Diamante Fondo Patti

Diamante Fondo Patti
Full nameStadio di Baseball "Diamante Fondo Patti"
LocationPalermo, Italy
Coordinates38.11287°N 13.19021°E / 38.11287; 13.19021
OwnerMunicipality of Palermo
Capacity2,000
Field sizeFoul line: 100m
power alley: 100m
Center: 120m
Surfacegrass
Construction
Built1995-1997
Opened1997
Renovatedset for 2016
Tenants
Warriors Paternò (baseball)
Cardinals Palermo (american football)

History

The Diamante Fondo Patti is Palermo's main baseball stadium, inaugurated in 1997 for the 1997 Summer Universiade held in Sicily. It was also one of the venues of the Baseball World Cup held in Italy in 1998.

The stadium is located in the northern Palermitan suburb Partanna-Mondello, adjacent to Palermo's main indoor arena, the Palasport Fondo Patti.

Current situation

Years of non-caring have led to the slow decay of the venue. In April 2014 the City of Palermo, owner of the stadium, announced works to restore both the baseball stadium and the nearby indoor arena.

Due to the city of Palermo's bleak financial situation, non-caring, and vandalism, the Diamante Fondo Patti is currently in a desolate state, as are many of Palermo's sports venues, such as the Velodromo Paolo Borsellino and the Palasport Fondo Patti. This situation led to Palermo losing out its European Capital of Sport 2016 bid to Prague and Kosice.[1][2]

Use

Despite its bad condition, the stadium continues to host baseball games, as it is the only purpose-build venue for these kind sports in Sicily. In the past it was used by third league clubs such as Palermo Baseball and UISP Zisa Palermo. In 2010 the baseball club Catania Warriors (now called Catania Warriors Paternò) reached an agreement with the city of Palermo to use the Diamante Fondo Patti for their IBL games. In 2012 it also hosted matches by Nine-man football club Cardinals Palermo.

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References
  1. http://www.palermotoday.it/sport/palermo-capitale-europea-sport-candidatura.html Italian article from PalermoToday: "Prague wins. Palermo won't be European Capital of Sports".
  2. http://www.aceseurope.eu/index.php/en/news/420-kosice-european-city-of-sport-2016 Kosice European City of Sport 2016
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