About stadium

Stadium introduction

Originally named after Benito Mussolini the stadium was built in a year in order to host the Littoriali XI and the World Student Games in 1933. Il Dulce wished to exploit the popularity of sports for nationalist purposes and during his regime oversaw the construction of several communal stadiums in Florence, Rome and Bologna – all of which are still remain in use today. Envisoned as a multi-purpose sports stadium, the first design was believed to be an ellipsoid, complete with a six-lane athletics track. Despite its origins, the majority of the stadiums use to date has been to host football matches. Starting with the 1934 World Cup, the ground hosted matches of the Coppa Italia, and matches of both Turin based teams until the Stadio Delle Alpi was constructed. Beginning to show its age, a new stadium was favoured over the Olimpico to host matches of the 1990 World Cup. Intended to succeed The Olimpico as the city’s premier footballing venue, Stadio Delle Alpi proved immensely unpopular as a sports stadium, and Juventus eventually relocated back to their original stadium in 2006 after modernisation for the Winter Olympic Games. The Olimpico underwent large-scale renovations of its own including a new external facelift, the addition of a new translucent roof, large-scale refurbishment of the seating arrangement and and matchday facilities capable of satisfying UEFA’s 4 star stadium category. After the conclusion of the XX Winter Games, the running track was replaced by a carpet of synthetic grass. There are some reports that Torino could purchase the stadium outright from the council however the club appear to be content after redeveloping Stadio Filadelfia for youth and reserve matches. Since April 2016 Stadio Olimpico di Turin has been renamed “Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino” in honour of the legendary team from the 1940s.

How to get to the Stadium

Turin Olympic Stadium, Via Filadelfia, 96/b, 10134 Turin, Italy