Serie A
Clubs -- 2019–20 members
Table:
Team

Home city

Stadium

Capacity

2018–19 season

Atalanta

Bergamo

Gewiss Stadium

21,300

3rd in Serie A

Bologna

Bologna

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

38,279

10th in Serie A

Brescia

Brescia

Stadio Mario Rigamonti

16,743

Serie B champions

Cagliari

Cagliari

Sardegna Arena

16,233

15th in Serie A

Fiorentina

Florence

Stadio Artemio Franchi

43,147

16th in Serie A

Genoa

Genoa

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

36,685

17th in Serie A

Hellas Verona

Verona

Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi

39,211

Serie B Playoff champions

Internazionale

Milan

San Siro

80,018

4th in Serie A

Juventus

Turin

Allianz Stadium

41,507

Serie A champions

Lazio

Rome

Stadio Olimpico

72,698

8th in Serie A

Lecce

Lecce

Stadio Via del Mare

33,876

2nd in Serie B

Milan

Milan

San Siro

80,018

5th in Serie A

Napoli

Naples

Stadio San Paolo

60,240

2nd in Serie A

Parma

Parma

Stadio Ennio Tardini

27,906

14th in Serie A

Roma

Rome

Stadio Olimpico

72,698

6th in Serie A

Sampdoria

Genoa

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

36,685

9th in Serie A

Sassuolo

Sassuolo

Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

23,717

11th in Serie A

SPAL

Ferrara

Stadio Paolo Mazza

16,164

13th in Serie A

Torino

Turin

Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

27,994

7th in Serie A

Udinese

Udine

Stadio Friuli

25,132

12th in Serie A

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Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio , commonly referred to as Atalanta , is an Italian football club based in Bergamo , Lombardy . It plays in Serie A , having gained promotion from Serie B in 2010-11 . They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the Orobici . Founded in 1907 by some Swiss students in the gym of the liceo classico , Atalanta play in blue-and-black vertically striped shirts , black shorts and black socks . The club stadium is the 21,300 seat Gewiss Stadium . In Italy , Atalanta is sometimes called Regina delle provinciali ( queen of the provincial clubs ) to mark the fact that the club is by far the most consistent among Italian clubs not based in a regional capital , having played 58 times in Serie A , 28 times in Serie B and only once in Serie C. The club won the Coppa Italia in 1963 and reached the Cup Winners ' Cup semi-final in 1988 , when it was still competing in Serie B . This is still the best ever performance by a non-first division club in a major UEFA competition ( together with Cardiff City ) . Atalanta also participated in four seasons of the UEFA Europa League ( previously known as UEFA Cup ) , reaching the quarter-finals in the 1990-91 season . The club qualified for the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League , reaching the competition for the first time in their history , as they finished 3rd in the 2018-19 Serie A season . This represented the highest finish in the league in the club 's history .
Bergamo ( /ˈbɜːrɡəmoʊ/ , also UK : /ˈbɛər-/ ; Italian : [ ˈbɛrɡamo ] ( listen ) ; Eastern Lombard : Bèrghem [ ˈbɛrɡɛm ] ( listen ) ; Latin : Bergŏmum ) [ a ] is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy , approximately 40 km ( 25 mi ) northeast of Milan , and approximately 30 km ( 19 mi ) from Switzerland , the alpine lakes Como and Iseo , and 70 km ( 43 mi ) from Garda and Maggiore . The Bergamo Alps ( Alpi Orobie ) begin immediately north of the city . With a population of approximately 122,000 , Bergamo is the fourth-largest city in Lombardy . Bergamo is the seat of the Province of Bergamo . The metropolitan area of Bergamo extends beyond the administrative city limits , spanning over a densely urbanized area with slightly fewer than 500,000 inhabitants . The Bergamo metropolitan area is part of the broader Milan metropolitan area , home to more than eight million people . The city of Bergamo is composed of an old walled core , known as Città Alta ( Upper Town ) , nestled within a system of hills constituting a regional park , and the modern expansion in the plains below . The upper town is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017 . Bergamo is well connected to several cities in Italy , thanks to the motorway A4 stretching on the axis between Turin , Milan , Verona , Venice , and Trieste . The city is served by Il Caravaggio International Airport , the third-busiest airport in Italy with 12.3 million passengers in 2017 . Bergamo is the second most visited city in Lombardy after Milan .
The Atleti Azzurri d'Italia , known for sponsorship reasons as the Gewiss Stadium since July 2019 , is a stadium in Bergamo , Italy . It is the home of Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio and has a capacity of 21,300 seats . The field is 120 m ( 130 yd ) long , and 70 m ( 77 yd ) wide . The stadium has undergone a series of renovations since 2010 due to its age and features that were seen to be outdated compared to other Serie A facilities . Most of the seats in the stadium lack weather protection . Projects for a new stadium have been put forward , though issues with funding and location have stifled these plans . As a result , the stadium will be gradually redeveloped , with the first phase of improvements completed prior to the 2015-16 season , with future work to be carried out if a 99-year lease can be agreed with the city council . The first stage improvements included the removal of the pitch side barrier , one of the first Serie A clubs to make this change , along with improved bench facilities for players and the introduction of luxury boxes atop the grandstand . New seating areas for disabled spectators were also added . At the same time , the press box has been lowered and moved towards the pitch . These improvements came with a reduction in overall capacity by around 3,000 seats . Atalanta officially acquired the stadium on 8 August 2017 , completing an €8.6 million transaction with the city government .
The 2018-19 Serie A ( known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons ) was the 117th season of top-tier Italian football , the 87th in a round-robin tournament , and the 9th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the seven-time defending champions and defended their title after winning against Fiorentina on 20 April 2019 . The season was run from 18 August 2018 to 26 May 2019 .
Bologna Football Club 1909 , commonly referred to as Bologna ( Italian pronunciation : [ boˈloɲɲa ] ) , is an Italian football club based in Bologna , Emilia-Romagna . The club are nicknamed the Rossoblù due to the red-and-blue striped shirts which they wear , which are also the official colours of the city . Bologna were founding members of Serie A in 1929 . During its history , the club has won the Italian league championship seven times , making them the sixth most successful team in the history of the league . They have participated in 72 Serie A championships out of 87 , currently ninth in the ranking of the highest number of appearances of the formations in the highest Italian category . Bologna currently plays in Serie A , the highest level of the Italian football pyramid , for the fifth consecutive year . Since 1927 the team has been competing in its internal competitions in the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara , born as Stadio del Littoriale and called , from the postwar period until 1983 , Stadio Comunale . The stadium can host more than 38,000 spectators .
