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{{Short description|Former sports venue in Turin, Italy}}
{{Confused|Stade des Alpes}}
{{For|the new stadium built on the same ground|Juventus Stadium}} 
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name      = Stadio delle Alpi
| nickname          =
| image             = File:Torino, Stadio 'Delle Alpi', Mondiali 1990, Brasile-Svezia 2-1.jpg
| location          = [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|45|06|34.42|N|7|38|28.54|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground      = March 1988
| opened            = 31 May 1990
| renovated         =
| expanded          =
| closed            = 2006
| demolished        = March 2009
| owner             = [[Turin|City of Turin]] (1990–2002)<ref name="owner">{{cite web |title=La Juventus Football Club S.p.A. e il Comune di Torino hanno firmato il protocollo d'intesa per lo stadio Delle Alpi |url=http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/italiano/comunicati/2002/comunicato%2018062002%20Stadio%20delle%20Alpi%20ita.pdf |publisher=Juventus Football Club |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228083438/http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/italiano/comunicati/2002/comunicato%2018062002%20Stadio%20delle%20Alpi%20ita.pdf |archive-date=28 February 2017 }}</ref><br>[[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (2002–2009)
| operator          =
| surface           = Grass
| Constructor       =
| construction_cost = €200&nbsp;million<ref name="The Cost">{{cite web |url=http://www.stadiumguide.com/the-unfortunate-legacy-of-italia-1990/ |title=The unfortunate legacy of Italia 1990 |date=7 June 2017 }}</ref>
| architect         = Studio Hutter
| former_names      =
| nicknames         =
| tenants           = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (1990–2006) <br> [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] (1990–2006)
| seating_capacity  = 69,000
| dimensions        = 105 m × 68 m
}}
The '''Stadio delle Alpi''' was a [[Association football|football]] and [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] stadium in [[Turin]], Italy, and was the home of both [[Juventus FC|Juventus Football Club]] and [[Torino F.C.|Torino Football Club]] between 1990 and 2006. In English, the name meant "Stadium of the [[Alps]]", a reference to the nearby Alps [[mountain range]]. The stadium was demolished in 2009 and both football clubs moved to the rebuilt [[Stadio Olimpico di Torino|Stadio Olimpico]]. A new stadium for Juventus, the [[Juventus Stadium]], was constructed on the site of the former Delle Alpi and opened in 2011.

Designed by [[architect]] Studio Hutter, the Stadio delle Alpi was originally built in 1990 to host matches for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] as a replacement for the aging Stadio Olimpico, then known as the Stadio Comunale. The stadium's original capacity was 69,041 fans. However, due to [[FIFA]] rules regarding the segregation of home and away supporters, the actual capacity was reduced to 67,229.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/JPL_newstadium.asp |title=Stadium |website=Juventus.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206004111/http://juventus.com/site/eng/JPL_newstadium.asp |archive-date=6 February 2010 }}</ref>

==History==
Construction on the stadium began in June 1988, and due to the use of prefabricated concrete, was complete within two years. The Delle Alpi was built by the council of Turin, with both of the city's football clubs using it as their home ground following the closure of the Stadio Olimpico. It was originally intended to be used for not only football but also athletics. Therefore, an athletics track was constructed around the outside of the pitch. However, due to the lack of a warm-up track, the stadium was never used for a major athletics event.

The stadium was inaugurated on 31 May 1990 when a joint Juventus–Torino team defeated [[FC Porto|Porto]] 4–3. Due to escalating rental costs, disputes arose between the clubs and the city council. In 1994, the Juventus board investigated building a new stadium, which would be owned by the club. The [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] semi-final and final matches in 1994–95 were moved by Juventus to the [[San Siro]] in [[Milan]], attracting an audience of 85,000. The Stadio Delle Alpi was very rarely sold out in its history. Finally, in June 2002, Juventus purchased the Delle Alpi from the Turin city council for a fee of around [[Euro|€]]25&nbsp;million.<ref name="owner"/>

Torino was banned from playing any [[Serie A]] matches inside the stadium from 9 March 2003 until 30 June 2003 due to the violence that occurred on 22 February 2003 inside the stadium clash against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/2795213.stm|title=Torino handed ban|date=25 February 2003|access-date=30 July 2013|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>

