Stadio Guido Angelini
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Stadio Guido Angelini is a multi-use stadium
Stadium
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 in Chieti Scalo, Italy
Italy
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. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
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 matches and is the home ground of S.S. Chieti Calcio. The stadium holds 12,750.

Description

The stadium Guido Angelini, Chieti
Chieti
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, named after the historic President of Chieti Calcio who repeatedly missing promotion to Serie B
Serie B
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, was built in 1969 in the lower part of the city and opened in 1970 with a friendly match (refereed by the referee Concetto Lo Bello ) with the Milan
Milan
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 of Rivera. From the old stadium instead of Civitella located in the heart of Chieti we moved to a larger facility and has a running track of the best equipped in the region. The stadium is located in a sports center in the Santa Filomena where there are covered structures, newly built for the sport of volleyball, basketball
Basketball
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, indoor football and handball
Team handball
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, and a grass field that hosts sports such as rugby
Rugby football
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, baseball
Baseball
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and also as a training ground for the football team. The stadium, recently renovated, consists of a grandstand, the new curve Ezio Volpi (opened in 2006) which houses the home fans, by a curve and guests from the field to two separate plans have been recently remodeled. The stadium capacity Angelini is approved for 9,007 seats, but after the construction of the new curve Volpi, the maximum capacity reaches 12,750 people.

The stadium has a press box about 80 seats, ample parking in all areas, the lighting approved and public services.
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