Bologna ( /bəˈloʊnjə/ , UK also /bəˈlɒnjə/ , Italian : [ boˈloɲɲa ] ( listen ) ; Bolognese : Bulåggna [ buˈlʌɲːa ] ; Latin : Bononia ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy . It is the seventh most populous city in Italy , at the heart of a metropolitan area of about one million people . Of Etruscan origin , the city has been a major urban centre for centuries , first under the Etruscans , then under the Romans ( Bononia ) , then again in the Middle Ages , as a free municipality and signoria , when it was among the largest European cities by population . Famous for its towers , churches and lengthy porticoes , Bologna has a well-preserved historical centre , thanks to a careful restoration and conservation policy which began at the end of the 1970s . Home to the oldest university in the world , the University of Bologna , established in AD 1088 , the city has a large student population that gives it a cosmopolitan character . In 2000 it was declared European capital of culture and in 2006 , a UNESCO City of Music and became part of the Creative Cities Network . Bologna is an important agricultural , industrial , financial and transport hub , where many large mechanical , electronic and food companies have their headquarters as well as one of the largest permanent trade fairs in Europe . According to the most recent data gathered by the European Regional Economic Growth Index ( E-REGI ) of 2009 , Bologna is the first Italian city and the 47th European city in terms of its economic growth rate . As a consequence , Bologna is also one of the wealthiest cities in Italy , often ranking as one of the top cities in terms of quality of life in the country : in 2011 it ranked 1st out of 107 Italian cities .
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-purpose stadium in Bologna , Italy . It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Bologna F.C . 1909 . The stadium was built in 1927 and holds 38,279 . It has also been named Stadio Littoriale . It replaced the Stadio Sterlino . The stadium is named after Renato Dall'Ara [ it ] , a former president of Bologna for thirty years . The stadium hosted matches in both the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1990 FIFA World Cup . The last match of the tournament played there was the England vs Belgium match in the Round of 16 which ended 1-0 courtesy of an extra-time goal scored by David Platt in the 119th minute . Located in the Saragozza district , about 6 km from the center of the city , it regularly hosts Bologna 's home matches . With around 36,000 seats it is the eleventh Italian stadium for capacity , which can increase up to 55,000 for concerts . It is considered one of the best fields in Italy and in Europe , together with the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence , due to the extraordinary draining quality and compactness of the turf .
Brescia Calcio , commonly referred to as Brescia ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈbreʃʃa ˈkaltʃo ] ) , is an Italian football club based in Brescia , Lombardy , that currently plays in Serie A . The club holds the record for total number of seasons ( 61 ) and consecutive seasons ( 18 , from 1947-48 to 1964-65 ) in Serie B , which they have won four times . Their best finish in Serie A came in the 2000-01 season when they placed eighth . At the beginning of the 21st century , led by the 1993 Ballon d'Or winner Roberto Baggio , the club also qualified for the Intertoto Cup twice , reaching the final in 2001 but being defeated on the away goals rule by Paris Saint-Germain . During this era , Pep Guardiola , future highly-decorated manager , also played for the club . The team 's colours are blue and white . Its stadium is the 16,743-seater Stadio Mario Rigamonti .
Brescia ( /ˈbrɛʃə/ , also US : /-ʃɑː , ˈbreɪ-/ , Italian : [ ˈbreʃːa ] ( listen ) ; Lombard : Brèsa [ ˈbrɛsɔ , -hɔ , -sa ] ; Latin : Brixia ; Venetian : Bressa ) is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy . It is situated at the foot of the Alps , a few kilometres from the lakes Garda and Iseo . With a population of more than 200,000 , it is the second largest city in the region and the fourth of northwest Italy . The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822 , while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area . The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia , one of the largest in Italy , with over 1,200,000 inhabitants . Founded over 3,200 years ago , Brescia ( in antiquity Brixia ) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times . Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in northern Italy and numerous monuments , among these the medieval castle , the Old and New cathedral , the Renaissance Piazza della Loggia and the rationalist Piazza della Vittoria . The monumental archaeological area of the Roman forum and the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of a group of seven inscribed as Longobards in Italy , Places of Power . Brescia is considered to be an important industrial city . The metallurgy and the production of machine tools and firearms are of particular economic significance , along with mechanical and automotive engineering . The major companies based in the city are utility company A2A , steel producer Lucchini , firearms manufacturer Beretta , shotgun producer Perazzi , machine tools manufacturer Camozzi and gas equipment manufacturer Cavagna Group . Nicknamed Leonessa d'Italia ( The Lioness of Italy ) , Brescia is the home of Italian caviar , and is known for being the original production area of the Franciacorta sparkling wine as well as the prestigious Mille Miglia classic car race that starts and ends in the city .
Stadio Mario Rigamonti is a football ground in Brescia , Italy , home of Brescia Calcio . It is dedicated to Mario Rigamonti , a defender of the Grande Torino , born in Brescia , who died in the Superga air disaster in May 1949 . Coordinates : 45°34′14″N 10°14′13″E / 45.57056°N 10.23694°E / 45.57056 ; 10.23694
The 2018-19 Serie B ( known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons ) was the 87th season of Serie B in Italy since its establishment in 1929 . A total of 19 teams contested in the 2018-19 season , instead of the usual 22 teams , due to the exclusion of Bari , Cesena and Avellino . There are 12 teams returning from the 2017-18 Serie B season , 4 promoted from 2017-18 Serie C ( Livorno , Padova , Lecce , Cosenza ) and 3 relegated from 2017-18 Serie A ( Crotone , Hellas Verona , Benevento ) .
Cagliari Calcio , commonly referred to as Cagliari ( Italian : [ ˈkaʎʎari ] ( listen ) ) , is an Italian football club based in Cagliari , Sardinia . The club currently plays in Serie A . They won their only Scudetto in 1969-70 , when they were led by the Italian national team 's all-time leading scorer , Gigi Riva . The triumph was also the first by a club from south of Rome . Cagliari 's colours are blue and red . As of 2019-20 , the team is temporarily playing their home games at the 16,000 Sardegna Arena , adjacent to the future new stadium site . The club 's best European performance was in the 1993-94 UEFA Cup , losing in the semi-finals to Internazionale .
Cagliari ( /kælˈjɑːri/ , also UK : /ˌkæliˈɑːri , ˈkæljəri/ , US : /ˈkɑːljəri/ , Italian : [ ˈkaʎʎari ] ( listen ) ; Sardinian : Casteddu [ kasˈteɖːu ] ; [ a ] Latin : Caralis ) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia , an autonomous region of Italy . Cagliari 's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle . It has about 155,000 inhabitants , while its metropolitan city ( including Cagliari and 16 other nearby municipalities ) has more than 431,000 inhabitants . According to Eurostat , the population of the Functional urban area , the commuting zone of Cagliari , rises to 476,975 . Cagliari is the 26th largest city in Italy and the largest city on the island of Sardinia . An ancient city with a long history , Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilisations . Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification attesting to human settlement over the course of some five thousand years , from the Neolithic to today . Historical sites include the prehistoric Domus de Janas , very damaged by cave activity , a large Carthaginian era necropolis , a Roman era amphitheatre , a Byzantine basilica , three Pisan-era towers and a strong system of fortification that made the town the core of Spanish Habsburg imperial power in the western Mediterranean Sea . Its natural resources have always been its sheltered harbour , the often powerfully fortified hill of Castel di Castro , the modern Casteddu , the salt from its lagoons , and , from the hinterland , wheat from the Campidano plain and silver and other ores from the Iglesiente mines . Cagliari was the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1324 to 1848 , when Turin became the formal capital of the kingdom ( which in 1861 became the Kingdom of Italy ) . Today the city is a regional cultural , educational , political and artistic centre , known for its diverse Art Nouveau architecture and several monuments . It is also Sardinia 's economic and industrial hub , having one of the biggest ports in the Mediterranean Sea , an international airport , and the 106th highest income level in Italy ( among 8,092 comuni ) , comparable to that of several northern Italian cities .
