San Siro development timeline revealed

Article posted by Coliseum, November 24^th, 2025

Image: Stadio San Siro, D7ckon, CC BY-SA 4.0

A timeline has been mapped out for the development of a new stadium for AC Milan and Inter Milan now they are the owners of the San Siro stadium.

Sempremilan said there has been a lot of talk in the past few weeks about what will happen with the San Siro and when but that things will only happen gradually.

The nearly century-old San Siro is set to be knocked down in favor of a more modern stadium.

Milan’s new soccer stadium, which will replace the old San Siro, is planned to be a 71,500-seat venue. It is scheduled to be completed by the start of the 2030-2031 Serie A season with construction beginning in 2027. The project is being led by both AC Milan and Inter Milan.

Earlier this year, the clubs picked architectural firms Foster + Partners and MANICA to design their new stadium in Milan, Italy.

The San Siro Stadium (also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy. It has a seating capacity of 80,018 making it the largest stadium in Italy and one of the largest stadiums in Europe. It is the home stadium of the Serie A teams AC Milan and Inter Milan.

Calcio e Finanza has now provided a detailed breakdown of the plans from the next few weeks to the next few years. The end date of the project is actually closer to 2036, rather than 2032. The timeline is as follows:

Phase 1 of development: Construction of the new stadium and demolition of the Meazza

Preliminary and definitive design, drafting of the implementation plan and Technical-Economic Feasibility Project – from March 2025 to February 2026 (12 months)
Implementation Plan Presentation – February 2026
Approval of the implementation plan – from February 2026 to February 2027 (12 months)
Pre-investigation of the Technical-Economic Feasibility Project – from January 2026 to June 2026 (6 months)
Presentation of the Technical-Economic Feasibility Project – July 2026
Environmental Impact Assessment plus Conference of Services for final project approval and issuing of permits (Stadium Law) – from July 2026 to March 2027 (8 months)
Signing of the agreement for the Technical-Economic Feasibility Project and issuance and publication of the Regional Authorisation Provision – March 2027
Signing of the urban planning agreement – March 2027
Executive design of the urbanisation works to offset costs and subsequent project validation – from August 2026 to January 2027 (6 months)
Public tender for the construction of urbanisation works – from March 2027 to August 2027 (5 months)
Executive design of private works – from October 2026 to July 2027 (9 months)
Final authorisations for the executive design of private works – from March 2027 to July 2027 (4 months)
Reclamation works, including the redevelopment of the Meazza external areas, from December 2025 to July 2027 (19 months)
Mobilisation and preparation of the construction site – from April 2027 to October 2027 (6 months)
Construction of urbanisation works – from August 2027 to January 2030 (29 months)
Construction of the new Milan stadium – from October 2027 to October 2030 (36 months)
Final testing – January 2030 to December 2030 (11 months)
INAUGURATION OF THE NEW MILAN STADIUM – December 2030
Public tender for the demolition of the Meazza stadium – from October 2030 to March 2031 (5 months)
Demolition and partial conservation activities of the Meazza stadium – from April 2031 to May 2032 (14 months)

Phase 2 of development: Multipurpose area and Meazza redevelopment

Preparation and submission of the detailed urban planning proposal for Phase 2 – from July 2027 to January 2028 (6 months)
Approval of the detailed urban planning project for phase 2 – from January 2028 to December 2030 (36 months)
Preparation and submission of the Final Project to the competent authorities – from January 2031 to July 2031 (7 months)
Approval of the final project, signing of the agreement and issuing of the permits – from August 2031 to February 2032
Executive design of phase 2 works and final authorisations – from March 2032 to January 2033 (11 months)
Remediation interventions and subsequent certification – from September 2031 to June 2033 (22 months)
Mobilisation and implementation of phase 2 works, including the redevelopment of the Meazza – from July 2033 to November 2035 (29 months)
Inauguration of the multipurpose area in phase 2. Including the refurbished Meazza stadium.

Italy is under growing pressure to upgrade the quality of its soccer arenas driven by foreign investors backing Serie A clubs and the need for more functional venues for the 2032 European Championship which Italy will co-host with Turkey.

The new stadium should also help the Milanese clubs substantially increase their matchday revenue which currently lags behind their European rivals.

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