{"id":1920,"date":"2012-01-26T02:04:55","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T02:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.nl\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2017-04-30T14:02:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T14:02:36","slug":"carlocastellani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/carlocastellani\/","title":{"rendered":"Stadio Carlo Castellani"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stadio<\/p>\n

Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Empoli FC | Opening: 1965 | Capacity: 20,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stadio Carlo Castellani was built between 1963 and 1965. It officially opened on 12 September 1965, though originally consisted of just one covered stand.<\/p>\n

Just like Empoli\u2019s previous stadium, the new stadium got named after former player Carlo Castellani, who had died in a Nazi camp during World War 2.<\/p>\n

When Empoli promoted to the Serie B in 1983, a temporary stand got built opposite the main stand, which got replaced in 1990 by a permanent concrete one.<\/p>\n

A few years earlier, both curves had already been constructed. The Curva Nord was further extended in 1997.<\/p>\n

Stadio Carlo Castellani has however remained a very basic ground, in particular to Serie A standards, and in 2015 Empoli therefore presented plans to build a new stadium with a capacity of about 20,000 seats. They hope to be able to start construction by the end of 2017 or early 2018.<\/p>\n

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