Stadio Flaminio

Home of Italian Rugby

Capacity: 80,000

The Stadio Flaminio is a stadium in Rome. It lies along the Via Flaminia, three kilometres northwest of the city centre, 300 metres away from the Parco di Villa Glori.

Stadio Flaminio was first rebuilt in 1927 on the site of an older stadium constructed in 1911 for the fiftieth anniversary of the Unification of Italy. This first stadium was built for the Partito Nazionale Fascista. The current stadium was built in July 1957 ahead of the 1960 Rome Olympics, designed by Pierluigi and Antonio Nervi, it has hosted Italy's Six Nations fixtures since they joined in the year 2000.

The interior spaces include a covered swimming pool, rooms for fencing, amateur wrestling, weightlifting, boxing and gymnastics.

The stadium is the smallest in the RBS Six Nations Championship, and has a cosy atmosphere. It has hosted a wide range of other sporting events, including the World Equestrian Games, and beat off competition from rival venues in Bologna, Genoa and Padova to host Italy's Six Nations matches. With a capacity of 24,973 (8,000 covered) it is the smallest of the Six Nations stadiums. It is no longer considered big enough for the Italian national team and there are reports that they will be moving to Genoa. The Stadio Flaminio is also the home of A.S. Cisco Roma, an association football team playing in Serie C/2 division.

In all, 21 rugby internationals have been played at the Stadio Flaminio and the former ground at the site. The first was a 44-6 drubbing by a France XV way back in 1935. Italy's biggest win there was 22-3 against Romania in October 1992.