The Sardegna Arena is a temporary football stadium in Cagliari , Sardinia , Italy . Built in 2017 , it hosts Cagliari Calcio football matches from 2017-18 , since Stadio Sant'Elia was closed and partially demolished in order to build a new stadium . It is intended to serve as the home stadium for Cagliari until 2021 , when the construction of its planned replacement is completed .
Associazione Calcio Firenze Fiorentina , commonly referred to as Fiorentina [ fjorenˈtiːna ] , is an Italian professional football club based in Florence , Tuscany . Founded by a merger in August 1926 , and refounded in August 2002 following bankruptcy , Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence ; only four clubs have played in more Serie A seasons . Fiorentina has won two Italian Championships , in 1955-56 and again in 1968-69 , as well as six Coppa Italia trophies and one Supercoppa Italiana . On the European stage , Fiorentina won the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup in 1960-61 and lost the final one year later . They finished runners-up in the 1956-57 European Cup , losing against Real Madrid , and also came close to winning the 1989-90 UEFA Cup , finishing as runners-up against Juventus after losing the first leg in Turin and drawing in the second one in Avellino . Fiorentina is one of the fifteen European teams that played the finals in all three major continental competitions : the Champions League ( 1956-1957 , the first Italian team to reach the final in the top continental competition ) , the UEFA Cup Winners ( 1960-1961 and 1961-1962 ) and the UEFA Cup ( 1989-1990 ) . Since 1931 , the club have played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi , which currently has a capacity of 43,147 . The stadium has used several names over the years and has undergone several renovations . Fiorentina are known widely by the nickname Viola , a reference to their distinctive purple colours .
Florence ( /ˈflɒrəns/ FLORR-ənss ; Italian : Firenze [ fiˈrɛntse ] ( listen ) ) [ a ] is a city in central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region . It is the most populated city in Tuscany , with 383,084 inhabitants in 2013 , and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area . Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era . It is considered by many academics the birthplace of the Renaissance , and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages . Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions . From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy ( established in 1861 ) . The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri , Petrarch , Giovanni Boccaccio , Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini . The city attracts millions of tourists each year , and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982 . The city is noted for its culture , Renaissance art and architecture and monuments . The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries , such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti , and still exerts an influence in the fields of art , culture and politics . Due to Florence 's artistic and architectural heritage , Forbes has ranked it as one of the most beautiful cities in the world . Florence plays an important role in Italian fashion , and is ranked in the top 15 fashion capitals of the world by Global Language Monitor ; furthermore , it is a major national economic centre , as well as a tourist and industrial hub .
The Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence , Italy . It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina . The stadium was temporarily used as the host of Italy 's Six Nations matches from 2012 . The old nickname of the stadium was Comunale . When it was first constructed , it was known as the Stadio Giovanni Berta , after a Florentine fascist . The stadium was officially opened on 13 September 1931 with a match between Fiorentina and Admira Wien ( 1-0 ) , though it took until 1932 for the stadium to be completely finished and currently holds 47,282 . The architect is Pier Luigi Nervi ( known for the Nervi Hall in the Vatican ) and it is one of the most relevant examples of 20th-century architecture in the city . The stadium is built entirely of reinforced concrete with a 70-meter ( 230 ft ) tower that bears the stadium 's flagstaff . The tower is called the Tower of Marathon . Around the base of the tower , spiral ramps lead from the ground floor to the upper edge of the grandstand . It hosted some of the matches of the 1934 World Cup , as well as football preliminaries for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome . In 1945 , it hosted the Spaghetti Bowl between American service teams .
Genoa Cricket and Football Club , commonly referred to as Genoa ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈdʒɛːnoa ] ) , is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa , Liguria . Established on 7 September 1893 , it is Italy 's fourth oldest football team ( after Torino F.C.C. , Nobili Torino and Internazionale Torino ) , and the oldest active Italian football team , with over 125 years of activity . During their long history , Genoa have won the Italian Championship nine times . Genoa 's first title came at the inaugural championship in 1898 and their most recent was in 1923-24 . They have also won the Coppa Italia once . Historically , Genoa are the fourth most successful Italian club in terms of championships won . This slew of early successes may lie at the origin of the love professed for the team by the godfather of Italian sports journalists Gianni Brera ( 1919-92 ) , who , despite having been born nowhere near Genoa , always declared himself a supporter of the team . Brera went as far as creating the nickname Vecchio Balordo ( Old Fool or Cranky Old One ) for Genoa . The club has played its home games at the 36,536 capacity Stadio Luigi Ferraris since 1911 . Since 1946 , the ground has been shared with local rivals Sampdoria . Genoa has spent most of its post-war history going up and down between Serie A and Serie B , with two brief spells in Serie C .
Genoa ( /ˈdʒɛnoʊə/ JEN-oh-ə ; Italian : Genova [ ˈdʒɛːnova ] ( listen ) ; Ligurian : Zêna [ ˈzeːna ] ; English , historically , and Latin : Genua ) is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy . In 2015 , 594,733 people lived within the city 's administrative limits . As of the 2011 Italian census , the Province of Genoa , which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa , counted 855,834 resident persons . Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera . Located on the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea , Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean : it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union . Genoa has been nicknamed la Superba ( the proud one ) due to its glorious past and impressive landmarks . Part of the old town of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List ( UNESCO ) in 2006 as Genoa : Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli . The city 's rich cultural history in art , music and cuisine allowed it to become the 2004 European Capital of Culture . It is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus , Andrea Doria , Niccolò Paganini , Giuseppe Mazzini , Renzo Piano and Grimaldo Canella , founder of the House of Grimaldi , among others . Genoa , which forms the southern corner of the Milan-Turin-Genoa industrial triangle of Northwest Italy , is one of the country 's major economic centers . The city has hosted massive shipyards and steelworks since the 19th century , and its solid financial sector dates back to the Middle Ages . The Bank of Saint George , founded in 1407 , is among the oldest in the world and has played an important role in the city 's prosperity since the middle of the 15th century .
The Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris , also known as the Marassi from the name of the neighbourhood where it is located , is a multi-use stadium in Genoa , Italy . The home of Genoa C.F.C . and U.C . Sampdoria football clubs , it opened in 1911 and is one of the oldest stadiums still in use for football and other sports in Italy . Aside from football , the stadium has hosted meetings of rugby in the Italian national team and , more rarely , some concerts . The stadium is named after Luigi Ferraris [ it ] , an Italian footballer , engineer and soldier who died during the WWI .
Hellas Verona Football Club , commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona , is an Italian football club based in Verona , Veneto , that currently plays in Serie A . The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984-85 .
Verona ( /vəˈroʊnə/ və-ROH-nə , Italian : [ veˈroːna ] ( listen ) ; Venetian : Verona or Veròna ; historical German : Bern , Welschbern , or Dietrichsbern ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto , Italy , with 258,108 inhabitants . It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region . It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third largest in northeast Italy . The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of 1,426 km2 ( 550.58 sq mi ) and has a population of 714,274 inhabitants . It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs , shows , and operas , such as the lyrical season in the Arena , an ancient Roman amphitheater . Two of William Shakespeare 's plays are set in Verona : Romeo and Juliet and The Two Gentlemen of Verona . It is unknown if Shakespeare ever visited Verona or Italy , but his plays have lured many visitors to Verona and surrounding cities . The city has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its urban structure and architecture .
The Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is a stadium in Verona , Italy . It is the home of Hellas Verona and Chievo Verona of Serie A and Serie B , respectively . It also hosts the Women 's Champions League matches of Bardolino Verona , some youth team matches , rugby matches , athletics events and occasionally even musical concerts . With 39,211 total seats , of which only 31,045 are approved , it is the eighth-largest stadium in Italy by capacity . The stadium is named after the historic benefactor of Veronese sport , Marcantonio Bentegodi [ it ] .
Football Club Internazionale Milano , commonly referred to as Internazionale ( pronounced [ ˌinternattsjoˈnaːle ] ) or simply Inter , and known as Inter Milan outside Italy , is an Italian professional football club based in Milan , Lombardy . Inter is the only Italian club to have never been relegated from the top flight . Founded in 1908 following a schism within the Milan Cricket and Football Club ( now A.C. Milan ) , Inter won its first championship in 1910 . Since its formation , the club has won 30 domestic trophies , including 18 league titles , 7 Coppa Italia and 5 Supercoppa Italiana . From 2006 to 2010 , the club won five successive league titles , equalling the all-time record at that time . They have won the Champions League three times : two back-to-back in 1964 and 1965 and then another in 2010 . Their latest win completed an unprecedented Italian seasonal treble , with Inter winning the Coppa Italia and the Scudetto the same year . The club has also won three UEFA Cups , two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup . Inter 's home games are played at the San Siro stadium , which they share with local rivals A.C. Milan . The stadium is the largest in Italian football with a capacity of 80,018 . Matches between A.C. Milan and Inter , known as the Derby della Madonnina , are one of the most followed derbies in football . As of 2019 [ update ] , Inter has the highest home game attendance in Italy and the sixth hightest attendance in Europe .
Milan ( /mɪˈlæn/ , US also /mɪˈlɑːn/ , Italian : Milano [ miˈlaːno ] ( listen ) , Milanese : [ miˈlãː ] ( listen ) ) is a city in northern Italy , capital of Lombardy , and the second-most populous city in Italy after Rome . Milan served as the capital of the Western Roman Empire , the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia . The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million while its metropolitan city has 3.23 million inhabitants . Its continuously built-up urban area , that stretches well beyond the boundaries of its administrative metropolitan city , is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants . The population within the wider Milan metropolitan area , also known as Greater Milan , is estimated at 8.2 million , making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and the 4th largest in the EU . Milan is considered a leading alpha global city , with strengths in the field of the art , commerce , design , education , entertainment , fashion , finance , healthcare , media , services , research and tourism . Its business district hosts Italy 's stock exchange ( Italian : Borsa Italiana ) , and the headquarters of national and international banks and companies . In terms of GDP , it has the second-largest economy among EU cities after Paris , and is the wealthiest among EU non-capital cities . Milan is considered part of the Blue Banana and one of the Four Motors for Europe . The city has been recognized as one of the world 's four fashion capitals thanks to several international events and fairs , including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair , which are currently among the world 's biggest in terms of revenue , visitors and growth . It hosted the Universal Exposition in 1906 and 2015 . The city hosts numerous cultural institutions , academies and universities , with 11% of the national total enrolled students .
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium ( Italian pronunciation : [ dʒuˈzɛppe meˈattsa ] ) , commonly known as San Siro , is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan , which is the home of AC Milan and Internazionale . It has a seating capacity of 75,923 , making it one of the largest stadiums in Europe , and the largest in Italy . 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 . San Siro is a UEFA category four stadium . It hosted three games at the 1934 FIFA World Cup , 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 .
Juventus Football Club ( from Latin : iuventūs , youth ; Italian pronunciation : [ juˈvɛntus ] ) , colloquially known as Juve ( pronounced [ ˈjuːve ] ) , is an Italian professional association football club based in Turin , Piedmont . Founded in 1897 by a group of Torinese students , the club has worn a black and white striped home kit since 1903 and has played home matches in different grounds around its city , the latest being the 41,507-capacity Juventus Stadium . Nicknamed Vecchia Signora ( the Old Lady ) , the club has won 35 official league titles , 13 Coppa Italia titles and eight Supercoppa Italiana titles , being the record holder for all these competitions ; two Intercontinental Cups , two European Cups / UEFA Champions Leagues , one European Cup Winners ' Cup , a joint national record of three UEFA Cups , two UEFA Super Cups and a joint national record of one UEFA Intertoto Cup . Consequently , the side leads the historical Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio ( FIGC ) ranking [ a ] whilst on the international stage occupies the 5th position in Europe and the eleventh in the world for most confederation titles won with eleven trophies , having led the UEFA ranking during seven seasons