Benevento: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Located in the southern suburb of Benevento in Campania, the Stadio Ciro Vigorito has seen its capacity fluctuate, much like the club’s fortunes.

Opened in 1979 as Stadio Santa Colomba, the ground took on the current name after long time Benevento executive Ciro Vigorito died in 2010.

It initially held up to 25,000, but capacity was reduced to just over 18,000 and then to as low as 7,000 because of security concerns in 2006, when the Curva Nord was completely shut.

Following Bevenento’s historic back-to-back promotions to Serie B in 2016 and to Serie A the following season, the stadium underwent extensive renovation and capacity was again increased to just under 15,000.

Benevento returned to Serie A in 2020, but were relegated back to Serie B the following season and slipped through the division’s trap door and into Serie C in 2023.

Today, the Vigorito remains Campania’s fourth-biggest stadium after the Diego Maradona in Naples, the Stadio Arechi in Salerno and Avellino’s Stadio Partenio.

Stadio Ciro Vigorito factfile

• Capacity: 14,461 
• Club: Benevento
• Opened: 1979 (fully renovated in 2016)
• Address: Via Santa Colomba, 82100 Benevento BN, Italy

How to get to the Stadio Ciro Vigorito

From Bevento main train station

• Walk 15 minutes to Dogana stop, then 2 bus towards Stadio – 12 stops to Capolinea Terminal Bus Rotonda Atleti stop, followed by a five-minute walk.
• Walk 15 minutes to Goduti stop, then 2 bus towards Stadio – 12 stops to Capolinea Terminal Bus Rotonda Atleti stop, followed by a five-minute walk.

From Benevento’s Old Town

• 2 bus from Duomo stop towards Stadio – 11 stops to Capolinea Terminal Bus Rotonda Atleti stop, followed by a five-minute walk.
• 12 bus from Duomo stop towards Rotonda Degli Atleti – 11 stops to Capolinea Terminal Bus Rotonda Atleti stop, followed by a five-minute walk.

How to buy public transport tickets

Public transport tickets in Benevento are available on Trotta Bus website and authorised ticket offices and outlets. 

How to drive to the Stadio Ciro Vigorito

The ground is approximately a five-minute cab journey from Piazza Orsini in  Benevento’s old town and 10 minutes away by car from Benevento’s main train station.

Naples Capodichino international airport is an hour away by car, while Rome’s Fiumicino airport is a two-and-a-half-hour drive away.

If you’re driving from Rome on the A1 motorway, take the Calanello exit and follow the SS Telesina towards Benevento, then take the Tangenziale Ovest exit and follow the signs to the stadium.

If you’re driving from Naples on the A16 motorway, take the Benevento exit and follow the signs to the stadium.

How to buy Benevento tickets

Tickets can be bought online via TicketOne or in person at the TicketOne sales points and at the ground.

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