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Stadio Omobono Tenni () is a
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in
Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...
,
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. It is currently the home of Treviso FBC 1993. The stadium was built in 1933 and holds 10,001. After the inauguration in 1933, a friendly match between Treviso FBC and Udinese was held, which was followed by a friendly against the Italy National Team. In the 1940s and 1950s the capacity of the stadium was of 12,000 seats.


History

The stadium was named after Omobono Tenni, a motorcycle road racer who lived in Treviso and fatally died in 1948 in
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, Switzerland. On 24 January 1960, the stadium played host to a
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international between
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and
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. In front of a small crowd of just 3,105 rather curious fans, the Kangaroos, playing the 37th and last game of their 1959–60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, defeated the home side 67–22 to complete a two-game sweep of the Italians to end the
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on a high note.1959-60 Kangaroo Tour - Italy vs Australia
/ref> The stadium was also temporary home to
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for at least the
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season, until their own stadium, Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato, was renovated to meet
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stadiums criteria. Stadium distance from: *Train Station: 3 km *Venice Marco Polo Airport: 25 km *Treviso S. Giuseppe Airport: 8 km *Center of Treviso: 0.5 km


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Omobono Omobono Tenni Omobono Tenni Sports venues in Veneto Buildings and structures in the Province of Treviso Sports venues completed in 1933 1933 establishments in Italy {{Italy-sports-venue-stub