San Siro
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- For the town in the province of Como, see San Siro (Como). For the saint after which these places are named, see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Genoa.
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| Location | Milan, Italy  |
| Broke ground | 1925 |
| Opened | September 19, 1926 |
| Renovated | 1989 |
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| Surface | Grass 105m x 68m |
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F.C. Internazionale Milano (Serie A) |
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The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, more commonly called the Stadio San Siro, is a football stadium in Milan, Italy. It is the home stadium for two of the three most successful Italian Football League teams: A.C. Milan and Internazionale, and one of the most famous soccer stadia in the world. Although it has been officially renamed in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, the Inter and Milan player of the 1930s and 1940s, it is still commonly called the San Siro. With the spectators being so close to the pitch, the stands being so steep and with a large roof, it is considered to have one of the best atmospheres of any stadium in the world.
The stadium construction started in 1925 in the Milanese district of San Siro, which gave its original name. The idea to build a stadium in the same district of the horse racing track, belongs to the man who then was the president of A.C. Milan, Piero Pirelli. The architects designed a stadium only for football (there is no athletics track in it). The inauguration was on 19 September 1926, when 35,000 spectators saw Inter defeat Milan 6-3. Actually, during the first years the stadium was property of A.C. Milan and only Milan. Milan played its home matches there. Then in 1935 the "Comune di Milano" (city council) bought the stadium and this allowed the stadium itself to be renovated. Internazionale started to play its home matches in the San Siro stadium only in 1947.
The stadium underwent further renovations for the 1990 World Cup with $60m being spent, bringing the stadium up to standard. As part of the renovations, the stadium became all seated, with an extra tier being added to 3 sides of the stadium. This entailed the building of 11 concrete towers around the outside of the stadium. Four of these concrete towers located at the corner support a new roof which has distinctive protruding red girders.
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[edit] Average attendances
| Season | Milan average | Inter average | Trophies |
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| 1980/81 | 31.282 | 42.248 | |
| 1981/82 | 45.781 | 43.970 | |
| 1982/83 | 35.111 | 45.171 | |
| 1983/84 | 53.136 | 43.388 | |
| 1984/85 | 60.941 | 52.572 | |
| 1985/86 | 56.782 | 53.622 | |
| 1986/87 | 66,210 | 53,215 | |
| 1987/88 | 73,284 | 47,812 | Milan Serie A winners |
| 1988/89 | 73,209 | 58,175 | Inter Serie A winners, Milan European Cup winners |
| 1989/90 | 59,054 | 50,142 | Milan European Cup winners |
| 1990/91 | 77,488 | 54,946 | Inter UEFA Cup winners |
| 1991/92 | 77,868 | 48,783 | Milan Serie A winners |
| 1992/93 | 75,830 | 45,126 | Milan Serie A winners |
| 1993/94 | 65,708 | 49,469 | Milan Serie A winners and UEFA Champions League winners, Inter UEFA Cup winners |
| 1994/95 | 56,659 | 40,523 | |
| 1995/96 | 60,973 | 46,873 | Milan Serie A winners |
| 1996/97 | 55,894 | 50,806 | |
| 1997/98 | 54,432 | 67,825 | Inter UEFA Cup winners |
| 1998/99 | 57,760 | 68,459 | Milan Serie A winners |
| 1999/00 | 58,522 | 66,546 | |
| 2000/01 | 52,304 | 55,582 | |
| 2001/02 | 58,616 | 62,434 | |
| 2002/03 | 61, 534 | 61, 943 | Milan Coppa Italia winners and UEFA Champions League winners |
| 2003/04 | 63,245 | 58,352 | Milan Serie A winners |
| 2004/05 | 63,595 | 57,295 | Inter Coppa Italia winners |
| 2005/06 | 59,993 | 51,371 | Inter Serie A* and Coppa Italia winners |
[edit] Renovations
- 1939 End stands enlarged and corners filled in. A crowd of 55,000 for Italy 2 England 2.
- 1940 65,000 for Italy v Germany.
