Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
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Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, known for sponsorship reasons as the Gewiss Stadium since July 2019 and as Stadio di Bergamo in UEFA competitions,[2] is a stadium in Bergamo, Italy. It is the home of Serie A club Atalanta and has a capacity of 21,000 seats. The field is 120 m (130 yd) long and 70 m (77 yd) wide. Atalanta has owned the stadium since 2017, having purchased it from the comune.
Stadio di Bergamo | |
Former names |
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Location | Bergamo, Italy |
Coordinates | 45°42′32″N 9°40′51″E |
Owner | Stadio Atalanta S.r.l. |
Capacity | 21,747[1] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | FLexGrass Vertix hybrid grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1927 |
Opened | 23 December 1928 |
Renovated | 1949, 1984, 2015, 2018–present |
Tenants | |
Atalanta (1928–present) AlbinoLeffe (2003–2019) Italy national football team (selected matches) |
Atalanta's youth team also sometimes plays competitive matches at the Gewiss Stadium, most recently the Supercoppa Primavera in 2021.[3] The stadium in Bergamo has also been used as a home ground by local club AlbinoLeffe from 2003 to 2019 (when it moved to Gorgonzola)—a period during which AlbinoLeffe spent nine years in Serie B and met Atalanta on several occasions[4][5][6]—and for various matches of the Italy national team.