Stadio Velodromo Libertas

Stadio Velodromo Libertas
Map
LocationFlorence, Italy
Capacity10,000[3]
Construction
Opened2 April 1922[1]
Demolished1950s
Tenants
P.G. Libertas (1922–1926)[2]
ACF Fiorentina (1926–1931)[2]

The Stadio Velodromo Libertas was a stadium in Florence, Italy, which was inaugurated on 2 April 1922.[2]

The stadium was first used P.G. Libertas from 1922 to 1926,[2][1] when the club merged with C.S. Firenze to form ACF Fiorentina.[1] On 20 September 1926, the Stadio Velodromo Libertas became the first stadium in which Fiorentina ever played.[1][4] The newly formed club played there from 1926 for five seasons, before moving to the current Stadio Artemio Franchi.[2][1]

After Fiorentina moved away, the stadium was used by youth teams until World War II, when it was used as an air-raid shelter.[2]

The stadium was demolished in the 1950s to allow for the building development of the area.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Draghi (FdI): "Quando la Fiorentina giocava a San Jacopino"". Città di Firenze (in Italian). 2 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Bini, Davide; Galluzzo, Andrea Claudio (13 September 2010). "Breve storia dello stadio di Firenze". Museo Fiorentina (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. ^ Galluzzo, Andrea Claudio; Varrasi, Francesco Maria; Lottini, Gianfranco; Bini, David (26 June 2010). "Il marchese Ridolfi, l'ingegner Nervi e lo stadio di Firenze". Museo Fiorentina (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  4. ^ Papini, Roberto Davide (2019). La storia della grande Fiorentina in 501 domande e risposte (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-8822738783.