Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Explained

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Location:Cortile San Martino
(complesso sportivo Moletolo)
43100 Parma, Italy
Coordinates:44.825°N 10.3331°W
Broke Ground:2007
Opened:2008
Renovated:2014
Owner:City of Parma
Surface:Grass
Capacity:5,000
Tenants:Zebre Parma (2012–present)
Crociati Parma Rugby FC
Gran Parma Rugby
Parma Panthers
Publictransit:Parma railway station
Moletolo Centro Sportivo bus stop (route 15)

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, previously known as Stadio XXV Aprile, is a sports stadium dedicated to rugby union, located in the city of Parma in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It replaced the original Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi which was demolished in July 2008.

It is a 5,000 seat arena which hosts Crociati Parma Rugby FC[1] and Gran Parma Rugby[2] rugby union teams. It also hosts the Parma Panthers American football team.[3] In 2012 it also became the home stadium of the Zebre Parma[4] franchise which replaced Aironi in the Pro12[5] league and Heineken Cup.[6]

In January 2015, the Stadio XXV Aprile was renamed as the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, the previous stadium of that name having been demolished.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: it. Crociati Rugby. 1 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120704080730/http://www.crociatirugby.it/news/crociati-ultima-fatica-casalinga-contro-i-campioni-ditalia-di-padova/. 4 July 2012.
  2. Web site: it. Gran Parma. 1 August 2012.
  3. Web site: it. Parma Panthers. 1 August 2012.
  4. Web site: it. Zerbre Contact. 1 August 2012.
  5. Web site: Zebre the new Italian Franchise Team to play RaboDirect Pro12. 1 August 2012. 7 June 2012.
  6. Web site: Italy announces new club. 1 August 2012. 7 June 2012.
  7. Web site: Lo stadio di Parma intitolato a Sergio Lanfranchi, leggenda del rugby Italiano . Zebre Rugby . 28 January 2015 . 29 March 2015.