The Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is a stadium in Verona, Italy. It is the home of Hellas Verona of Serie A and was also the home of Chievo Verona, a former football club, until 2021. It also hosts matches of women's team Bardolino Verona, some youth team matches, rugby matches, athletics events and occasionally even musical concerts. With 39,211 total seats, of which only 31,713 are approved, it is the eighth-largest stadium in Italy by capacity. The stadium is named after the historic benefactor of Veronese sport, .
History Inaugurated as a state-of-the-art facility and as one of Italy's finest venues in 1963, the stadium appeared excessive for a team (Hellas) that had spent the best part of the previous 35 years in Serie B. For the 1990 FIFA World Cup renovations included an extra tier and a roof to cover all sections, improved visibility, public transport connections, an urban motorway connecting the city centre with the stadium and the Verona Nord motorway exit and services.
A building-integrated PV system has been installed on the rooftop during a major renovation. The PV system has a rating of 999.5 kW. 13,321 "FS 275" thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar modules by First Solar Inc. have been mounted on the aluminum mounting system Riverclack by ISCOM SpA. The solar modules are connected to 141 Sunny Mini Central SMC 7000HV inverters by SMA Solar Technology AG. The system was commissioned at the end of November 2009.
The emergence of Chievo on the Serie A stage in the early 2000s has split the city into two groups of archrival fans, both very loyal to their respective cause.
Despite playing two divisions lower than Chievo and missing out on travelling supporters from the large Serie A teams, Hellas Verona – the city's traditionally bigger team – still maintained higher average attendances than their rival during the 2009–10 season. In the 2013–14 season, Virtus Verona also played at the Bentegodi.
Renovation projects The stadium is vying to participate in 2032 European Championship. The municipal administration approved the restructuring plan, with the aim of adapting the plant to the UEFA rules.
Average attendances
Season Hellas Verona Tier Chievo Verona Tier1994–9510,015 B4,335 B1995–9613,371 B5,120 B1996–9720,456 A5,156B1997–989,846 B4,135B1998–9911,376 B3,264 B1999–200018,141 A2,680 B2000–0117,777 A5,139 B2001–0218,381 A16,061 A2002–0311,163 B16,902 A2003–0410,667 B14,868A2004–0511,495 B12,103A2005–069,037 B8,589 A2006–078,589 B6,719 A2007–0811,543C17,276B2008–0910,932 C113,352 A2009–1014,331C111,992A2010–1110,553C112,676A2011–1214,084B9,649A2012–1315,402B10,579A2013–1421,172A9,149A2014–1519,299A10,652A2015–1618,194A11,247A2016–1714,774B11,632A2017–1817,333A12,540A2018–1910,574B13,138A2019–2018,098A3,809B Attendance figures taken from http://www.stadiapostcards.com/
1990 FIFA World Cup The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
DateTeam #1Res.Team #2Round12 June 19902–0Group E17 June 19903–121 June 19901–226 June 19901–2 (a.e.t.)Round of 16
References
External links
Stadium Journey Article