Bologna FC: agreement with BolognaFiere (trade fairs) to build a new 35,000-seat stadium (€300m)

Bologna FC 1909 (Serie A Enilive) and BolognaFiere, an organiser of trade fairs and exhibitions in Italy and internationally, have reached an agreement to build a new 35,000-seat stadium in Bologna "designed to host not only football matches, but also trade fairs, conferences and major live music events," the club announced on 30 September 2026.

The project is valued at around €300m and will be financed by Joey Saputo, the club’s owner, and by BolognaFiere, but will also require outside investment. The stadium is to be built within the Bologna exhibition centre (north-east of the city), owned by BolognaFiere. It will be served by the exhibition centre’s motorway exit and railway station, two ring-road exits and a stop on the future tram line, and will have extensive parking.

The stadium…