic Arena Hamar |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue 1994 |
Succeeded by Velódromo Luis Carlos Galán Bogotá |
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Coordinates: 38°10′23″N 13°18′48″E / 38.17316°N 13.31337°E