Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-purpose stadium in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different na ...

, Italy. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and the home of

Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, commonly referred to as Bologna (), is an Italian professional football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna that plays in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. The club have won seven top-flight titles, two C ...

. The stadium was built in 1927 and holds 38,279. It has also been named Stadio Littoriale. It replaced the

Stadio Sterlino Stadio Sterlino was a multi-use stadium in Bologna, Italy. It was initially used as the stadium of Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, commonly referred to as Bologna (), is an Italian professional football club based in Bologna, E ...

. The stadium is named after

Renato Dall'Ara Renato Dall'Ara (10 October 1892 in Reggio Emilia – 3 June 1964 in Milan) was an Italian entrepreneur, sports manager, and chairman of Bologna for thirty years. Biography An entrepreneur of modest origins, Dall'Ara went from his native Reggio Em ...

(1892–1964), a former president of Bologna for thirty years. The stadium hosted matches in both the

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and the

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. The last match of the tournament played there was the England vs Belgium match in the Round of 16 which ended 1–0 courtesy of an extra-time goal scored by David Platt in the 119th minute. Located in the Saragozza district, about 3.5 km from the center of the city, it regularly hosts Bologna's home matches. With around 36,000 seats it is the eleventh Italian stadium for capacity, which can increase up to 55,000 for concerts.

International fixtures

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, taking 8.3 seconds to put his team ahead against

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. The stadium also hosted three international

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test match in 1995,

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vs.

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(the All Blacks won the game 70–6), in 1997

vs.

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(the Springboks won the game) and

vs. Ireland (Italy won the game). The stadium features as the lead song on the

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album '

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Bologna‘s Renato Dall‘Ara Stadium in 2021

1934 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was used for two matches during the

1990 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the

. It hosted the following matches:

References

External links

World Stadiums ArticleStadium Guide ArticleStadium Journey Article
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