==Attendance==
The stadium attendance record was 63,583 set during a [[UEFA Champions League]] semi-final (second leg) between Juventus and [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] on 14 May 2003. During the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], the stadium hosted (among others) a second round match between [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], as well as a semi-final between [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] and [[England national football team|England]]. Both matches attracted around 60,000 fans.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

The Delle Alpi's design was widely criticised due to the poor visibility. This was caused mainly by the distance between the stands and the pitch. Views from the lower tier were also restricted due to the positioning of advertising hoardings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=259367&cc=5739 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525202614/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=259367&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |title=Juve plan to halve stadium capacity |last=Evans |first=Simon |work=ESPN.com }}</ref> The stadium's location on the outskirts of town never found favour with fans, and the stadium design left spectators exposed to the elements. These factors contributed to attendances significantly below its capacity; in the 2005–06 season, for example, Juventus' average attendance was 35,880.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4842984.stm |title=Guide to Juventus |work=BBC News |date=27 March 2006}}</ref> In the [[Coppa Italia]] home match against [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] in the 2001–02 season, only 237 spectators showed up.<ref name="Guardian Online March 2006">[http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1734573,00.html Guardian Online] - Guardian Article regarding Stadio delle Alpi March 2006</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Juventus average
! Torino average
|-
| [[1990–91 Serie A|1990–91]] || 43,114 || 33,990
|-
| [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92]] || 51,832 || 35,364
|-
| [[1992–93 Serie A|1992–93]] || 45,868 || 26,814
|-
| [[1993–94 Serie A|1993–94]] || 44,520 || 26,130
|-
| [[1994–95 Serie A|1994–95]] || 47,866 || 22,205
|-
| [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]] || 41,946 || 20,284
|-
| [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]] || 39,271 || 13,451
|-
| [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]] || 47,347 || 19,505
|-
| [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]] || 47,164 || 19,627
|-
| [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000]] || 42,229 || 21,857
|-
| [[2000–01 Serie A|2000–01]] || 41,273 || 17,077
|-
| [[2001–02 Serie A|2001–02]] || 40,687 || 19,002
|-
| [[2002–03 Serie A|2002–03]] || 39,771 || 14,870
|-
| [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04]] || 34,365 || 9,831
|-
| [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05]] || 26,429 || 10,003
|-
| [[2005–06 Serie A|2005–06]] || 25,987 || 24,995
|}

==1990 FIFA World Cup==
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 World Cup, hosting five matches. The first four involved Brazil; All their Group C matches (a 2–1 win over [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] on 10 June, a 1–0 win over [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] on 16 June and a 1–0 win over [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] on 20 June) and their round of 16 match against Argentina on 24 June, a 1–0 defeat. The fifth match was the semi-final between West Germany and England on 4 July, with the match ending 1–1 but West Germany winning 4–3 on penalties.

==Milestone matches==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 11 June 2006
|time = 20:45 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|team1 = [[Torino F.C.|Torino]]
|score = 3–1
|report = 
|team2 = [[A.C. Mantova|Mantova]]
|goals1 = [[Alessandro Rosina|Rosina]] {{goal|36|pen.}} <br /> [[Roberto Muzzi|Muzzi]] {{goal|63}} <br /> [[Davide Nicola|Nicola]] {{goal|95}}
|goals2 = [[Paolo Poggi|Poggi]] {{goal|101|pen.}}
|stadium = 
|round = Final match<br />[[2005–06 Serie B]]
|attendance = 58,560
|referee = [[Stefano Farina]]
}}

==Redevelopment==
{{Main|Juventus Stadium}}
The Stadio Delle Alpi was demolished, with plans for a 41,475-seater venue and a number of restaurants and other facilities outside the ground. The new grounds of the stadium covers around 50,000 square metres. The demolition was completed in February 2009. Work on a new stadium began during spring 2009 and it was opened on 8 September 2011, at the start of the [[2011–12 Serie A|2011–12 season]]. The running track, which was widely blamed for ruining the atmosphere in the stadium, was removed with the fans moved closer to the action. A roof covers the new seats. A new Juventus training centre was also built next to the stadium, together with a set of buildings for a gymnasium, a restaurant and a hotel.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Stadio delle Alpi}}
*[http://www.stadiumguide.com/dellealpi/ Stadium Guide Article]
*[http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/past_stadiums/torino_alpi.shtml World Stadium Pictures]
*[http://www.stadium-attendances.com/delle-alpi-turin.htm Stadium Attendances Article]

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