History and description

Stadio Alberto Picco has been the home of Spezia Calcio since 1919. The stadium was not finished in time, leaving the club without a home for their first league season. On 7 December 1919, the stadium officially opened with a league match between Spezia and SC Genova (8-0). The wooden stands in English style were located at the stadium. The stadium was named after Alberto Picco, a former player that had died in the First World War.

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

Since 2006, few changes have been made to the stadium. Safety measures have furthermore reduced its capacity to 10,000.

How to get to Stadio Alberto Picco

The stadium, known as Stadio Alberto Picco, is located in the south-west of the 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 in between the station and the stadium. Frequent direct trains connect La Spezia with Genova and Pisa. The journey takes a little over an hour, and there are also reasonably frequent direct trains from Milan and Florence.

Address: Via Nicolò Fieschi, 19123 La Spezia

Spezia Tickets

Tickets for Spezia matches can be bought online or in person at 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 cost either $15.00 for a seat behind the goal, $25.00 for the Distinti side, or $40.00 for the main stand.

Relevant Internet links

The official website of Spezia Calcio, as well as myspeziacalcio.com - the official tourism information website of La Spezia, are both available at acspezia.com.