Venezia reveals more details about Bosco Dello Sport stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, September 4^th, 2026

Image: Venezia FC

Italian Serie A club Venezia FC has offered a fresh insight into its new under-construction Bosco Dello Sport stadium.

Bosco dello Sport has been designed to bring supporters closer to the action while creating a destination that lives far beyond matchday.

With 18,500 seats, premium hospitality, skyboxes and year-round event spaces, Bosco Dello Sport will be a stadium built for football and designed for the future.

Venezia’s new stadium is scheduled to open in summer 2027.

The Bosco dello Sport is conceived to be a new epicenter of sports and life for the Metropolitan city of Venice.

Image: Venezia FC

It has the strategic goal of offering the community a model place where, through sports and education, the cultures of sharing, social cohesion and psycho-physical well-being can be promoted and cultivated all within an area characterized by deep ecological and environmental awareness.

Venezia Football Club is an Italian professional football club based in Venice, Veneto (Italy) that currently plays in Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. Originally founded as the Venezia Football Club in 1907 the club have spent a large part of their history in Italy’s top two divisions.

Venezia FC said private suites will provide and exclusive, upscale environment perfect for entertaining guests, clients, or celebrating special occasions, offering premium amenities and a private setting with unmatched views of the pitch.

Premium seating offers elevated seating options that provide enhanced sightlines, dedicated service, and an elevated game day experience for those looking to enjoy the match in style and comfort.

Image: Venezia FC

General admission seating gives an affordable and accessible way for fans of all ages to enjoy the excitement of live professional football in a vibrant, open atmosphere.

The stadium is being designed with flexibility in mind, and a variety of events will be added to the entertainment schedule year-round – including Venezia FC’s regular matches, international soccer friendlies, concerts and festivals, community gatherings, and other large-scale events.

The project, including all its components, covers a very large territorial surface of 115.56 hectares.

Venezia FC’s new home has been designed to host both national and international Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) football competitions as well as national and international rugby competitions.

For these types of events it has been sized for a maximum of 16,000 spectators. The stadium can also be used for social events such as concerts.

Venezia FC is set to move away from its iconic Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo home in 2027.

The 12,048-capacity Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo is a multiuse stadium in Venice, Italy. It is the largest sports facility in Venice and is the home ground of the Venezia FC.

The stadium was first opened in 1913 and takes its name from the World War I pilot Pier Luigi Penzo (1896-1928). It is the second-oldest continually used stadium in Italy (the oldest being the Serie A team Genoa CFC’s abode – the 33,205-capacity Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa).

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