Stadio Artemio Franchi is a

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Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and the home of A.C.N. Siena. It was built in 1923 and holds 15,373. It is named after former

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president

Artemio Franchi Artemio Franchi (; 8 January 1922 – 12 August 1983) was an Italian Association football, football administrator. Biography He served as President of the Italian Football Federation (1967–1976, 1978–1980), president of the UEFA (1973� ...

. In summer 2007, A.C. Siena agreed to rename the stadium '''Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena, to include the name of their main sponsor,

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. The stadium hosted its first and so far only international match on 17 October 2010, a 2–0 friendly win for

over

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. During March 2011, A.C. Siena announced plans to build a new stadium on the southern outskirts of the city at Isola d'Arbia. The new stadium, with a capacity of 20,000, features a revolutionary below-ground design which was honoured with an

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