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| Location | Bari, Italy |
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| Owner | Municipality ofBari |
| Capacity | 58,270 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 m (344 by 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Tecnovision |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Renovated | 2020–2023 |
| Tenants | |
| SSC Bari (1990–present) Italy national football team (selected matches) | |
Stadio San Nicola (English:Saint Nicholas Stadium) is a multi-use all-seater stadium designed byRenzo Piano inBari, Italy. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches and is the home stadium ofSSC Bari. It replaced their previous home,Stadio della Vittoria, in 1990. The stadium's design resembles a flower. To create this particular design, the stadium consists of 26 'petals' and upper tiers of the higher ring separated by 8-metre empty spaces, sufficient to guarantee satisfactory security conditions.
Being the third largest football stadium in Italy afterMilan'sSan Siro andRome'sStadio Olimpico; as well as the largest to be used by only one team, San Nicola holds 58,270 people,[1] and was filled to capacity for the first time during a 2013–2014 Serie B playoff match for A.S. Bari in June 2014. Before that, the stadium's largest attendance was 52,000 for an A.S. Bari Serie A match during the 2009–10 season.
The stadium was built in 1990 for the1990 FIFA World Cup, during which it hosted five matches:Soviet Union vs.Romania,Cameroon vs.Romania, andCameroon vs.Soviet Union in group B action; in the round of 16 matches,Czechoslovakia vs.Costa Rica; and the third place match betweenItaly andEngland.
It hosted the1991 European Cup Final, won byRed Star Belgrade. It was also the venue for the1997 Mediterranean Games.
The stadium hosted theUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group B between Italy andScotland in March 2007, which Italy won 2–0, and was also a deciding match for theUnofficial World Football Championships.
The Stadio San Nicola hosted Italy's2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against theRepublic of Ireland on 1 April 2009. Italy were booed off the field after Ireland shocked the nation by scoring in the 87th minute. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[2]
The stadium was one of the venues of the1990 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team No. 1 | Res. | Team No. 2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 9 June 1990 |  Soviet Union | 0–2 |  Romania | Group B | 42,907 |
| 14 June 1990 |  Cameroon | 2–1 | 38,687 | ||
| 18 June 1990 | 0–4 | Soviet Union | 37,307 | ||
| 23 June 1990 |  Czechoslovakia | 4–1 |  Costa Rica | Round of 16 | 47,673 |
| 7 July 1990 |  Italy | 2–1 |  England | Third place match | 51,426 |
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