- 1956 Completion of two tiers giving a claimed capacity of 150,000 but actually around 125,000. Opened in April 25, in front of 125,000 spectators for Italia - Brasil 3-0 (Goals: Virgili 2, De Sordi). After the Heysel Stadium disaster the capacity was reduced to 90,000 in the mid 1980s.
- 1987, as a preparation for the 1990 World Cup the Italian government gave the Milanese council $30 million for its modernization, but in the end, the cost was more than double that. Project 1990 by Ragazzi e Hoffner e Salvi: 11 concrete towers of 50 meters in height. Of the 11 towers, 4 at each corner, protruded above the 3rd tier as support for the new roof.
- 1990 Third tier completed on three sides giving an all seated capacity of 88,500.
- 2002 Sky Box: 20 for 200 seats. 400 all-seats for journalists.
- 2003 Further renovations lowered the capacity to 85,700 seats.
- Future renovation may involve the completion of the 3rd tier on the east side of the stadium, although this would involve purchasing land from the present Hippodrome, behind the stadium.
- Length: 105 metres
- Width: 68 metres
- Surface: Grass
- Inauguration: September 19, 1926
- Address: Via Piccolomini 5, 20151 Milan
[edit] Most famous matches
- 1934 Italy - Austria 1-0 (semi-final World Cup)
- 1949 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 6-5 (Serie A)
- 1958 A.C. Milan - Manchester United 4-0 (SF European Cup) (Played only days after the Munich air disaster)
- 1963 A.C. Milan - Santos 4-2 (Intercontinental Cup)
- 1964 Internazionale - Independiente Avellaneda 2-0 (Intercontinental Cup)
- 1965 Internazionale - Liverpool 3-0 (European Cup semi-final)
- 1965 Internazionale - Benfica 1-0 (European Cup Final)
- 1965 Internazionale - Independiente Avellaneda 3-0 (Intercontinental Cup)
- 1969 A.C. Milan - Manchester United 2-0 (SF European Cup)
- 1969 A.C. Milan - Estudiantes La Plata 3-0 (Intercontinental Cup)
- 1970 Feyenoord - Celtic 2-1 (European Cup Final)
- 1989 A.C. Milan - Real Madrid 5-0 (SF European Cup)
- 1990 Cameroon - Argentina 1-0 (World Cup opening match)
- 1991 Internazionale - A.S. Roma 2-0 (UEFA Cup Final)
- 1994 Internazionale - SV Salzburg 1-0 (UEFA Cup Final)
- 1995 Juventus - Parma 1-1 (UEFA Cup Final)
- 1997 Internazionale - Schalke 04 1-0 (1-4 on penalties) (UEFA Cup Final)
- 2001 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 0-6 (Serie A)
- 2001 Bayern Munich - Valencia 5-4 (pen) (UEFA Champions League Final)
- 2003 Internazionale - Newcastle United 2-2 (UEFA Champions League Group Phase 2) - (Newcastle United took up to 20,000+ supporters to this match)
- 2003 A.C. Milan - Internazionale 0-0 (UEFA Champions League semi-final, first leg)
- 2003 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 1-1 (UEFA Champions League semi-final, second leg)
- 2005 A.C. Milan - Internazionale 2-0 (UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first leg)
- 2005 Internazionale - A.C. Milan 0-1 (UEFA Champions League quarter-final, second leg) - (Match abandoned after 73 minutes due to Inter fans repeatedly throwing flares onto pitch and injuring Milan goalkeeper Dida)
- 2006 A.C. Milan - Internazionale 3-4 (Serie A)
[edit] San Siro photo gallery
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[edit] External links
- FC Internazionale di Milano Official Site
- ACMilan.it.pn
- Official site
- WorldStadiums.com entry
- WorldStadiums.com architectural feature
| Preceded by Praterstadion Vienna |
European Cup Final Venue 1965 |
Succeeded by Heysel Stadium Brussels |
| Preceded by Santiago Bernabéu Madrid |
European Cup Final Venue 1970 |
Succeeded by Wembley Stadium London |
| Preceded by Stade de France St-Denis |
UEFA Champions League Final Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by Hampden Park Glasgow |
| Associazione Calcio Milan |
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| Seasons | 2006/07 |
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