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Curva (plural: curve) is an Italian term or name for curved stands of seating located at sports stadiums, particularly in Italy; so named, originally, due to their curved or bending shape. The curva plays an integral part in the culture of Ultras and European football.
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Composition
A.S. Roma fans in Curva Sud
The majority of stands referred to as a "curva" are located behind the goals in their respective stadiums and contain the most vocal supporters within them, often known as Ultras. They are usually curved in shape, in some form whether minor or major, often due to the presence of a running track around the pitch.[1] The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza provides an example of two prominent stands referred to as "curva", "Curva Nord" and "Curva Sud", which contain only minor curves at their corners, while the Stadio Olimpico provides an example of two completely curved stands. A curva may extend from one corner flag to another or be located centrally behind the goal, bordered by two separate corner sections for ticketing or organizational purposes.[2]
Significance
S.S. Lazio fans in Curva NordBeing home to the most openly passionate supporters in a stadium, the curva is usually the focal point of a club's support. It is often the scene of dramatic choreographed displays of support and occasionally, disapproval for a team or club.[3] These displays often take on an importance of their own, particularly in games involving rivals where both sets of supporters aim to outdo each other.[4] In certain countries, particularly those where sports clubs and supporters are extremely reflective of the local culture, the curva can become quite politicized in nature.[4] Therefore, it's not uncommon for a curva to be split into individual factions or groups, either solely or partially, based on politics, and for one group to hold significant control of the curva and its inhabitants on match days. Ultrà groups within a curva often benefit from this degree of relative uniformity, when there are issues regarding supporters' rights and the commercialization of sports and football in particular.
Italy
File:Tifo San Siro.jpgInternazionale fans in Curva NordStadium Club Stand Arena Garibaldi Pisa Curva Nord Maurizio Alberti San Siro Internazionale Curva Nord San Siro Milan Curva Sud Stadio Artemio Franchi Fiorentina Curva Fiesole Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Atalanta Curva Pisani Stadio Ennio Tardini Parma Curva Nord Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa Gradinata Nord Stadio Luigi Ferraris Sampdoria Gradinata Sud Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Hellas Verona Curva Sud Stadio Olimpico Lazio Curva Nord Stadio Olimpico Roma Curva Sud Stadio Olimpico (Torino) Juventus Curva Filadelfia Stadio San Paolo Napoli Curva A/Curva B Stadio San Nicola Bari Curva Nord Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Catanzaro Curva Massimo Capraro Equivalents
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Austria
Stadium Club Stand Sydney Football Stadium Sydney FC The Cove AAMI Park Melbourne Victory North Terrace MCG Australia Bay 13 Stadium Club Stand Gerhard Hanappi Stadium SK Rapid Wien Block West Bulgaria
Stadium Club Stand Bulgarian Army Stadium CSKA Sofia Sektor G / North Stand Stadium Club Stand Georgi Asparuhov Stadium Levski Sofia Sektor B Bosnia
Stadium Club Stand Stadion Grbavica Željezničar Sektor C / Jug Chile
Stadium Club Stand Estadio Nacional de Chile CF Universidad de Chile Gate 14 Colombia
Stadium Club Stand Estadio Deportivo Cali Deportivo Cali Frente Radical Verdiblanco]]
Denmark
Stadium Club Stand Energi Nord Arena Aalborg BK Vesttribunen Brøndby Stadion Brøndby IF Sydsiden (earlier Faxetribunen) Parken FC Copenhagen Sektion 12 Tre-For Park Odense BK Stiften Egypt
Stadium Club Stand Cairo Stadium Al-Ahly Curva Nord / Talta Chimal Cairo Stadium Zamalek Curva Sud / Talta Yemeen Ismailia Stadium Ismaily Curva Nord / Curva Giallo Port Said Stadium Al-Masry Club Curva Sud / Talta Yemeen Ismailia Stadium Ismaily Curva Sud Finland
Stadium Club Stand Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland national football team Pohjoiskaarre France
Stadium Club Stand Stade Chaban-Delmas Girondins de Bordeaux Virage Sud Stade Vélodrome Olympique de Marseille Virage Nord/Sud Parc des Princes Paris Saint-Germain FC Kop of Boulogne Germany
