Stadio Tonino Benelli

Stadio Tonino Benelli is an arena in Pesaro, Italy. It is primarily used for football, and is the home to Vis Pesaro 1898 of Serie C. It opened in 1927 and holds 4,898 spectators.^[1]

Stadio Tonino Benelli

Location	Pesaro, Italy
Owner	Commune of Pesaro
Operator	Vis Pesaro 1898
Capacity	4,898
Field size	110 x 61 m
Surface	grass
Construction
Built	1927
Renovated	2014
Tenants
Vis Pesaro 1898
Building details
General information
Address	Via Campo Sportivo 61100 Pesaro
Named for	Tonino Benelli

It is named after Tonino Benelli, an early 20th Century motorcycle rider born in Pesaro.

Background

The stadium in 2024

The stadium was built by Romolo Rifelli, a building contractor and president of Vis Pesaro at the time, and began operating in 1927, the year in which Vis Pesaro moved its playing field here from the previous site in Baia Flaminia.

Initially, the stadium was also designed as a velodrome, thanks to the presence of the track that still surrounds the playing field. On 3 July 1982, it hosted the II Italian Superbowl, won by Rhinos Milano over Frogs Gallarate with a score of 11-0. In March 2014, renovation work was carried out in the Gradinata prato sector, which involved the removal of the nets between the field and the stands.