Stadio Sant'Elia

Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia
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Map
LocationCagliari, Italy
OwnerMunicipality of Cagliari
Capacity40,919 original structure / 16,000 provisional stand
SurfaceGrass
105x66.5m
Construction
Broke ground1965
Opened1970
Renovated1989, 2003, 2013
Closed2017
Demolished2017–present
Tenants
Cagliari Calcio (1970–2017)

Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia was a football stadium in Cagliari, Italy. It is best known for having been the home of Cagliari Calcio. It hosted three matches during the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The stadium had an initial capacity of 60,000 spectators, reduced to 40,919 in 1990, and then 23,834 and finally 16,000 spectators with a provisional stand. It was closed in 2017 and the new Unipol Domus was built as a replacement.