San Siro
The football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy is commonly known by Internazionale fans as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and AC Milan fans as the San Siro. It has a seating capacity of 80,018, making it one of the largest stadiums in Europe, and the largest in Italy.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | |
| Former names | Stadio Comunale di San Siro |
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| Address | Via Piccolomini, 5, 20151 Milan Italy |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45.4781°N 9.1240°E |
| Public transit | San Siro Stadio San Siro Ippodromo |
| Owner | AC Milan (1926–1935) Municipality of Milan (1935–present) |
| Operator | M-I Stadio s.r.l. |
| Type | Stadium |
| Executive suites | 30 |
| Capacity | 75,817 (limited capacity) 80,018 (maximum) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
| Surface | GrassMaster hybrid grass |
| Scoreboard | Tecnovision |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1925 |
| Opened | 19 September 1926 |
| Renovated | 1935, 1955, 1987–1990, 2015–2016 |
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| Tenants | |
| AC Milan (1926–1941, 1945–present) Internazionale (1947–present) Italy national football team (selected matches) | |
On 3 March 1980 the stadium was named in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, the two-time World Cup winner (1934, 1938) who played for Inter and briefly for Milan in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and served two stints as Inter's manager.
The San Siro is a UEFA category four stadium. It hosted three games at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, the opening ceremony and six games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, three games at the UEFA Euro 1980 and four European Cup finals, in 1965, 1970, 2001 and 2016. The stadium will also host the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. It is one of the potential venues for the UEFA Euro 2032.