Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
| Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Stadio Olimpico |
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| Full name | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
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| Former names | Stadio Municipale "Benito Mussolini Stadio Comunale "Vittorio Pozzo" Stadio Olimpico di Torino |
| Location | Turin, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°2′30.30″N 7°39′0.05″E / 45.0417500°N 7.6500139°ECoordinates: 45°2′30.30″N 7°39′0.05″E / 45.0417500°N 7.6500139°E |
| Owner | City of Turin |
| Capacity | 27,958 |
| Field size | 105 m x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | September 1932 – May 1933 |
| Opened | 14 May 1933 |
| Renovated | 2006 |
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Torino (1958–90, 2006–present) Juventus (1933–90, 2006–11) 2006 Winter Olympics |
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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.
Originally named after Benito Mussolini, the stadium was built to host the Games of the year Littoriali XI, held in 1933 and the World Student Games in the same year.
The Municipal Administration, to shorten the construction time, announced a contest, then divided the work among three companies: the stadium (stands, bleachers and local affairs) was entrusted to Company Saverio Parisi Rome (designed by the architect. Fagnoni and Eng. Bianchini and Ortensi), the athletic field, the Tower of Marathon and the ticket to 'Ing. Vannacci and Lucherini (project architect. Del Giudice, Professor. Colonnetti and the engineer. Vannacci), and the indoor pool to Company AN. Construction Companies Ing E. Faletti (project architect. Bonicelli and Ing. Villanova). L 'Ing. Guido De Bernardi undertook the preparation of fields and slopes.
Work began in September 1932. The stadium was inaugurated on 14 May 1933 by the Secretary of the Party, Achille Starace, at the beginning of Littoriali. The first match played in the new stadium was between Juventus and Hungary's Ujpest Dozsat (6–2), the return leg of the quarter-finals of the Central European Cup, on 29 June 1933.
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