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Stadio San Paolo (1963–2020) Location: Naples, Campania, Italy: Coordinates: Owner: Comune di Napoli: Executive suites: 20: Capacity: 54,725 (all-seater) Record attendance: 90,736 (Napoli v Juventus, 15 December 1974) Field size: 110 m × 68 m (361 ft × 223 ft) Surface: Grass: Construction
Year Opened: 1959 Capacity: 60,240. The Azzurri. Stadio San Paolo is the largest sports facility in the city of Naples. For seven years, from 1984-1991, one of the greatest soccer players of the twentieth century, Diego Maradona, was seen on the playing field of El Pibe de Oro.
Denominato in origine stadio del Sole nel 1959, fu ribattezzato stadio San Paolo nel 1963. Il 4 dicembre 2020 il Comune di Napoli ha intitolato lo stadio all'ex capitano del Napoli, Diego Armando Maradona, deceduto il precedente 25 novembre.
History of the Stadium. Napoli’s Diego Armando Maradona (ex San Paolo) Stadium, inaugurated in 1959, is the third largest in Italy, after Milan’s Meazza Stadium and Rome’s Olimpico. Situated in the Fuorigrotta neighbourhood, it measures 110 by 68 meters. It was remodelled for the 1980 European Championship and again for the World Cup ...
With minor construction delays just finished before the deadline of 14 September 2019, for the clash between S.S.C. Napoli and Sampdoria, Napoli came out as champions in their new revitalised Stadio San Paolo. This stadium is in the western suburb of Fuorigrotta in Naples, Italy.
Stadio San Paolo was selected as one of the playing venues of the 1990 World Cup, and therefore underwent a major renovation. Works included the construction of a third tier and the installation of the roof. Due to the conversion of the stadium into an all-seater, capacity was reduced to about 76,000 seats.
Dec 4, 2020 · Published December 4, 2020 07:26 AM. Getty Images. Napoli have officially renamed their stadium in memory of the late, great Diego Maradona. [ MORE: Premier League Player of the Season tracker ] Originally named the Stadio San Paolo, after Saint Paul the Apostle, Napoli’s home stadium will henceforth be called the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
