Stadio Filadelfia

Coordinates: 45°02′17.5″N 7°39′30.6″E / 45.038194°N 7.658500°E / 45.038194; 7.658500
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Stadio Filadelfia
Campo Torino
Il Fila
Torino
(1926–1943, 1945–1958, 1959–1963)

The Stadio Filadelfia, originally known as Campo Torino (or simply, Il Fila) is a small multi-use stadium in Turin, Italy, situated in Borgo Filadelfia in the Lingotto district.

Designed by the former President of

Stadio Comunale
, becoming Torino's training ground for the first team, then later, the youth team. After the partial degradation of the structure during the 1980s and 1990s, the ground was partially demolished in 1998.

In 2015 the reconstruction of the stadium began, and was completed on 24 May 2017.[1]

History

Construction

The stadium was designed by Count Enrico Marone Cinzano, the president of

Foot-Ball Club Torino. Enrico Marone created the Società Civile Campo Torino, with a grant, and the sole aim to buy the land and build a stadium with an adjacent training ground.[2] On 24 March 24, 1926 the building permit was requested and, following its acceptance, jobs were assigned to the engineer Miro Gamba, professor of the Polytechnic University of Turin;[3] the construction work was commenced by the Commendatore Riccardo Filippa.[4] The land, at that time, on the outskirts of Turin, was chosen for the low cost of the area.[5]

Count Marone Cinzano, Princess Marie Adélaïde and the Duke of Aosta during the inauguration ceremony

The construction occupied five months, and just under two and a half million

Fortitudo Roma, in the presence of Crown Prince Umberto II, Princess Mary Adelaide and an audience of 15,000 spectators. The field was blessed before the match by the Archbishop of Turin, Giuseppe Gamba
and ended with the victory of Torino 4–0.

Structure

The teams of Torino and Fortitudo Roma that clashed in the opening match
The Stadio Filadelfia

Originally the stadium covered an area of 38,000 m2 enclosed by a wall; it consisted of only two stands, with a capacity of 15,000 (1300 in the central grandstand, 9500 on the bleachers, 4000 in the parterre). The parterre was situated under the grandstand, arranged by 13 rows.[2] The Stadio Filadelfia's bleachers were cement, while the stands were wooden and cast iron built Art Nouveau style.[6] The seating in the forum was made of wood, and all numbered. The wall around the structure was 2.5 meters high.

The

Greco Deco style.[2] The field measured 110x70 meters and was covered with grass and had a drainage system. Under the stands was the caretaker's apartment, and fourteen rooms that were used by the players and the referee, the infirmary, club officials, and a hall for refreshments. Players could reach the field from the changing rooms through an underpass.[2] The stadium also underwent extension work. In 1928 a box office was added, and in 1932, the grandstand was expanded bringing the total capacity to 30,000 people.[2][4]

Grande Torino

The stadium hosted

Stadio Comunale.[7] After the war, renovations were carried out by the new club president Ferruccio Novo.[8]

Degradation of the structure

The old grandstands before the reconstruction, reduced to a few fenced stumps

After the Superga disaster, Torino's president

Napoli, finishing 1–1, with goals from Enzo Bearzot
and Gianni Corelli. The move to the "Comunale," a stadium capable of holding 65,000 people standing, was completed in 1963–64.

In 1970 the first attempt was made to recover the Filadelfia when Torino's president was Orfeo Pianelli; the Società Civile Campo Torino began the renovation project. It was proposed that the first team would continue to train at the ground and allow for the construction of a gymnasium. However, in 1973 the project was cancelled because the ground was still classified as "public space".[10] Pianelli's idea involved the demolition of the structure, the construction of playing fields and accommodations for the youth team. The original plan failed because Pianelli received death threats. On 18 October, a building permit was issued, but only for minor renovations, provided for an annual fee.[11] Torino continued to train here up until 1989, when they moved to a modern structure in Orbassano, leaving the training ground to the youth team.[10] The maintenance was abandoned, however, and in a few years the stands deteriorated. In the 1980s the degradation had an exponential growth, mainly because of the concrete used in construction, leading to a partial collapse of the structures.

Reconstruction

Under club chairman Urbano Cairo the ceremony of laying the first stone of the new Filadelfia stadium took place on 17 October 2015. The project, initiated by the Stadio Filadelfia Foundation, was established in 2011 with the aim of completely redeveloping the site. The new Filadelfia was to become the new headquarters of the club, hold 4,000 spectators, two first team training pitches, youth team facilities, and the club museum. It was inaugurated on 24 May 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Torino, c'è la ditta per la ricostruzione del Filadelfia", Tuttosport, 3 April 2015
  2. ^ a b c d e f Tesi. La costruzione del mito del "Fila".
  3. ^ Il simbolo del Borgo Filadelfia Archived 2013-04-13 at archive.today
  4. ^ a b Il Filadelfia
  5. ^ a b Tesi. Prima del Filadelfia.
  6. ^ a b c La Repubblica - Il salotto Liberty dei proletari
  7. ^ a b Il Grande Torino
  8. ^ AECT, Società Civile Campo Torino. Cemento armato. Via Filadelfia 40 circa., n. 17c, a. 1945
  9. ^ Collino Manlio, Delenda Carthago, Philadelphia restituendum est, «Fegato Granata», Torino, settembre 2001
  10. ^ a b c Tesi. "3 - Il lento declino". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  11. ^ AECT, Autorizzazione della Comm. Igien. Edilizia a costruire il capannone provvisorio ad uso palestra, via Filadelfia n. 40, 18 ottobre 1973, prot. 857, contenuto nella cartella «Capannone uso palestra», richiesta della Soc. Torino Calcio, via Filadelfia n. 40, I cat., a. 1973, n. prat. 885

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