As one tells us article from the International Federation of Padel, padel continues to gain ground in Italy with a 20% increase in the number of courts. At the top we find Sardinia, (who was in the spotlight this weekend), with a 23% increase in the number of clubs above the national average!

Italy, second largest country in Europe

The growth of padel in Italy, the second country in Europe in terms of number of courts and participants, shows an increase in facilities in the first nine months of 2023 (sports clubs, padel clubs, accommodation facilities) of 16%, compared to the figures for 2022: going from 2 to 792 facilities.

The trend, according to data from our colleagues at Mr Padel Paddleboard, recently awarded at the Italian Padel Awards for its work, indicates a 20% increase in tracks with now 8 courts, an increase of 520 courts compared to the end of last year.

The regions with the greatest number of pitches and facilities remain Lazio (1 pitches and 855
installations), followed by Lombardy (1 pitches; 149) and Sicily (373 pitches; 802).

A boom in Sardinia

In Sardinia, the growth rate in terms of padel facilities and courts is higher than the national average, a clear sign of the popularity of the sport on the “island of sport”, which has strongly embraced padel since 2020. There are now 336 courts (55 of which are indoor) spread across 144 facilities. The increase in padel clubs in Sardinia is 23% higher than the national average compared to 2022. The leading province in the region is Sassari (65 clubs and 154 courts), followed by Cagliari (47 clubs and 125 courts).

With the establishment of new facilities, the ratio of land per person increases. In the first 9 months, Italy went from land per 8 inhabitants to 468. In Lazio the ratio is
of 3 (approaching the Spanish benchmark, which is around 169), Umbria is at 3, Abruzzo at 000, and Sardinia is fourth with 3. This result shows that the “island of sport” is increasingly becoming the “island of padel”!

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