Stadium Name: | Stadio comunale Giovanni Zini |
Location: | Cremona, Italy |
Renovated: | 1929, 1977, 1983–86, 2017–19, 2022 |
Owner: | Cremonese |
Surface: | Grass 105x68m |
Former Names: | Campo di via Persico Campo Polisportivo Campo Polisportivo Roberto Farinacci |
Tenants: | Cremonese (1919–present) Italy national football team (selected matches) |
Seating Capacity: | 14,834 |
Stadio Giovanni Zini is a football stadium in Cremona, Italy. It is currently the home of U.S. Cremonese. The stadium was built in 1919 and has capacity for 14,834 people.
The stadium was named after, a goalkeeper of U.S. Cremonese who died during the World War I.
On 16 November 2013, it hosted Italy's end-of-year rugby union international against Fiji. Italy won 37–31.
The stadium hosted the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship including its final.
Stadium's 2017–19 renovation converted it into an all-seater stadium, reducing capacity from 20,641 to 16,003.[1] Further works were done before the 2022–23 Serie A season to comply with the competitions and also with an intention to further restore the pre-1929 design parts. This has led to a further reduction of capacity by 1,169 seats to a total of 14,834 places.[2]