Velodrome Humbert I
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Velodromo Umberto I | |
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Velodrome Humbert I, commonly known in Italian as Velodromo Umberto I, was an early cycling velodrome and, from 1898, a football ground in Turin. The velodrome was named in honour of then King Humbert I of Savoy. During its time in use it was used by several clubs, it was located within the La Crocetta neighbourhood of Turin, within the Corso Re Umberto park near Mauriziano hospital.
The velodrome is noted for been the host of the first ever
Genoa
won the competition overall.
Its first permanent footballing tenants were
1905 season in which they won their first ever scudetto
.
When
Torino FBC
, they would play at the ground since Dick held the lease. They played their earliest seasons here, before changing ground in early 1910.
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