Stadium Club Stand Olympiastadion/Allianz Arena Bayern München Südkurve Volkswagen Arena Wolfsburg Nordkurve Waldstadion Eintracht Frankfurt Nordwestkurve Weserstadion Werder Bremen Ostkurve Veltins-Arena FC Schalke 04 Nordkurve Greece
Stadium Club Stand Karaiskaki Stadium Olympiacos F.C. Gate 7 Apostolos Nikolaidis Panathinaikos Gate 13 Toumba Stadium PAOK F.C. Gate 4 Nikos Goumas Stadium AEK Athens F.C. Gate 21 Kautatzogleio Stadium Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. Gate 10 Indonesia
Stadium Club Stand Bung Karno Stadium Persija Sektor 5 Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Persib Bandung Tribun Barat Siliwangi Stadium Persib Bandung Tribun Barat Haji Agus Salim Stadium Semen Padang F.C. Tribun Selatan SPARTACK Haji Agus Salim Stadium Semen Padang F.C. Tribun UTARA The Kmers Kaharuddin Nasution Stadium PSPS Pekanbaru CURVA NORD Maguwoharjo Stadium PSS Sleman Brigata Curva Sud Israel
Stadium Club Stand Bloomfield Stadium Hapoel Tel Aviv Gate 5 / Sha'ar Ham'esh Bloomfield Stadium Maccabi Tel Aviv Gate 11 Kiryat Eliezer Stadium Maccabi Haifa F.C. Gate 3 / Yezia Gimel Teddy Stadium Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Eastern Gate / Ha'Yezia Ha'Mizrahi Malaysia
Stadium Club Stand Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil Malaysia National Football Team Section 1Q Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium Kelantan FA Gate Of Hell™ The Red Mania Shah Alam Stadium Selangor FA Gate Donkey Kong Kitty Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Negeri Sembilan FA Kona 4C Darul Aman Stadium Kedah FA Curva T1 Perak Stadium Perak FA Silvermania Curva [Gate A & B] Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium Johor FA Kerva Laken Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasirudin Shah Terengganu FA Curva Right Scoreboard Stadium Darul Makmur Pahang Gate Seven Eleven 24 Dollar Murah Murah Stadium Mini UiTM Shah Alam UiTM FC Lubuk U Lions Troops Likas Stadium Sabah FA Gate Four Morocco
Stadium Club Stand Stade Mohamed V WAC Curva Nord - Frimija Netherlands
Stadium Club Stand Amsterdam Arena AFC Ajax Zuid De Kuip Feyenoord Gerard Meijer Tribune Poland
Stadium Club Stand Polish Army Stadium Legia Warszawa Żyleta Romania
Stadium Club Stand Stadionul Steaua FC Steaua Bucureşti Peluza Nord Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu FC Timişoara Curva Sud Stadionul Stefan cel Mare FC Dinamo Bucureşti Peluza Catalin Haldan / Peluza Sud Scotland
Stadium Club Stand Celtic Park Celtic Section 111 Spain
Stadium Club Stand Estadio Vicente Calderón Atlético de Madrid Fondo Sur Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Real Madrid Fondo Sur Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Real Betis Gol Sur Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Sevilla Gol Norte Estadi RCDE RCD Espanyol Gol Cornellà Estadio Mestalla Valencia Curva Nord Mario Alberto Kempes Tunisia
Stadium Club Stand Stade du 14-Janvier Espérance Sportive de Tunis Curva Sud Stade El Menzah Club Africain Curva Nord/Virage 12 Stade Taieb Mhiri Club Sportif Sfaxien Curva Nord Sfax Turkey
Stadium Club Stand BJK İnönü Stadı Beşiktaş J.K. Kapalı Tribün Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Fenerbahçe SK Türk Telekom Tribünü See also
References
- Specific
- ^ "Football in Rome". Italy Heaven. http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/rome/football.html. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ "LO STADIO OLIMPICO". http://www.asromaultras.it/stadioolimpico.html. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ Micheal Lehane (2004-01-07). "Soccer: Roma Therapy". Irish Examiner. http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2004/01/07/story931987514.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ a b "Il Derby della Capitale". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/feature-soccer-rome.html. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- General
- Testa, A. and Armstrong, G. (2008). “Words and actions: Italian ultras and neo-fascism” Social Identities, vol. 14 (4), pp. 473 – 490
- Testa, A. (2009) “UltraS: an Emerging Social Movement”, Review of European Studies, vol. 1 (2), 54–63
- Testa, A. (2010). Contested Meanings: the Italian Media and the UltraS. Review of European Studies, vol 2(1), 15–24
- Testa, A. and Armstrong, G. (in press; November 2010). Football, Fascism and Fandom: The UltraS of Italian Football, A&C (Bloomsbury), London, Black Publishers.
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