since its inception in 1979 , the most for an Italian team and joint second overall . Founded with the name of Sport-Club Juventus , initially as an athletics club , it is the second oldest of its kind still active in the country after Genoa 's football section ( 1893 ) and has competed uninterruptedly in the top flight league ( reformulated as Serie A from 1929 ) since its debut in 1900 after changing its name to Foot-Ball Club Juventus , with the exception of the 2006-07 season , being managed by the industrial Agnelli family almost continuously since 1923 . [ b ] The relationship between the club and that dynasty is the oldest and longest in national sports , making Juventus the first professional sporting club ante litteram in the country , having established itself as a major force in the national stage since the 1930s and at confederation level since the mid-1970s and becoming one of the first ten wealthiest in world football in terms of value , revenue and profit since the mid-1990s , being listed on the Borsa italiana since 2001 . Under the management of Giovanni Trapattoni , the club won 13 trophies in the ten years before 1986 , including six league titles and five international titles , and became the first to win all three seasonal competitions organised by the Union of European Football Associations : the 1976-77 UEFA Cup ( first Southern European side to do so ) , the 1983-84 Cup Winners ' Cup and the 1984-85 European Champions ' Cup . With successive triumphs in the 1984 European Super Cup and 1985 Intercontinental Cup , it became the first and thus far only in the world to complete a clean sweep of all confederation trophies ; an achievement that they revalidated with the title won in the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup after another successful era led by Marcello Lippi , becoming in addition the only professional Italian club to have won every ongoing honour available to the first team and organised by a national or international football association . In December 2000 , Juventus was ranked seventh in the FIFA 's historic ranking of the best clubs in the world and nine years later was ranked second best club in Europe during the 20th Century based on a statistical study series by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS ) , the highest for an Italian club in both . The club 's fan base is the largest at national level and one of the largest worldwide . Unlike most European sporting supporters ' groups , which are often concentrated around their own club 's city of origin , it is widespread throughout the whole country and the Italian diaspora , making Juventus a symbol of anticampanilismo ( anti-parochialism ) and italianità ( Italianness ) . Juventus players have won eight Ballon d'Or awards , four of these in consecutive years ( 1982-1985 , an overall record ) , among these the first player representing Serie A , Omar Sívori , as well as Michel Platini and three of the five recipients with Italian nationality as the former member of the youth sector Paolo Rossi ; they have also won four FIFA World Player of the Year awards , with winners as Roberto Baggio and Zinédine Zidane , a national record and third and joint second highest overall , respectively , in the cited prizes .
Turin ( /tjʊəˈrɪn , ˈtjʊərɪn/ tewr-IN , TEWR-in , Piedmontese : [ tyˈriŋ ] ( listen ) ; Italian : Torino [ toˈriːno ] ( listen ) ; Latin : Augusta Taurinorum , then Taurinum ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy . It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin , and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865 . The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River , in front of Susa Valley , and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill . The population of the city proper is 875,698 ( 31 December 2018 ) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants . The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million . The city used to be a major European political centre . From 1563 , it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy , then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy , and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865 . Turin is sometimes called the cradle of Italian liberty for having been the birthplace and home of notable individuals who contributed to the Risorgimento , such as Cavour . Even though much of its political significance and importance had been lost by World War II , Turin became a major European crossroad for industry , commerce and trade , and is part of the famous industrial triangle along with Milan and Genoa . Turin is ranked third in Italy , after Milan and Rome , for economic strength . With a GDP of $ 58 billion , Turin is the world 's 78th richest city by purchasing power . As of 2018 , the city has been ranked by GaWC as a Gamma World city .
Juventus Stadium , known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Stadium since July 2017 , sometimes simply known in Italy as the Stadium ( Italian : Lo Stadium ) , is an all-seater football stadium in the Vallette borough of Turin , Italy , and the home of Juventus F.C . The stadium was built on the site of Juventus ' and Torino 's former home , the Stadio delle Alpi , and is one of only four club-owned football stadiums in Serie A , alongside Sassuolo 's Mapei Stadium , Udinese 's Stadio Friuli , and Atalanta B.C.s stadium . It was opened at the start of the 2011-12 season and has a capacity of just over 41,000 spectators . Juventus played the first match in the stadium on 8 September 2011 against the world 's oldest professional football club Notts County , in a friendly which ended 1-1 ; Luca Toni scored the first goal . The first competitive match was against Parma three days later , where Stephan Lichtsteiner scored the stadium 's first competitive goal in the 16th minute . Juventus only lost three matches of their first 100 Italian top-flight league matches at the Juventus Stadium . The stadium hosted the 2014 UEFA Europa League Final . It also houses many other add-ons such as the J-Museum , J-Medical and the J-Village .
Società Sportiva Lazio ( BIT : SSL ; Lazio Sport Club ) , commonly referred to as Lazio ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈlattsjo ] ) , is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome , most known for its football activity . The society , founded in 1900 , plays in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football . Lazio have been Italian champions twice ( 1974 , 2000 ) , and have won the Coppa Italia seven times , the Supercoppa Italiana five times , and both the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup and UEFA Super Cup on one occasion . The club had their first major success in 1958 , winning the domestic cup . In 1974 , they won their first Serie A title . The 1990s have been the most successful period in Lazio 's history , seeing them win the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 1999 , the Serie A title in 2000 , and reaching their first UEFA Cup final in 1998 . Due to a severe economic crisis in 2002 that forced president Sergio Cragnotti out of the club along with several star players being sold , Lazio 's success in the league declined . In spite of the lower funds , the club has won four Coppa Italia titles since then ; in 2004 , 2009 , 2013 and 2019 . Current president Claudio Lotito took charge of the club in 2004 after two years of a vacuum after Cragnotti 's departure . Lazio 's traditional kit colours are sky blue shirts and white shorts with white socks ; the colours are reminiscent of Rome 's ancient Hellenic legacy . Sky blue socks have also been interchangeably used as home colours . Their home is the 70,634 capacity Stadio Olimpico in Rome , which they share with A.S. Roma .
