The Juventus Stadium is the recently completed new stadium of Juventus FC. It offers a capacity of 41,000, of which 3,600 premium seats. The Juventus Stadium replaced Juventus’ old stadium, the Delle Alpi, where the club had only been playing since 1990. However, the Delle Alpi had always been a [...]
Stadio San Siro, officially called Stadio Guiseppe Meazza, is the home of Milan clubs AC Milan and FC Internazionale. The stadium has a capacity of 80,018 seats. The construction of the stadium was a project of Milan president Piero Pirelli, and after a building period of a little over a [...]
Stadio Angelo Massimio, also called Stadio Cibali, is the home of Catania Calcio. The stadium is currently estimated to have a capacity of 23,420 seats. The stadium got built in 1937, and opened on the 27th of November of that year with a league match between Catania and Foggia. Since [...]
Stadio Artemio Franchi is the home of ACF Fiorentina. It offers a capacity of 47,282. The stadium was constructed between 1930 and 1932, and officially opened on the 13th of September 1931 with a match between Fiorentina and Admira Wien (1-0). The stadium was renovated in the years before the [...]
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia is the home of Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio. It currently offers a capacity of 26,562 seats. The stadium was built in 1928, officially opened on the 23rd of December of that year, and originally went by the name of Mario Brumana. The stadium could originally hold 12,000 [...]
Stadio Carlo Castellani is the home of Empoli FC. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats. Construction started in 1963 and was completed about two years later. Stadio Carlo Castellani officially opened on the 12th of September 1965, and originally consisted of just one covered stand. Just like Empoli’s [...]
Stadio Ennio Tardini is the home of Parma FC. The stadium has a capacity of 27,906 seats. The initiative for the construction of Stadio Ennio Tardini came early 1920s from then president of the club Ennio Tardini, who however died before the works got finished in 1923. In his honour [...]
Stadio Euganeo is the home of Calcio Padova. The stadium currently has a capacity of 18,060 seats. The stadium opened in March 1991. Construction had started two years earlier in 1989. The official capacity of the stadium is 32,420, however this is significantly reduced for football matches due to safety [...]
Stadio Friuli has been the home stadium of Udinese Calcio since 1976. It currently has a reduced capacity of 30,667 seats. Construction of the stadium, which replaced Udinese’s previous Stadio Moretti, started in 1971. The stadium opened on the 26th of September 1976 with a match between Udinese and Seregno. [...]
Stadio Luigi Ferraris is the home of Genovese clubs Genoa CFC and UC Sampdoria. The stadium has a capacity of 36,599 seats. In 1910 Genoa socio Musso Piantelli came up with the idea to use the ground inside a racecourse for a football pitch. His proposal got accepted and the [...]
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is the home of AC Chievo Verona and Hellas Verona FC. The stadium has a capacity of 39,221 seats. Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi opened on the 15th of December 1963 with a match between Verona and Venezia. The stadium initially consisted of only one tier, but a second [...]
Stadio Olimpico in Rome is the home stadium of AS Roma and SS Lazio, annual host of the Coppa Italia final, and has been host of many international finals in its history. Its current capacity is 72.698 seats. Works to build the stadium started in 1928, with the first tier [...]
Stadio Renzo Barbera, before 2002 called La Favorita, is the home of US Palermo. The stadium has a capacity of 36,349 seats. Stadio Renzo Barbero opened on the 24th of January 1932 with a match between Palermo and Atalanta (5-1). The stadium initially only consisted of two stands on both [...]
Stadio San Nicola is the home stadium of AS Bari. With a capacity of 58,270 seats it is the fourth largest stadium in Italy. The stadium was built between 1987 and 1990, with the perspective of the 1990 World Cup that was going to be played in Italy. Its design [...]
Stadio San Paolo is the third largest stadium in Italy and home to SSC Napoli. It has a capacity of 60,240 seats. The stadium was opened on the 6th of December 1959 with a match between Napoli and Juventus (2-1). The initial capacity was 87,500, mostly standing places. The stadium [...]
Stadio Sant’Elia is the home stadium of Cagliari Calcio. It currently has a capacity of 23,486 seats. The stadium opened in 1970, and the first match played was a Coppa Italia match between Cagliari and Massese. The stadium could hold about 70,000 spectators at that time, however this was reduced [...]
Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium Nearing Completion
Houston has been one of the last MLS clubs to build a soccer-specific stadium, however it also seems to become one of the finest ones. Houston started construction of the stadium in February 2011, and has the stadium planned to be completed in May of this year. Houston Dynamo will [...]
Bristol Rovers Confident of New Stadium Prospects
Bristol Rovers have vowed to move on with their plans to build a new stadium at the University of the West of England site, regardless of whether Bristol Rugby club will join them there. The football and rugby club currently share the Memorial Stadium, and [...]
Lyon Receives Building Permit for Grand Stade
The local council of Lyon suburb Décines has finally signed the building permit for Lyon’s proposed 58,000-seater. The signature brings a long process, that started almost five years ago, to an end, and frees up the way for the start of construction works. The stadium, which will be a prominent [...]
Liverpool FC took a step back and forwards at the same time when it decided to proceed with its 9-year-old plans for a new stadium, reports the Telegraph. Even though current American owners Fenway Sports Group had earlier indicated to prefer a redevelopment of Anfield, they now [...]
Valencia Stadium Works Resumed in 2012
Works on the Nuevo Mestalla stadium will resume at the beginning of 2012, according to an announcement of the mayor of Valencia and the club’s president last Tuesday. Construction of the stadium, which began in August 2007, was halted early 2009 with little indication during the last [...]
Fulham Advances with Craven Cottage Development Plans
Fulham FC has revealed further information about their plans to develop Craven Cottage, including some new drawings of the proposed Riverside Stand. The club has a long-standing desire to increase capacity and modernise 105-year-old Craven Cottage and has in the past even [...]
Atlético Madrid Presents New Stadium Plans
Last Monday Atlético Madrid unveiled their plans to build a new stadium in the east of Madrid. The stadium will have a capacity of 67,500 seats, about 12,000 more than fit in the current Estadio Vicente Calderón. Atlético had been looking for a move from the Vicente Calderón for several years, as [...]
