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Stadio San Paolo
Address: Piazzale Vincenzo Tecchio, 80125 Naples
Capacity: 60,240
Pitch dimensions: 105m x 68m
Location: Naples
The San Paolo is a legend of Italian football, inaugurated in December 1959 and restructured for the 1990 World Cup, hosting Italy’s ill-fated semi-final with Argentina and England’s cracking 3-2 extra time win over Cameroon.
The ground is named after the Saint who is said to have landed on Italian soil in the Fuorigrotta region where the stadium now stands. Originally the stands were made of marble, but in 1990 the project created a new Press zone, athletics track and floodlight system that reduced the capacity from its original 82,789. It is still the third largest arena in Italy after the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan and Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.
Napoli fans fill the Curva Sud and you are always guaranteed an atmosphere here. Even when the club slipped into Serie C, there was an average attendance of 50,000. The 1990 work was not done well, however, and due to structuring problems and security concerns, the capacity has been cut to 60,240 for the moment.
The stadium is on the outskirts of the city and can be reached by the No 7 or 8 buses, underground train line 6 at the Mostra stop or by train at the Napoli Campi Flegrei station.
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