Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini (formerly known as Stadio Olimpico Comunale) is a multi-use
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Grosseto,
Italy
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home ground of
U.S. Grosseto. The stadium holds 10,200.
During the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, the stadium hosted several
football
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preliminaries. It has also hosted home matches of
U.S. Gavorrano
Unione Sportiva Follonica Gavorrano is an Italian association football club that represents the municipalities of Follonica and Gavorrano in Tuscany, the latter is also the company headquarters.
The club currently play in Serie D, the fourth t ...
and
U.S. Pianese.
References
1960 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. p. 86.
F.C. Grosseto S.S.D.
Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic football venues
Carlo Zecchini
Buildings and structures in Grosseto
Sports venues in Tuscany
Sport in Grosseto
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