Stadio Giuseppe Capozza is an
arena
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...
in
Casarano
Casarano (Salentino: ) is a town and sixth most populous ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of South-East Italy. The town's economy is mostly agriculture-based, with olive oil being the main product. The Church of S ...
,
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. It is primarily used for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
, and is the home to the
Virtus Casarano
S.S.D. Casarano Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Casarano, Apulia. It currently plays in Serie D.
History
The club was founded in 1927, playing also in Serie C for 20 seasons. The club's best results occurred in the ...
of the
Serie D
The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...
. It opened in 1956 and holds 6,500 spectators.
[http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/italy/puglia.shtml ]
References
Football venues in Italy
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