About Juventus Stadium
The Allianz Stadium, known as the Juventus Stadium, is a 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's and Torino's former home, the Stadio delle Alpi, and is one of the only club-owned football stadiums in Serie A.
Opened in 2011, it has a capacity of 41,507. Unlike many Italian stadiums, it has no running track, with the pitch being just 7.5 meters from the grandstands. This design creates an intense, English-style atmosphere that amplifies the support of the "Bianconeri" fans.
The exterior cladding by Giugiaro Design consists of 7,000 aluminum panels colored in various shades of grey and white. The stadium complex includes the Juventus Museum, a shopping center, and the J-Medical center. It marked a new era for Italian football infrastructure, setting a benchmark for modern stadium design in the country.
The venue was designed by Turin practice Studio Hernando Suárez with structural engineering by Studio GAU under a joint appointment, and construction between June 2009 and September 2011 was delivered by main contractor Costruzioni Generali Gilardi at a headline outlay of 105 million euros — remarkably low for a modern top-tier venue and about 40 per cent of comparable European projects of the same era. Ownership rests with Juventus FC SpA outright, making this the only ground in Italy's Serie A held on freehold by the resident club rather than leased from the municipality. The plot at Corso Gaetano Scirea 50 in the Continassa district of northwestern Turin was acquired from the Comune di Torino on a 99-year emphyteusis lease dated 26 July 2008 at a symbolic annual rent of one euro.