{"id":12122,"date":"2012-12-14T09:38:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T09:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=12122"},"modified":"2017-08-16T19:38:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T19:38:51","slug":"armandopicchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/armandopicchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Stadio Armando Picchi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Club: Livorno Calcio | Opening: 1935 | Capacity: 19,234<\/p>\n
Construction of Stadio Armando Picchi started in 1933 and soon after a first match was played at the still unfinished ground.<\/p>\n
The stadium officially opened more than a year later in March 1935 with an international match between the B-sides of Italy and Austria (0-0).<\/p>\n
The stadium was initially called Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini, and was renamed Yankee Stadium for a short period after the Second World War when it was used by the Americans.<\/p>\n
Stadio Armando Picchi has hardly changed since. Only in the mid 2000s some small renovations got performed so that the stadium would comply with league requirements.<\/p>\n
Stadio Armando Picchi is located in the south of the city of Livorno at only a few hundred metres from the Mediterranean coast. It lies about 3 kilometres from Livorno\u2019s historic centre, and just over 4 kilometres from the city\u2019s railway station, which lies further east.<\/p>\n