Velodromo Paolo Borsellino

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Velodromo Paolo Borsellino is a multi-use stadium in Palermo, Italy, located in the ZEN neighbourhood of the city, and currently home to local American football club Sharks Palermo and rugby football club Palermo Rugby 2005. It is named after Palermo magistrate and Mafia victim Paolo Borsellino. The venue, initially thought as a velodrome which could also serve as a multi-use stadium, was completed in 1991, and hosted the 1994 UCI Track Cycling World Championships held in Palermo. The venue was successively used by association football club U.S. Città di Palermo in the late 1990s due to the unavailability of their home venue, Stadio La Favorita. The venue was successively used by others Palermo-based football club, ASD Fincantieri Palermo, during the 2003–04 season in the Serie D, and SSD Athletic Club Palermo, from the 2025–26 season. It was also used by the Palermo under-19 team until 2007. In 2007, Palermo announced plans to build a new stadium in the city, suggesting the possibility of demolishing the "Velodromo" and creating a new football-only venue in its place. The issue is still under discussion.

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