History and description

Stadio Silvio Piola was built in the 1970s. It officially opened on 18 January 1976 and Novara played their first match at the stadium against Juventus (2-1). The stadium was originally generically called Viale Kennedy, after the street it was on. However, it received its official name in 1997, when Silvio Piola, all-time top scorer of the Serie A, played the last seven seasons of his career in the shirt of Novara.

Novara installed an artificial pitch in their stadium in 2010, and after they promoted to Serie A in 2011 it was the first club with an artificial pitch in Italy.

How to get to Stadio Silvio Piola

The Stadio Silvio Piola is located in Novara, on the south-western edge of the city, about 2.5 kilometers from the train station and slightly more from the city centre. From the train station, you can get to the stadium with bus 4 and 8. Bus 4 will take you in the direction of Via Ancona, which will pass right in front of the stadium. The journey will take about 15 minutes and buses leave at least twice an hour, though there is no service on Sundays.

Alternatively, take bus 8 in the direction of Via Ancona or Lumellogno. Bus 8 also passes right by the stadium, and the trip takes just over 15 minutes. It has regular service, which is reduced on Sundays to about once every 90 minutes.

Address: Viale Kennedy 8, 28100 Novara

Novara Tickets

Tickets for Novara matches can be bought online or in person at any of the branches of local bank BNP. Tickets are furthermore available at the stadium on the day of the match.

Ticket prices for the game range from $13.00 for a seat at one of the curves to $32.00 for a seat at the main stand. Tickets are $1.50 more expensive if bought on the day at the stadium.

Relevant Internet links

Novaracalcio.com is the official website of Novara Calcio. Turismonovara.it is a tourism information website for the Novara province. Sun.novara.it is a public transport information website for Novara.