Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

The Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino (English: Grande Torino Olympic Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Turin, Italy. It is the home ground of Serie A club Torino Football Club. The stadium is located in Piazzale Grande Torino, in the district of Santa Rita, in the south-central area of the city. The stadium is currently rated by UEFA as a Category 4 stadium, the highest ranking possible.

Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Full nameStadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Former namesStadio Municipale Benito Mussolini
Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo
LocationTurin, Italy
Coordinates45°2′30″N 7°39′0″E
OwnerCity of Turin (1933-2002, 2005-present)
Torino Football Club (2002–2005)
Capacity27,958
Field size105 m x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
BuiltSeptember 1932 – May 1933
OpenedMay 14, 1933 (1933-05-14)
Renovated2006 (2006)
ArchitectRaffaello Fagnoni, Enrico Bianchini, Dagoberto Ortensi
Tenants
Torino (1958–1959, 1963–1990, 2006–present)
Juventus (1933–1990, 2006–2011)
Italy national football team (selected matches)

Constructed in the 1930s, and originally known as the Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini (or colloquially the Stadio Municipale) and later the Stadio Comunale, it was the home of Juventus and Torino until the 1990s, when it was abandoned in favour of the bigger and more modern Stadio delle Alpi. After a sixteen-year stint without Serie A football, the stadium was renovated and renamed the "Stadio Olimpico" on the occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympics. In a reversal of 1990, both Juventus and Torino moved back to the Olimpico during the demolition of the Stadium and the construction of the Juventus Arena at the same place, with Juventus using it until the end of the 2010–11 season, and Torino retaining it as their home stadium to the present day.

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