Description
The Stadio Olimpico or simply the Olympic Stadium is a famous sports soccer arena located in the Italian city of Rome. It is part of the Italian Forum sports complex and is the property of the Italian National Olympic Committee. Home stadium for performances of local soccer clubs such as Roma and Lazio. UEFA category 4 stadium.
Construction of the stadium began in the 1920s. The opening ceremony took place in 1937. In 1953, the Stadio Olimpico was rebuilt according to a special project by Pier Luigi Nervi, which was timed to coincide with the 1960 Summer Olympics.
This arena hosted the finals of the 1968 and 1980 European Championships and the final of the 1990 World Cup. Also in 1977, 1984, 1996, 2009 the stadium hosted the final of the European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League. It is worth emphasizing that by this indicator the Italian arena is surpassed only by the old Wembley in London - with a figure of seven matches.
The extreme reconstruction of the stadium took place in 2008 - for the Champions League final in 2009. Then the spectator seats were replaced with more comfortable ones, the number of toilets was increased, as well as the connection of high-resolution LED screens for convenient viewing of replays. It was after this reconstruction that UEFA awarded the arena the highest category necessary to host international matches of any level. You can buy tickets for soccer matches and other public events at the Stadio Olimpico without unnecessary queues on our website.