Stadio San Paolo
Stadio San Paolo is the third largest stadium in Italy and home to SSC Napoli. It has a capacity of 60,240 seats.
The stadium was opened on the 6th of December 1959 with a match between Napoli and Juventus (2-1). The initial capacity was 87,500, mostly standing places. The stadium was modernised for the European Championships in 1980, and further refurbished for the 1990 World Cup. At Euro 1980 it hosted four matches, among which the play-off for third place, and at the World Cup five matches among which the semi-final between Italy and Argentina (1-1).
After the World Cup the stadium slowly decayed, and lack of maintenance resulted in the temporary closure of the stadium. With the closing of the third tier the capacity was reduced from 76,000 to its current capacity of 60,240. However, due to the returning successes of Napoli, and pressure to comply with the requirements to play in the UEFA leagues, refurbishments have been carried out and the overall state of the stadium has improved.
Over the last decade several plans have existed to either build a new stadium or to carry out a major redevelopment of the existing stadium. However, as these plans were tied with the Italian bids for first Euro 2012 and then Euro 2016, they fell through as soon as Italy failed to get the tournament. Any future plans are therefore tentative at best at the moment.
Getting there
Stadio San Paolo lies in the western suburb Fuorigrotta, slightly less than 7 kilometres from the city centre of Naples.
Train station Napoli Campi Flegrei is a 5-minute walk to the stadium. There is service from Napoli Piazza Garibaldi station, which is located next to the larger central station where trains arrive from all over Italy. The ride takes about half an hour.
Slightly quicker is the metro, with line 2 departing from the central station and several points near the centre. Your stop is Campi Flegrei station. The Mostra stop on line 6 is also at walking distance from the stadium.
Mostra station can also be reached with the Ferrovia Cumana, a regional train service that follows the coastline. Trains run from the Monsanto station near the city centre.
Arriving by car, Stadio San Paolo can be easily reached from the Tangenziale di Napoli, the main motorway running through Napoli. The stadium lies just a few hundred metres south of exit 10 Fuorigrotta.
Address: Pizzale Vincenzo Tecchio, 80125 Napoli
Tickets
Tickets can be bought online or at ticket booth 1 at the stadium. There is an obligation to present a Club Azzurro Card (Tessera del Tifosi). Technically foreigners aren’t obligated to possess such card, but it is unknown how Napoli treats this issue.
Prices range from €24.50 to €179.00.
Relevant Internet links:
SSCNapoli.it – Official website of SSC Napoli.
Inaples.it – Official website of the Naples tourist board.
Metro.na.it – Information about the Naples metro.
Trenitalia.it – Train times and fares.
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