Stadio San Nicola

The Stadio San Nicola (English: Saint Nicholas Stadium) 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 S.S.C. Bari. The stadium's design 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.

Stadio San Nicola
LocationBari, Italy
OwnerMunicipality of Bari
Capacity58,270
Field size105 by 68 m (344 by 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardTecnovision
Opened1990
Tenants
S.S.C. Bari (1990–present)
Italy national football team (selected matches)

Being the third largest football stadium in Italy after Milan's San Siro and Rome's Stadio Olimpico, San Nicola holds 58,248 people, and was filled to capacity for the first time during a 2013–2014 Serie B playoff match for A.S. Bari in June, 2014. Prior to that, the largest attendance at the stadium was 52,000 for an A.S. Bari Serie A match during the 2009–10 season.

The stadium was built in 1990 for the 1990 FIFA 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 hosted the 1991 European Cup Final, won by Red Star Belgrade. It was also the venue for the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

The stadium hosted the UEFA Euro 2008 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 No. 1 Res. Team No. 2 Round
9 June 1990 Soviet Union0–2 RomaniaGroup B
14 June 1990 Cameroon2–1 RomaniaGroup B
18 June 1990 Cameroon0–4 Soviet UnionGroup B
23 June 1990 Czechoslovakia4–1 Costa RicaRound of 16
7 July 1990 Italy2–1 EnglandThird place match

References
  1. "Italy 1–1 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
Preceded by
Praterstadion
Vienna		 European Cup
Final venue
1991		 Succeeded by
Wembley Stadium
London

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