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Stadio San Filippo - Franco Scoglio
LocationMessina, Sicily, Italy
OwnerMunicipality of Messina
Capacity38,722
SurfaceGrass
105 x 70 m
Construction
Broke ground2003
OpenedAugust 17, 2004
Tenants
A.C.R. Messina (2004–present)
Italy national football team (selected matches)

Stadio San Filippo - Franco Scoglio (Saint Philip Stadium) is a football stadium in Messina, Italy. It is currently the home of A.C.R. Messina. It is currently the largest stadium in Europe to not have eligibility to host FIFA World Cup group matches or UEFA Europa League final.

History

The stadium was initially commissioned at the start of the 1990s, but was not finished until 2004. It was officially opened on August 17, 2004 with Messina playing host to Juventus in a match they lost 1–0. The first official match was a week later, on August 22, the Coppa Italia match Messina–Acireale (4–0). It replaced the old 11,900 seat Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste, which is currently the home ground of the new club of S.S.D. Città di Messina.

Structure

The total area is 114,640 sm, of which 44,300 sm reserved to car parking and 70,340 sm to a service building close to the stadium. There is no athletic track around the field, and the visibility is very good in each sector. There is a total absence of a covered seating section anywhere in the stadium, however an agreement between the team owners and the municipality aims to rectify the problem in the near future.

Trivia

The stadium name is derived from the neighborhood of Messina where it was built, but a couple of petitions hope to rename it either after the former Messina manager Franco Scoglio (1941–2005) or the Messina native, Saint Annibale Maria di Francia (1851–1927).

Milestone matches

Italy Messina v Acireale Italy
22 August 2004 Italy Messina 4–0 Acireale Italy 2004–05 Coppa Italia
First Coppa Italia Match
17:30 CEST Zampagna 7'
Parisi 24' (pen.)
Yanagisawa 45+1'
Rafael 79'		 Referee: Antonio Dattilo
Italy Messina v Roma Italy
19 September 2004 Italy Messina 4–3 Roma Italy 2004–05 Serie A
First Serie A Match
15:00 CEST Parisi 21' (pen.)
Sullo 46'
Giampà 74'
Zampagna 78'		 Montella 36', 64', 68' Referee: Pierluigi Collina

National team matches

Italy  v Finland 
17 November 2004 Italy  1–0 Finland  Friendly match
20:30 CET Miccoli 33' Attendance: 7,043
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

References

  1. "Stadio San Filippo - MessinaCalcio.org".
  2. "Stadio - Acr Messina". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  3. "ACR Messina - Sito Web Ufficiale - stadio". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
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38°9′41″N 15°31′15″E / 38.16139°N 15.52083°E / 38.16139; 15.52083

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