Stadio Teofilo Patini is a stadium located in Castel di Sangro, Italy. It is owned by Municipality of Castel di Sangro (Comune di Castel di Sangro), and its primary use is for home games of the

A.S.D. Castel di Sangro Calcio Castel di Sangro Cep is an Italian association football club from Castel di Sangro in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo. They currently play in Eccellenza Molise. Their moment of greatness came in 1996, when they were promoted to Serie B, a no ...

. It is also used for pop concerts and other sporting events.

History

The stadium was built for the miracle of the local team, Castel di Sangro Calcio, who were promoted to the Italian ''Serie B'', the second league in Italy. The stadium was named in honor of '' Teofilo Patini'', a nineteenth century painter from Castel di Sangro. Until 1996, the stadium comprised only a small sports ground with central stand. Over a period of four months, the current stadium was constructed with four stands and 7,220 seats. In December, 1996 the stadium was inaugurated. On 1998 May, 23 in the Patini hosted the Marco Tardelli's '' Italian National Under -21 Football Team'' in a match against

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(4-0 for Italy was the result), and on 2008 September, 5 the Pierluigi Casiraghi's ''Italian National Under-21 Football Team'' played against

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(1-1) in a qualifying match for the European U-21 of 2009.

References

{{reflist Football venues in Italy Buildings and structures in the Province of L'Aquila Teofilo Patini Castel di Sangro