Stadio Marcello Melani
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| Stadio Marcello Melani | |
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| Location | Pistoia, Italy  |
| Opened | June 25th 1965 |
| Renovated | 1980, 2000 |
| Owner | Municipality of Pistoia |
| Surface | Grass |
| Former names | Stadio Comunale (1966-2006) |
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Stadio Marcello Melani is the main stadium in Pistoia, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of A.C. Pistoiese. The stadium holds 13,195.
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The Stadio Comunale di Pistoia was opened 25th June 1966 with a friendly match between Pistoiese and Vasco de Gama (1-2).
Previously Pistoiese played in the little stadium "Monteoliveto", where about 600 official matches were played.
On 6 December 2006, the Stadio Comunale was dedicated to Marcello Melani, president of Pistoiese from 1974 to 1984. During his presidency Pistoiese earned the club's only promotion to Serie A in its history.[1]
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