Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

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Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

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Former names	Stadio Littoriale (1927–1945) Stadio Comunale (1945–1983)
Location	Bologna, Italy
Owner	Bologna City Council
Operator	Bologna Football Club 1909
Capacity	31,070
Surface	Grass 105x68m
Construction
Broke ground	1925
Opened	1927
Renovated	2015
Tenants
Bologna F.C. (1927–present) Italy national football team (selected matches)

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologna, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Bologna F.C. 1909. The stadium was built in 1927 and holds 38,279. It has also been named Stadio Littoriale. It replaced the Stadio Sterlino.^[1] The stadium is named after Renato Dall'Ara, a former president of Bologna for thirty years.

The stadium hosted matches in both the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 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.^[2]

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[]

The 17 November 1993 qualifier between San Marino and England finished with England winning 7–1, but only after the hosts scored in the opening seconds of the match.^[3] It was the quickest goal ever scored, by Davide Gualtieri of San Marino, taking 8.3 seconds to put his team ahead against England.

The stadium also hosted three international rugby union test match in 1995, Italy vs. All Blacks (the All Blacks won the game 70–6), in 1997 Italy vs. Springboks (the Springboks won the game) and Italy vs. Ireland (Italy won the game).

The stadium features as the lead song on the Los Campesinos! album 'Sick Scenes'.

Panorama of Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

1934 FIFA World Cup[]

The stadium was used for two matches during the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
27 May 1934	Sweden	3–2	Argentina	Round of 16
31 May 1934	Austria	2–1	Hungary	Quarter-finals

1990 FIFA World Cup[]

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

It hosted the following matches:

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
1990-06-09	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Colombia	Group D
1990-06-14	Yugoslavia	1–0
1990-06-19		4–1	United Arab Emirates
1990-06-26	England	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Belgium	Round of 16

References[]

External links[]

• World Stadiums Article
• Stadium Guide Article
• Stadium Journey Article

Coordinates: 44°29′32.33″N 11°18′34.80″E / 44.4923139°N 11.3096667°E / 44.4923139; 11.3096667

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