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| Former names | Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini (1935–1945) Yankee Stadium (post war period) Stadio Comunale di Livorno |
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| Location | Ardenza,Livorno,Italy |
| Owner | Comune diLivorno |
| Capacity | 14,267[1] |
| Surface | Grass 107x68m |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1933 |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Renovated | 1980s |
| Architect | Raffaello Brizzi |
| Tenants | |
| Pro Livorno U.S. Livorno 1915 Italy national football team (selected matches) | |
TheStadio Armando Picchi is amulti-purpose stadium inLivorno,Italy.
A.S. Livorno Calcio originally used the Villa Chayes Stadium, part of the nearby the Naval Academy, for matches but when the city team was promoted to theSerie A in1928-29 Divisione Nazionale a new and larger facility was required.
The new stadium was built in 1933 on project byRaffaello Brizzi, with a capacity of 19,234, atArdenza Mare district and was named afterEdda Ciano Mussolini until 1945.[2] It was built inreinforced concrete, has an area of 30,000square metre and two rectilinear 90m stands[3]
The first match, Livorno vs.ACF Fiorentina, was played on October 8, 1933 when the stadium was incomplete. Its inaugural match, on March 24, 1935, was Italia B vs. Austria B.[4]
In the post war period it was used by the Americans from the nearbyCamp Darby logistic base who renamed it “Yankee Stadium” for the occasion. The stadium was then designatedStadio Comunale di Livorno and for the1960 Summer Olympics underwent a summary renovation. It hosted some of thefootball preliminaries in 1960, but was overlooked forItalia 90.[5]
In 1971, the stadium was renamed after the Livorno born footballerArmando Picchi who started playing at his home club before ending his career withInter.[2]
In the 1980s it underwent a reconstruction with the demolition of the distinctiveTorre Maratona.[2]
In 2005 the stadium was renovated in order to improve the safety and the capacity of the structure to mark the return of Livorno to Serie A.
In 2021, thegrandstand of the stadium was named after Mauro Lessi, the player who holds the record of longevity with the A.S. Livorno Calcio.[6] In 2022, the grass field was replaced with synthetic grass.[7]
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