Stadio Comunale San Filippo is a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Messina, Italy

Italy

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. It is currently the home of A.C.R. Messina.

History

The stadium was initially commissioned at the start of the 90s, but was not finished until 2004. It was officially opened on August 17, 2004 with Messina playing host to Juventus but losing (0-1, Emerson

Emerson Ferreira da Rosa

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). The first official match was a week later, on August 22, Coppa Italia

Coppa Italia

The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...

 match Messina-Acireale

A.S. Acireale

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 (4-0). It has replaced the old 11,900 seat Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste

Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste

Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste is a multi-use stadium in Messina, Italy. It is currently the home of S.S.D. Città di Messina. The stadium is able to hold 11,900 people.- History :...

 which now houses the home games of the new town club of S.S.D. Città di Messina that plays in Eccellenza Sicily group B

Eccellenza Sicily

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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.

The only trouble is the total absence of a cover in all sectors, but an agreement between the team owners and the municipality will solve the problem in a few time.

Trivia

The name take place from the south zone of Messina where it is built, but a couple of petitions aim to rename it after the former Messina manager Franco Scoglio or the Messina Saint Hannibal Mary Di Francia

Hannibal Mary Di Francia

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