Field size 105x66 Broke ground 1925 Capacity 8,213 Phone +39 0332 225735 | Surface Grass Opened 1925 Province Province of Varese Team Varese Calcio S.S.D. | |
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Location Via Bolchini, Masnago, 21100 Varese, Italy Address Via Giuseppe Bolchini, 21100 Varese VA, Italy Similar Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato, Stadio Armando Picchi, Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Stadio Guido Biondi, Stadio Romeo Menti | ||
Stadio franco ossola vandali distruggono il campo a fontana
The Stadio Franco Ossola (also called Luigi Ganna Velodrome) is a sports stadium and velodrome currently in use by the football team A.S. Varese 1910.
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Constructed in 1925, and originally named the Stadio del Littorio, the stadium was renamed in September 1950 in memory of Franco Ossola, an Italian from Varese and player for Torino F.C. who died in 1949 in the Superga air disaster.
The cycling track was used for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 1971 and is named after Luigi Ganna, the winner of the first Giro d'Italia in 1909, who was born in nearby Induno Olona.
Originally, the stadium could accommodate up to 23,000 spectators, but the capacity has been reduced to comply with safety standards, so much so that now the north stand, which houses the home fans, is not usable.
In recent years, plans have been drawn up to create a new 10,000 seater stadium to replace the existing one.