Serie A
Serie A is Italy's top professional football division and one of Europe's most storied competitions. Founded as a national round-robin league in 1929, Serie A is renowned for tactical sophistication, defensive mastery, and some of football's most fanatical supporter cultures. Italian clubs have lifted 12 European Cup/Champions League trophies, with AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus all claiming multiple titles. The league is home to derbies that rank among football's fiercest, including the Derby della Madonnina at San Siro and the Derby della Capitale at Stadio Olimpico, and to historic venues like Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Stadio Artemio Franchi and Stadio Luigi Ferraris. With 20 teams competing each season, Serie A blends generational stadium architecture with modern, club-owned grounds like Allianz Stadium in Turin.
Stadium Comparison
| Stadium | Team | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Siro | Inter Milan / AC Milan | Milan | 75,817 |
| Stadio Olimpico | AS Roma / SS Lazio / Italy national team | Rome | 70,634 |
| Stadio Diego Armando Maradona | SSC Napoli | Naples | 54,726 |
| Stadio Artemio Franchi | ACF Fiorentina | Florence | 47,282 |
| Allianz Stadium | Juventus FC | Turin | 41,507 |
| Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi | Hellas Verona | Verona | 39,211 |
| Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | Bologna FC 1909 | Bologna | 36,532 |
| Stadio Luigi Ferraris | Genoa CFC / UC Sampdoria | Genoa | 33,205 |
| Stadio Via del Mare | US Lecce | Lecce | 30,534 |
| Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | Torino FC | Turin | 28,177 |
| Stadio Ennio Tardini | Parma Calcio 1913 | Parma | 27,906 |
| Bluenergy Stadium | Udinese Calcio | Udine | 25,144 |
| New Balance Arena | Atalanta BC | Bergamo | 23,439 |
| Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore | US Sassuolo Calcio / AC Reggiana | Reggio Emilia | 21,525 |
| Unipol Domus | Cagliari Calcio | Cagliari | 16,412 |
| Stadio Giovanni Zini | US Cremonese | Cremona | 16,003 |
| Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani | Pisa Sporting Club | Pisa | 12,508 |
| Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia | Como 1907 | Como | 10,759 |
Stadiums
San Siro
Milan, Italy
Iconic shared home of Inter Milan and AC Milan in the working-class San Siro district of Milan. One of European football's most atmospheric grounds — plans for a replacement on the same site are advancing.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
Shared home of AS Roma and SS Lazio inside Rome's Foro Italico sports complex. Also hosts the Italy national team; famed for the volatile Curva Sud (Roma) and Curva Nord (Lazio) on Derby della Capitale night.
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples, Italy
SSC Napoli's home in the Fuorigrotta district of Naples. Renamed in late 2020 to honour Diego Maradona, who delivered Napoli's first two Scudetti in the 1980s.
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence, Italy
ACF Fiorentina's historic Florence home, designed by Pier Luigi Nervi in 1931. Renowned for its cantilevered concrete roof and corkscrew Helical Tower — protected architectural heritage now undergoing restoration.
Allianz Stadium
Turin, Italy
Juventus FC's home in northern Turin (also known as Allianz Stadium), opened 2011. Italy's first modern, club-owned, football-specific ground — kicked off Serie A's move away from athletics tracks and concrete bowls.
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Verona, Italy
Hellas Verona's home in the heart of Verona, one of the 1990 World Cup host venues. The modest 39,000 capacity belies one of Italy's most fervent local fanbases.
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna, Italy
Bologna FC 1909's home, opened in 1927. Distinguished by the imposing Torre di Maratona at one end and one of Italian football's longest single-club residencies.
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa, Italy
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, shared by Genoa CFC and UC Sampdoria since 1911 — the oldest stadium still in continuous use in Italian top-flight football. Setting for the bitter Derby della Lanterna.
Stadio Via del Mare
Lecce, Italy
US Lecce's home in the Salento region of Puglia, deep in Italy's south. Loud Salentino support fills the curva every fortnight despite the club's yo-yo Serie A history.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
Torino FC's home, sharing the city with the larger Juventus Stadium. Houses the deeply emotional memorial to the Grande Torino team lost in the 1949 Superga air disaster.
Stadio Ennio Tardini
Parma, Italy
Parma Calcio 1913's compact home in the Parma city centre. Carries the legacy of Parma's 1990s European glory years — Cup Winners' Cup and two UEFA Cups.
Bluenergy Stadium
Udine, Italy
Udinese Calcio's modern Udine home (officially Bluenergy Stadium), comprehensively rebuilt in 2016 with a distinctive single-arc roof. One of Italy's most contemporary venues.
New Balance Arena
Bergamo, Italy
Atalanta BC's home in Bergamo (officially the Gewiss Stadium). Compact and intimidating, scene of Atalanta's recent overachievement and 2024 Europa League triumph.
Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Shared home of US Sassuolo and AC Reggiana in Reggio Emilia. One of the first privately-owned, football-specific grounds in Italy, named after the construction company that built it.
Unipol Domus
Cagliari, Italy
Cagliari Calcio's home on Sardinia — a modular structure built next to the historic Sant'Elia, which awaits redevelopment into the club's permanent new stadium.
Stadio Giovanni Zini
Cremona, Italy
Stadio Giovanni Zini, US Cremonese's home in Cremona. A small, historic ground hosting one of Italian football's most surprising recent Serie A returnees.
Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani
Pisa, Italy
Pisa SC's compact home on Via Cesare Battisti, in the historic Tuscan city of Pisa. Named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, who passed through during the Italian Risorgimento.
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Como, Italy
Como 1907's lakeside home overlooking Lake Como. Recently returned to Serie A under high-profile investor ownership; one of the league's most picturesque settings.