Friuli Stadium

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Dacia Arena
The converted stadium in January 2016
Inside view (2016)
Earlier names

Stadio Friuli (until 2016)

Data
place ItalyItaly Udine , Italy
Coordinates 46 ° 4 '53.8 "  N , 13 ° 11' 59.8"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '53.8 "  N , 13 ° 11' 59.8"  E
owner Udinese Calcio
start of building 1971
opening September 26, 1976
Renovations 1990, 2013-2015
surface Natural grass
architect Giuliano Parmegiani,
Lorenzo Giacomuzzi Moore
capacity 25,144 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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Events

The Dacia Arena is a football stadium in the Italian city of Udine the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia . It was called Stadio Friuli until January 2016. The football club Udinese Calcio has played its home games here since 1976 and took over the stadium from the city in 2013. It currently has around 25,000 spectators.

history

In 1971, construction began on Piazzale Argentina, just outside Udine, and was completed in 1976. During the 1990 World Cup , the Stadio Friuli hosted three group E group matches .

In 2005 the stadium had to be modernized as Udinese Calcio had qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2005/06 . The previous red seats in the curves were replaced by blue ones. In addition, as part of the modernization, the capacity had to be reduced from 41,000 spectators to 30,667 spectators due to tightened security conditions. In 2010 a new video scoreboard was installed.

The Italian club Calcio Portogruaro Summaga played its first three games of the 2010/11 season in Serie B at the Stadio Friuli. In the 2015/16 season, the average attendance at the games of Udinese Calcio, limited by the renovation, was 15,603 per game.

In 2010, plans for a major modernization were presented. During this renovation, the athletics facility was to be removed and the grandstands built directly on the field. In addition, the entire stadium should be roofed over and a shopping center with shops and restaurants should be built in the stadium . The demolition of the Curva Nord, the Curva Sud and the Distinti began in mid-May 2013. After the demolition was completed, the athletics facility was removed and the pitch moved closer to the Centrale grandstand. In contrast to the old main grandstand with the arched roof construction, which was equipped with black plastic seats, the new tiers were arranged like a mosaic in many colors, as is also practiced in the Düsseldorf ESPRIT arena . In December 2015, the new construction of the demolished grandstands was completed.

On January 8, 2016, Udinese Calcio announced the renaming of the venue. The Romanian car manufacturer Dacia , who is also the current shirt sponsor, is now the namesake of the converted stadium. The stadium was named Dacia Arena for the first time on January 17, 2016 during the Serie A game against Juventus Turin in front of 25,467 spectators.

Web links

Commons : Stadio Friuli  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ udinese.it: Official press release of the association on the renaming of the Stadio Friuli Article of January 8, 2016 (Italian)
  2. ↑ stadiumdb.com: Italy: Udinese stadium complete, renamed Dacia Arena article from January 9, 2016 (English)
  3. ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Udinese Calcio against Juventus Turin