Stadio delle Alpi
- Football World Cup 1990
- Final UEFA Cup 1991/92
- Final UEFA Cup 1992/93
The Stadio delle Alpi ( German Alps stadium) - also abbreviated delle Alpi known among football fans - was a football stadium with track and field facility in the Italian city of Turin. The stadium was demolished in summer 2009 to allow at the same place the construction of the Juventus Arena.
The stadium was designed by the Studio Hutter and 1990 completed for the World Cup. The official seating capacity was 69 041 seats. Between 1990 and 2006 the rival football clubs Juventus and Torino wore their home games there. It replaced the time the Stadio Comunale.
History
During the Football World Cup 1990 three groups, a second round and the semi-final match between Germany and England took place in the stadium, the DFB - Elf decided on penalties for itself.
In the 1990s, the stadium was often relatively well filled. With the general audience fall in Serie A and the temporary second tier of Torino the number of viewers fell sharply and the stadium was only with great Champions League and a few Serie A games sold by Juventus.
In June 2003, Juventus joined with the city of Turin from a lease for 99 years for the stadium.
Problems
Although the stadium was considered modern, but also as oversized. It also pointed out some architectural defects. It was of the lower courts of the first rank, because the pitch was lower, only a little to see the playing field. In winter, the stadium was very cold and drafty. The Stadio delle Alpi was also been planned as a multifunctional stadium and had a career, but this was used only once for an athletics event. In contrast to Turin's Stadio Comunale Delle Alpi was outside the city and was therefore among the fans of both clubs Turin never been particularly popular.
As of May 2006, the stadium was originally to be completely rebuilt. Juventus was planning to build a pure football arena in the existing stadium. The new stadium should have only 43,000 seats, but have restaurants, cinemas and shops. The cost of the renovation was estimated at about 100 million euros. Due to the match-fixing scandal in Italian football and the related resignation of the entire Juventus management, these plans were put on hold. Shortly afterwards, however, they decided on a new building and so the new stadium with 41,000 seats was inaugurated on September 8, 2011.
Demolition
The new Juventus CEO Jean -Claude Blanc presented in January 2007, a new plan for an arena, similar to the Imtech Arena in Hamburg. The new stadium will have 42,000 seats and cost around 120 million euros. The entire project should be linked to the awarding of the 2012 European Football Championship in Italy. On 18 April 2007, UEFA decided, however, that the European Football Championship will be held in 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
In November 2008, the association published yet the final design for the new building. As architects Hernando Suarez and Gino Zavanella were recovered. The entire complex is home to the new stadium with a total of 40,200 seats and an entertainment center with several restaurants and shopping. The club will invest about 75 million himself, the rest is to be paid by sponsors.
From the 2006/07 season wore Juventus and Torino FC play their home games at the Stadio Olimpico, the Stadio Comunale converted from. After the demolition of the delle Alpi Olimpico is the sole home of Torino, while Juventus moved to the Built on the site of the delle Alpi Juventus Stadium on September 8, 2011.