Rome ( Latin and Italian : Roma [ ˈroːma ] ( listen ) ) is the capital city and a special comune of Italy ( named Comune di Roma Capitale ) . Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region . With 2,879,728 residents in 1,285 km2 ( 496.1 sq mi ) , it is also the country 's most populated comune . It is the third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits . It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome , which has a population of 4,355,725 residents , thus making it the second or third most populous metropolitan city in Italy depending on definition . Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula , within Lazio ( Latium ) , along the shores of the Tiber . Vatican City ( the smallest country in the world ) is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome , the only existing example of a country within a city ; for this reason Rome has sometimes been defined as the capital of two states . Rome 's history spans 28 centuries . While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC , the site has been inhabited for much longer , making it one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe . The city 's early population originated from a mix of Latins , Etruscans , and Sabines . Eventually , the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom , the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire , and is regarded by many as the first ever Imperial City and metropolis . It was first called The Eternal City ( Latin : Urbs Aeterna ; Italian : La Città Eterna ) by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC , and the expression was also taken up by Ovid , Virgil , and Livy .
The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome , Italy . It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex , north of the city . The structure is owned by the Italian National Olympic Committee and it is used primarily for association football . The Stadio Olimpico is the home stadium of Lazio and Roma and also hosts the Coppa Italia final . It was rebuilt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and it hosted the tournament final . Rated an UEFA category four stadium , it has also hosted four European Cup finals , the most recent being the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final . Outside football , the stadium is used by the Italian national rugby union team and it is Italy 's national athletics stadium . Occasionally , it hosts concerts and events .
Unione Sportiva Lecce , commonly referred to as Lecce ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈlettʃe ] ) , is an Italian football club based in Lecce , Apulia . It currently plays in Serie A , the highest level of the Italian football pyramid , and plays its home games at Stadio Via del Mare which has a capacity of 31,533 spectators . Lecce 's current coach is Fabio Liverani who joined in September 2017 leading the giallorossi to a double promotion from Serie C to Serie B first and Serie A TIM after . The club was formed in 1908 and has spent a large part of their recent history bouncing between Italy 's second division and Serie A , where the team debuted in the 1985-86 season . Its best Serie A finish is the ninth place obtained in the 1988-89 season . The club is 27th in the Serie A all-time table and is the second club from Apulia as regards appearances in the first two tiers of Italian football , with 15 Serie A seasons and 25 Serie B seasons . Lecce won a Coppa Ali della Vittoria as Serie B winner in 2010 , a Coppa Italia Serie C in 1975 and an Anglo-Italian Cup Semiprofessionals in 1976 . Lecce players and fans are nicknamed salentini or simply giallorossi or lupi .
Lecce ( US : /ˈlɛtʃeɪ , ˈleɪtʃeɪ/ , Italian : [ ˈlettʃe ] ( listen ) , locally [ ˈlɛttʃe ] ; Salentino : Lècce ; Griko : Luppìu ; Latin : Lupiae ; Ancient Greek : Λουπίαι , romanized : Loupíai ) is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants ( 2015 ) in southern Italy , the capital of the province of Lecce , the second province in the region by population , as well as one of the most important cities of Apulia . It is the main city of the Salentine Peninsula , a sub-peninsula at the heel of the Italian Peninsula and is over 2,000 years old . Because of the rich Baroque architectural monuments found in the city , Lecce is commonly nicknamed The Florence of the South . The city also has a long traditional affinity with Greek culture going back to its foundation ; the Messapians who founded the city are said to have been Cretans in Greek records . To this day , in the Grecìa Salentina , a group of towns not far from Lecce , the griko language is still spoken . In terms of industry , the Lecce stone - a particular kind of limestone - is one of the city 's main exports , because it is very soft and workable , thus suitable for sculptures . Lecce is also an important agricultural centre , chiefly for its olive oil and wine production , as well as an industrial centre specializing in ceramic production .
The Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare is a multi-purpose stadium in Lecce , Italy . It is mostly used for football matches and is the home of U.S. Lecce . The stadium was built in 1966 and holds 31,533 seats . It takes its name from the street leading to the sea .
Associazione Calcio Milan ( Italian pronunciation : [ assotʃatˈtsjoːne ˈkaltʃo ˈmiːlan ] ) , commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional football club in Milan , Italy , founded in 1899 . The club has spent its entire history , with the exception of the 1980-81 and 1982-83 seasons , in the top flight of Italian football , known as Serie A since 1929-30 . A.C. Milan 's 18 FIFA and UEFA trophies is the fourth highest out of any club ( joint with Boca Juniors ) , and the most out of any Italian club . Milan has won a joint record three Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup , seven European Cup/Champions League titles ( Italian record ) , the UEFA Super Cup a joint record five times and the Cup Winners ' Cup twice . With 18 league titles , Milan is also the joint-second most successful club in Serie A , along with local rivals Internazionale and behind Juventus ( 35 league titles ) . They have also won the Coppa Italia five times , and the Supercoppa Italiana seven . Milan 's home games are played at San Siro , also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza . The stadium , which is shared with city rivals Internazionale , is the largest in Italian football , with a total capacity of 80,018 . Inter are considered their biggest rivals , and matches between the two teams are called Derby della Madonnina , which is one of the most followed derbies in football . The club is one of the wealthiest in Italian and world football . It was a founding member of the now-defunct G-14 group of Europe 's leading football clubs as well as its replacement , the European Club Association .
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli , commonly referred to as Napoli ( pronounced [ ˈnaːpoli ] ) , is an Italian professional football club based in Naples , Campania that plays in Serie A , the top flight of Italian football . The club have won two league titles , five Coppa Italias , two Supercoppa Italiana titles , and one UEFA Cup . Formed in 1926 , the club saw relatively little success in its early years , winning one Coppa Italia until 1965 , where they were refounded . Napoli then saw increased success in the 1980s , after the club acquired Diego Maradona . During his time in Naples , Maradona helped the team win several trophies , which led to the club retiring his number 10 jersey . During this period , Napoli won their sole league titles , in 1987 and 1990 . Following his departure , however , Napoli struggled financially , and endured several relegations , prior to being refounded in 2004 by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis . Under his guise , the club has stabilized , which has led to renewed on-field success , winning the 2012 and 2014 Coppa Italia titles . By attendance , Napoli have the fourth biggest fanbase in Italy , and were ranked as the fifth highest-earning football club in Serie A , with $ 182 million in revenue during the 2017-18 season . In 2018 , Forbes estimated the club is the fifth most valuable club in Italy , worth $ 379 million . Napoli are also one of the associate members of the European Club Association . Since 1959 , the club has played their home games at Stadio San Paolo , and have traditionally worn sky blue shirts and white shorts .
