Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada
The stadium in 2013 | |
| Former names | San Gregorio (1945–1965) Stadio Città di Monza (1951–1965) |
|---|---|
| Address | Via Guarenti, 20900 |
| Location | Monza, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°34′35″N 9°16′27″E / 45.57639°N 9.27417°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Monza |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Artificial grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1945 |
| Opened | 1945 |
| Tenants | |
| Monza (1945–1988) Fiammamonza A.S.D. Juvenilia | |
The Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada is a multi-purpose stadium in Monza, Italy, and the home of Fiammamonza. Mostly used for football matches, the stadium was built in 1945 and has a capacity of 2,000.
History
In 1945, following World War II, the "San Gregorio" field was built on the parade ground of the former Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (GIL),.[1] It was inaugurated on 21 October, with Monza's 2–0 friendly win over Pavia.[2] Following Monza's promotion to the Serie B in 1951, a grandstand and stands were built, and the stadium was promptly renamed "Stadio Città di Monza"; the supporters, however, continued calling it with its traditional name.[1]
In 1965, the stadium was renamed "Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada", in honour of the deceased former president of Monza.[3] The club's last game at the "Sada" was played on 11 June 1988, in the away game of the 1987–88 Coppa Italia Serie C final against Palermo, which Monza won 2–1.[4]
References
- ^ a b Camesasca 1962, p. 22.
- ^ Rocca & Vegetti 1977, p. 223.
- ^ "Finanziamenti per i lavori allo storico stadio Sada". Il Giorno (in Italian). 3 April 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Dutto & Vegetti 1992, p. 222.
Bibliography
- Camesasca, Enrico (July–August 1962). "sulla "corte" in camicia azzurra nasceva 50 anni fa il calcio monzese". la città di Monza (in Italian). No. 22. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- Rocca, Lino; Vegetti, Giorgio (1977). Bianco su rosso: la storia del calcio monza (in Italian). Monza: Officina Grafica Brasca.
- Dutto, Massimo; Vegetti, Giorgio (1992). 80 anni di Monza (in Italian). Monza: Grafica Sipiel.