History and description

As a result, Spezia played their first few home games at the nearby Campo dei Fiori. Stadio Alberto Picco has been the home of Spezia Calcio since 1919 and is still in use today. The stadium was built in a rush to provide Spezia with a home for their first league season, but wasn't finished in time. As a result, they played their first few home games at the nearby Campo dei Fiori. On 7 December 1919, the stadium officially opened with a league match between Spezia and SC Genova (8-0). The stadium consisted of wooden stands in English style, named after Alberto Picco, a former player that had died in the First World War.

A new main stand was erected in 1933 and a first concrete curve followed in the 1960s. The stadium underwent further developments in the late 1980s when another concrete curve got built and the rest of the stadium was updated, resulting in a capacity of 15,000.

Since 2006, very few changes have been made to the stadium. Safety measures have gone down in recent years, and it currently has a capacity of 10,000.

How to get to Stadio Alberto Picco

The Stadio Alberto Picco is located in the south-west of the small city of La Spezia, near the port area. It is a short 15-minute walk from La Spezia's central railway station and even less from the city centre that lies between the station and the stadium. Trains frequently connect La Spezia with Genova and Pisa. The journey takes around an hour, and there are also direct trains from Milan and Florence.

Address: Via Nicolò Fieschi, 19123 La Spezia

Spezia Tickets

Tickets for Spezia matches can be purchased online through Etes or at any of the authorized sales outlets. The Infotech store at the Via Nino Bixio 24 and Foto Meriggioli at the Corso Cavour 35 are two centrally located sales points. Tickets can be bought at the ticket windows of the stadium before the start of the match. Spezia may sell out the occasional high-profile match.

Tickets cost either fifteen dollars for a seat behind the goal, twenty-five dollars for the Distinti side, or forty dollars for the main stand.

Relevant Internet links

The official website of Spezia Calcio and myspeziacalcio.com are both dedicated to providing information about La Spezia and tourism to the city.