Naples ( /ˈneɪpəlz/ ; Italian : Napoli [ ˈnaːpoli ] ( listen ) ; Neapolitan : Napule [ ˈnɑːpələ , ˈnɑːpulə ] ; Ancient Greek : Νεάπολις , romanized : Neápolis ) [ a ] is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy after Rome and Milan . In 2017 , around 967,069 people lived within the city 's administrative limits while its province-level municipality has a population of 3,115,320 residents . Its continuously built-up metropolitan area ( that stretches beyond the boundaries of the Metropolitan City of Naples ) is the second or third largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the most densely populated cities in Europe . First settled by Greeks in the second millennium BC , Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world . In the ninth century BC , a colony known as Parthenope or Παρθενόπη was established on the Island of Megaride , later refounded as Neápolis in the sixth century BC . The city was an important part of Magna Graecia , played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society and a significant cultural centre under the Romans . It served as the capital of the Duchy of Naples ( 661-1139 ) , then of the Kingdom of Naples ( 1282-1816 ) and finally of the Two Sicilies until the unification of Italy in 1861 . Naples is also considered a capital of the Baroque since the arrival of Caravaggio in the 17th century , and due to the artistic revolution his arrival occasioned . Between 1925 and 1936 , Naples was expanded and upgraded by Benito Mussolini 's government but subsequently sustained severe damage from Allied bombing during World War II , which led to extensive post-1945 reconstruction work . Naples has experienced significant economic growth in recent decades , helped by the construction of the Centro Direzionale business district and an advanced transportation network , which includes the Alta Velocità high-speed rail link to Rome and Salerno and an expanded subway network . Naples is the third-largest urban economy in Italy , after Milan and Rome . The Port of Naples is one of the most important in Europe and home of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples , the NATO body that oversees North Africa , the Sahel and Middle East .
Stadio San Paolo is a stadium in the western Fuorigrotta suburb of Naples , Italy , and is the third largest football stadium in Italy - after Milan 's San Siro and Rome 's Stadio Olimpico . For the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , the stadium hosted the football preliminaries . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of S.S.C . Napoli . Constructed in 1959 and extensively renovationed both in 1989 , for the 1990 World Cup and again for the 2018-2019 season . The stadium currently accommodates 55,000 spectators . The stadium is widely known for hosting the 1990 World Cup semi-final between Italy and Argentina . Argentina 's superstar Diego Maradona , who played for Naples 's Italian 1st division team and was a hero to their supporters , asked Napoli fans to cheer for Argentina . The Napoli tifosi responded by hanging a giant flag in their curva of the stadium saying Maradona , Naples loves you , but Italy is our homeland . Maradona later said he was touched that Napoli was the only stadium during that World Cup where the Argentinian national anthem was not jeered . The match finished 1-1 after extra time . A penalty shootout ensued , with Maradona fittingly scoring the winning penalty for Argentina .
Parma Calcio 1913 , commonly referred to as Parma , is an Italian football club based in Parma , Emilia-Romagna . It currently plays in Serie A . Founded as Parma Football Club in December 1913 , the club plays its home matches in the 26,969-seat Stadio Ennio Tardini , often referred to as simply Il Tardini , from 1923 . Financed by Calisto Tanzi , the club won eight trophies between 1992 and 2002 , a period in which it achieved its best ever league finish , as runners-up in the 1996-97 season . The club has won three Coppa Italia , one Supercoppa Italiana , two UEFA Cups , one European Super Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup . Financial troubles were brought about in late 2003 by the Parmalat scandal which caused the parent company to collapse and resulted in the club operating in controlled administration until January 2007 . The club was declared bankrupt in 2015 and re-founded in Serie D but secured a record three straight promotions to return to Serie A in 2018 .
Parma ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈparma ] ( listen ) ; Emilian : Pärma ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its architecture , music , art , prosciutto ( ham ) , cheese and surrounding countryside . It is home to the University of Parma , one of the oldest universities in the world . Parma is divided into two parts by the stream of the same name . The district on the far side of the river is Oltretorrente . Parma 's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma . The Italian poet Attilio Bertolucci ( born in a hamlet in the countryside ) wrote : As a capital city it had to have a river . As a little capital it received a stream , which is often dry .
Stadio Ennio Tardini , commonly referred to as just Il Tardini , is a football stadium in Parma , Italy , located near the centre of Parma , between the town centre and the city walls . It is the home of Parma Calcio 1913 . The stadium was built in 1923 and was named after one of Parma 's former presidents , Ennio Tardini . The stadium is the nineteenth largest football stadium in Italy and the second largest in Emilia-Romagna with a capacity of 22,352 spectators . The stadium is the sixth oldest Italian football ground still in use . The ground underwent significant expansion under Parmalat 's ownership of the resident football club in the 1990s , as the ground 's seating capacity was increased from around 13,500 to 29,050 . In 2006 , the capacity was reduced to 27,906 although only 21,473 are authorised to enter for all-seater events and even those seats are very seldom all sold . The expansion has allowed meant a number of Italy matches have been played at the Tardini . Expansion plans were made public in Italy 's unsuccessful bid for Euro 2016 and would have made the permanent capacity of the stadium 31,397 .
Associazione Sportiva Roma ( BIT : ASR , LSE : 0MT1 ; Rome Sport Association ) , commonly referred to as Roma ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈroːma ] ) , is an Italian professional football club based in Rome . Founded by a merger in 1927 , Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence except for 1951-52 . Roma have won Serie A three times , in 1941-42 , 1982-83 and 2000-01 , as well as winning nine Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles . In European competitions , Roma won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960-61 and were runners-up in the 1983-84 European Cup and the 1990-91 UEFA Cup . Fifteen players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing at Roma : Ferraris , Guaita and Masetti ( 1934 ) ; Donati , Monzeglio and Serantoni ( 1938 ) ; Bruno Conti ( 1982 ) ; Rudi Voller and Berthold ( 1990 ) ; Aldair ( 1994 ) ; Candela ( 1998 ) ; Cafu ( 2002 ) ; Daniele De Rossi , Simone Perrotta and Francesco Totti ( 2006 ) . Since 1953 , Roma have played their home matches at the Stadio Olimpico , a venue they share with city rivals Lazio . With a capacity of over 72,000 , it is the second-largest of its kind in Italy , with only the San Siro able to seat more . The club plan to move to a new stadium , though this is yet to start construction . The club 's home colours are Tyrian purple and gold , which gives Roma their nickname I Giallorossi ( The Yellow and Reds ) . These colours have often been combined with white shorts . Their club badge features a she-wolf , an allusion to the founding myth of Rome .
