Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato 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 completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Cittadella Cittadella () is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is in circumference with a diameter of around . There are fo ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

A.S. Cittadella Associazione Sportiva Cittadella, commonly referred to as Cittadella, is an Italian professional football club based in the city of Cittadella, Veneto, currently playing in , but will play in Serie C following relegation in the 2024–25 seaso ...

. The stadium holds 7,623.

History

The stadium was named after Piercesare Tombolato, a goalkeeper of Cittadella who died in hospital after a collision with a rival player in a match against

Calcio Padova Calcio Padova, commonly referred to as Padova, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Padua, Veneto. Founded in 1910, Padova currently play in , having last been in Serie A in 1996. The team's official colours are white and red. ...

in 1957. The stadium's capacity was boosted to 7,500 for the 2008–09 season, in order to enable

play in their home town, though it needed a dispensation from the

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, that requires a stadium of at least 10,000 seats for Serie B. The first game in the renovated stadium was against

A.C. Ancona Associazione Calcio Ancona, commonly referred to as Ancona, was an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 2004 as the phoenix club (sports), phoenix club of defunct 1905 club Unione Sportiva Anconita ...

on October 29, 2008.

References

AS Cittadella P.C. Tombolato Sports venues in Veneto {{Italy-sports-venue-stub