Stadio Luigi Ferraris

The Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the neighbourhood where it is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy. The home of Genoa C.F.C. and U.C. Sampdoria football clubs, it opened in 1911 and is one of the oldest stadiums still in use for football and other sports in Italy. Aside from football, the stadium has hosted meetings of rugby in the Italian national team and, more rarely, some concerts.

Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Marassi
Former namesStadio Marassi
LocationGenoa, Italy
OwnerMunicipality of Genoa
Capacity36,600
SurfaceGrass
105 × 68 meters
Construction
Opened22 January 1911[1]
Renovated1982
Tenants
Genoa C.F.C. (1911–present)
U.C. Sampdoria (1946–present)
Andrea Doria (1931–1946)
Sampierdarenese (1945–1946)
Italy national football team (selected matches)

The stadium is named after Luigi Ferraris, an Italian footballer, engineer and soldier who died during the WWI.[2]

Notable matches

The stadium was inaugurated on 22 January 1911 with a football match between Genoa and Internazionale, and had a capacity of 20,000. On 22 December 1912, it hosted its first international, in which Italy lost 3–1 to Austria in a friendly.[1]

It also hosted the 1934 World Cup round-of-16 match between Spain and Brazil,[1] and by then its capacity had been expanded to 30,000.

The stadium was dismantled and rebuilt before the 1990 FIFA World Cup, for which it hosted three Group C matches (between Costa Rica, Scotland and Sweden) and a round-of-16 match between the Republic of Ireland and Romania.

The highest attendance at the Luigi Ferraris was 60,000 on 27 February 1949, for a match between Italy and Portugal.

On 12 October 2010, a Euro 2012 qualifier between Italy and Serbia was abandoned after Serbia fans continued to throw flares onto the pitch and light fireworks. When the game finally began, more flares and fireworks were thrown onto the field and the referee stopped the match after only six minutes of play.[3]

On 29 February 2012, the United States defeated Italy 1–0 in a friendly played at the stadium. It was the first time that Italy had been defeated in Genoa and the first time that the US had ever defeated Italy.[4]

On 14 November 2014, it hosted Italy's end-of-year rugby union international against Argentina who won 20–18.

Average attendances

1990 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
1990-06-11 Costa Rica1–0 ScotlandGroup C
1990-06-16 Sweden1–2 ScotlandGroup C
1990-06-20 Sweden1–2 Costa RicaGroup C
1990-06-25 Republic of Ireland0–0 (5–4 on penalties) RomaniaRound of 16

References

  1. "Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Marassi), Genoa - football venue". eu-football.info.
  2. "ferraris". www.cimeetrincee.it.
  3. "Italy-Serbia Euro 2012 tie abandoned after fan trouble". BBC Sport. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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