Unione Calcio Sampdoria , commonly referred to as Sampdoria ( Italian pronunciation : [ sampˈdɔːrja ] ) , is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa , Liguria . The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s , Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria . Both the team name and jersey reflect this , the first being a combination of the former names , the second incorporating the former teams ' colours ( blue-white and white-red-black ) in a single design . The team 's colours are blue with white , red and black hoops , hence the nickname blucerchiati ( blue-circled ) . Sampdoria play at Stadio Luigi Ferraris , capacity 36,536 , which it shares with Genoa 's other club , Genoa Cricket and Football Club . The derby between the two teams is commonly known as the Derby della Lanterna . Sampdoria have won the Scudetto once in their history , in 1991 . The club has also won the Coppa Italia four times , in 1985 , 1988 , 1989 and 1994 , and the Supercoppa Italiana once , in 1991 . Their biggest European success came when they won the Cup Winners ' Cup in 1990 . They also reached the European Cup final in 1992 , losing the final 1-0 to Barcelona after extra time .
Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio , commonly referred to as Sassuolo ( Italian pronunciation : [ sasˈswɔːlo ] ) , is an Italian football club based in Sassuolo , Emilia-Romagna . Their colours are black and green , hence the nickname Neroverdi . Founded in 1920 , Sassuolo have played in Serie A from the 2013-14 season , joining a select group of teams playing in the Serie A but not belonging to a provincial capital city : Empoli , Legnano , Pro Patria , Carpi and Casale .
Sassuolo ( Italian pronunciation : [ sasˈswɔːlo ] ; Modenese : Sasōl [ saˈsoːl ] ) is an Italian town , comune , and industrial centre of the Province of Modena , Emilia-Romagna region . The town stands on the right bank of the river Secchia some 17 kilometres ( 11 mi ) southwest of Modena . As of 2015 , its population was 40,884 .
Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore ( Italian pronunciation : [ tʃit'ta del trikoˈloːre ] ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Reggio Emilia , Italy . The stadium holds 21,584 and was built in 1995 , replacing the Stadio Mirabello . It was given the name Stadio Città del Tricolore on 11 March 2012 , having previously been called the Stadio Giglio . On 8 July 2013 , the stadium was given the current denomination for ownership reason ( acquired by Mapei from the comune of Reggio Emilia ) .
S.P.A.L . ( Italian pronunciation : [ spal ] ) , an acronym for Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor , is a professional Italian football club , based in Ferrara , Emilia-Romagna . The team plays in Serie A , the highest level of the Italian football league system . Founded in 1907 , since 1928 they have played their home matches at Stadio Paolo Mazza , named after Paolo Mazza ( chairman of the club 1946-1977 ) . In total , SPAL have participated in 24 top-tier , 25 second-tier , 41 third-tier , 7 fourth-tier and 1 fifth-tier league seasons . The club 's best finish was when they came fifth in the 1959-60 Serie A ; they also reached the 1961-62 Coppa Italia final . The club is owned by Vetroresina S.p.A. and chaired by Walter Mattioli . The current manager is Luigi Di Biagio .
Ferrara ( /fəˈrɑːrə/ , Italian : [ ferˈraːra ] ( listen ) ; Emilian : Fràra [ ˈfraːra ] ) is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna , northern Italy , capital of the Province of Ferrara . As of 2016 [ update ] it had 132,009 inhabitants . It is situated 44 kilometres ( 27 miles ) northeast of Bologna , on the Po di Volano , a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River , located 5 km ( 3 miles ) north . The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the Renaissance , when it hosted the court of the House of Este . For its beauty and cultural importance , it has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site .
Stadio Paolo Mazza ( formerly Stadio Comunale ) is a multi-use stadium in Ferrara , Italy . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SPAL . Located in the Rione Giardino , west of Ferrara within the city walls , it was built in the immediate vicinity of the area where the former playground of SPAL , Campo di Piazza d'Armi , stood since 1919 . The municipal stadium of Ferrara is the fifth oldest Italian ground still in operation . It was opened in September 1928 as Stadio Comunale , initially it had a capacity of 4,000 . It assumed its current name in February 1982 , to honour the former president of the club Paolo Mazza , who died two months earlier . In concomitance with the access of SPAL to Serie A , in 1951 it was subjected to a heavy restructuring that brought capacity to 25,000 . Between 1960s and 1980s it was renovated again , stabilizing the number of possible spectators to 22,000 until mid-2000s . From 2005 to 2016 the capacity was limited to 7,500 due to safety reasons and cost containment . In 2016-17 , in conjunction with the club 's promotion to Serie B and then to Serie A , the stadium was restructured again to match the modern needs of comfort and safety . In the summer of 2018 a further remodeling took place , in order to bring the stadium capacity from 13,135 seats to 16,134 .
Torino Football Club ( Italian pronunciation : [ toˈriːno ] ) , commonly referred to as Torino or simply Toro , is an Italian professional football club based in Turin , Piedmont . It currently plays in Serie A . Founded as Foot-Ball Club Torino in 1906 , Torino are among the most successful clubs in Italy with seven league titles , including five consecutive league titles during the 1940s . The Grande Torino , as the team was known , was widely recognised as one of the strongest footballing sides of the period , until the entire team was killed in the 1949 Superga air disaster . They have also won the Coppa Italia five times , the last of which was in the 1992-93 season . Internationally , Torino won the Mitropa Cup in 1991 and were finalists in the UEFA Cup in 1991-92 . Torino plays all of its home games at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino ( also known as the Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo until 2006 ) . The club 's colour is maroon , and its symbol is a rampant bull , the traditional symbol of the city of Turin , from which the club 's nickname is derived , Il Toro ( The Bull ) .
The Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 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 . Constructed in the 1930s , originally known as the Stadio Municipale and later the Stadio Comunale , it was the home of Juventus and Torino until 1990 , when it was abandoned in favour of the 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 , with Juventus using it until the end of the 2010-11 season , and Torino retaining it as their home stadium to the present day .
Udinese Calcio , commonly referred to as Udinese , is an Italian football club based in Udine , Friuli-Venezia Giulia , that currently plays in Serie A . It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club , and on 5 July 1911 as a football club . The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt , black shorts , and white socks . The club broadcasts on channel 110 ( Udinese Channel ) on digital terrestrial television in north-east of Italy . It has many fans in Friuli and the surrounding areas .
Udine ( US : /ˈuːdineɪ/ OO-dee-nay , Italian : [ ˈuːdine ] ( listen ) ; Friulian : Udin ; German : Weiden in Friaul ; Slovene : Videm ; Latin : Utinum ) is a city and comune in north-eastern Italy , in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region , between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps ( Alpi Carniche ) . Its population was 100,514 in 2012 , 176,000 with the urban area .
The Stadio Friuli ( known for sponsorship reasons as Dacia Arena ) is an all-seater football stadium in Udine , Italy , and the home of Serie A club Udinese . The stadium was built in 1976 and has a capacity of 25,144 . It is sponsored by Romanian car manufacturer Dacia .