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| Address | Via della Maratona |
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| Location | Empoli, Italy |
| Owner | Municipality ofEmpoli |
| Capacity | 16,284 |
| Surface | Grass 105x68m |
| Opened | 12 September 1965 |
| Tenants | |
| Empoli FC (1965–present) Italy national football team (selected matches) | |
TheStadio comunale Carlo Castellani is amulti-purpose stadium inEmpoli, Italy. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches and the home ofEmpoli FC. The stadium holds 16,284.
Built in 1923,[citation needed] the Stadio Carlo Castellani is currently the home ofEmpoli.
The stadium is located in the sporting district ofEmpoli on theviale delle Olimpiadi.
Inaugurated on 12 September 1965 the ground was dedicated toCarlo Castellani, former football player born in nearbyMontelupo Fiorentino, who died prematurely after being deported to theconcentration camp ofGusen (Mauthausen).
It is formed by twotribune, or grandstands, and twocurve with a total capacity of 16,284 spectators[1]}. The Curva Sud was recently renovated, with older structures being replaced. The Municipality of Empoli and theBanca di Cambiano have financed the renovations.The stadium is also equipped with an athletics track for long jump and a running track.
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