Stadio Friuli
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| Full name | Stadio Friuli - Dacia Arena[2] |
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| Location | Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy |
| Coordinates | 46°04′54″N 13°12′00″E / 46.081603°N 13.200136°ECoordinates: 46°04′54″N 13°12′00″E / 46.081603°N 13.200136°E |
| Owner | Udinese Calcio |
| Capacity | 25,144 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1971 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Renovated | 1990, 2012–2015 |
| Architect | Lorenzo Giacomuzzi Moore |
| Structural engineer | Giuliano Parmegiani |
| Tenants | |
| Udinese Calcio (1976–present) | |
The Stadio Friuli, commercially known as the Dacia Arena, is an all-seater football stadium in the Udine, Italy, and the home of Serie A club Udinese. The stadium was built in 1976 and has a capacity of 25,144.
Structure
Stadio Friuli is located in Rizzi, 4 km from the city centre of Udine.
Opened in 1976, as a replacement for Stadio Moretti, Friuli used to have a maximum capacity of 41,652 seats, reduced to 25,144 after the 2015 reconstruction.
The stadium also features facilities for fencing, gymnastics, martial arts and athletics, including an indoor gym, located in the grandstand.
It will be renovated towards the end of the 2012–13 season with work to begin in April 2013. New north and south stands, which will be completely rebuilt over the old athletic track, are expected to be ready for the 2015–16 season. The west stand, which is already covered, will be refurbished with better facilities during the same summer. The remaining stand will be rebuilt over the course of the 2014–15 season and will be ready for the following season. This will give the rebuilt stadium a capacity of around 25,000 with scope for expansion to 35,000. The north and south stands will not be covered until the summer of 2015.
Important events
Sports events
Stadio Friuli hosted three matches at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, all of which were Group E matches.
In 2005, the stadium was approved by UEFA to host matches involving the UEFA Champions League, which Udinese participated in, during the 2005–06 season.
On 10 September 2008, the stadium hosted the second match of the Italian national team's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Georgia.
Music events
On 28 June 2007, Red Hot Chili Peppers for their Stadium Arcadium World Tour
On 29 August 2009, Coldplay for their Viva la Vida Tour
On 21 November 2009, the Italy rugby team played 2007 Rugby World Cup Champions South Africa on this ground.
On 16 July 2009, Madonna was there for her Sticky & Sweet Tour
On 19 May 2010, AC/DC was there for their Black Ice World Tour
On 13 May 2012, Metallica was there for the Black Album tour.
Religious events
On 3 May 1992, the stadium hosted the holy mass presided by Pope John Paul II, and in front of 30,000 people he said in Friulian:
Fradis Furlàns, us invidi a tigní dur.— Pope John Paul II, 3 May 1992
1990 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team No. 1 | Res. | Team No. 2 | Round |
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| 13 June 1990 |  Uruguay | 0–0 |  Spain | Group E |
| 17 June 1990 |  South Korea | 1–3 | Spain | Group E |
| 21 June 1990 | South Korea | 0–1 | Uruguay | Group E |
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