Friuli Stadium, also known as the Stadio Friuli or the Dacia Arena, is a football stadium in the Udine, Italy. It is the home stadium of the football club Udinese Calcio. The stadium was originally built in 1976 and has a seating capacity of 25,144. It has undergone several renovations over the years, with the most recent one being completed in 2017.
| Built In: | 1971 – 1976 |
| Capacity: | 25,144 |
| Home Teams: | Udinese FC |
| Ground Size: | 105 m × 68 m |
Friuli Stadium History
Opened in 1976, replacing the Stadio Moretti, it used to have a maximum capacity of 41,652 seats. This capacity was recently reduced to 25,144 when the stadium underwent reconstruction. In 2013, the city of Udine granted Udinese Calcio a 99-year lease on the stadium.
Structure
The stadium is located in Rizzi, about 4 km from the city center of Udine.
Opened in 1976, replacing the Stadio Moretti, it used to have a maximum capacity of 41,652 seats. This capacity was recently reduced to 25,144, when the stadium underwent reconstruction.
In 2013, the city of Udine granted Udinese Calcio a 99-year lease on the stadium.
The most recent reconstruction saw the removal of the running track, the demolition of three sides of the stadium with only the “arch”/west end preserved and the three demolished stands rebuilt closer to the pitch. The cost of the redevelopment was around €50 million and the work was completed without Udinese having to move any of their home games to other stadiums. Work on the new stadium officially began on June 5, 2013. During the summer of 2013, the athletics track was dismantled.
On June 23, 2014, the president of Udinese Calcio, Giampaolo Pozzo, laid the first stone. The new Friuli was officially inaugurated on January 17, 2016 when Udinese hosted Juventus. The sponsorship name for the stadium, Dacia Arena, was unveiled on that day, so the club signed a new stadium naming rights deal with its parent company, Dacia.
Friuli was nominated by StadiumDB.com as one of the best stadiums of the year 2016, reaching 13th position in the Public Voting ranking and 7th position in the Jury Voting ranking.
Stadium Capacity
Friuli Stadium has a seating capacity of 25,144.
Friuli Stadium Seating Plan
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