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{{Short description|Multi-use stadium in Naples, Italy}}
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[[File:StadioPartenopeo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Stadio Partenopeo in 1934]]

'''Stadio Partenopeo''', also known as '''Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli''', was a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Naples]], [[Italy]].  It was used mostly for [[association football|football]] matches, and it was also the home ground of [[S.S.C. Napoli]]. The stadium was able to hold 40.000 people. During the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934 World Cup]], it hosted two games.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/stadium/3265/Stadio_Giorgio_Ascarelli.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref> The stadium was destroyed by bombardments in 1942 during the [[Second World War]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-08 |title=Stadio Ascarelli, il primo stadio del Napoli e la sua travagliata storia |url=https://storienapoli.it/2021/04/08/stadio-ascarelli/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=Calcio: "Intitoliamo il piazzale dello stadio di Napoli a Giorgio Ascarelli" |url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/sport/2023/05/28/news/calcio_intitoliamo_il_piazzale_dello_stadio_di_napoli_a_giorgio_ascarelli-402227658/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref>

The stadium was named after {{ill|Giorgio Ascarelli|it}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography of Giorgio Ascarelli |url=https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/storie/diari-estivi-sulla-costa-sorrentina-2/?lang=en |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Ancestors Portal |language=en-US}}</ref> an Italian sports executive and businessman in textile industry, however it was renamed Stadio Partenopeo in 1934 by the [[Fascist Italy|fascist regime]].<ref name=":1" />

==1934 FIFA World Cup==
The stadium was used for two matches during the [[1934 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name=":0" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%" 
|-
!Date
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
|-
|27 May 1934
|{{fb|HUN|1920}}
|style="text-align:center;"|4–2
|{{fb|EGY|1922}}
|Round of 16
|-
|7 June 1934
|{{fb|GER|1933}}
|style="text-align:center;"|3–2
|{{fb|AUT}}
|Third place play-off
|}

{{S.S.C. Napoli}}{{Sports facilities in Naples}}{{1934 FIFA World Cup stadiums}}
{{Serie A venues}}

{{Coord|40|51|35|N|14|17|36|E|type:landmark_region:IT|display=title}}

==References==
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[[Category:Sports venues in Naples]]
[[Category:Serie A venues|Partenopeo]]
[[Category:Defunct football venues in Italy]]


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