The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed the 13 cities and 16 stadium projects competing to host UEFA Euro 2032, which Italy will co-host with Türkiye.
In line with UEFA’s selection timeline, the FIGC has received official bid documents from Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Florence, Genoa, Lecce, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Rome, Salerno, Turin, and Verona.
The federation will continue working with local authorities and clubs over the coming weeks before submitting its final shortlist to UEFA by October 1, 2026. Ultimately, five Italian venues will be selected for the tournament.
Stadium race intensifies
Italy and Türkiye were awarded the hosting rights for UEFA Euro 2032 in 2023 after withdrawing their separate bids and submitting a joint proposal.
The original list of 10 candidate cities has been expanded with the addition of Palermo, Lecce, and Salerno, reflecting the progress of several new stadium and redevelopment projects across the country.
Among the 16 stadiums under consideration, Juventus’ Allianz Stadium is currently regarded as the only venue fully ready to host the tournament.
Rome has proposed three potential venues: a redeveloped Stadio Olimpico, AS Roma’s planned Pietralata stadium, and Lazio’s proposed renovation of Stadio Flaminio.
Naples has entered both the planned redevelopment of Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and SSC Napoli’s long-term proposal for a new stadium.
According to Italian media reports, the projects currently viewed as the strongest contenders include AC Milan and Inter Milan’s proposed new stadium in Milan, Stadio Olimpico in Rome, and Allianz Stadium in Turin.
€4.5bn investment pipeline
Italy’s Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, said the combined projects represent approximately €4.5 billion in private investment, highlighting the unprecedented level of cooperation between the government, municipalities, clubs, the FIGC and UEFA.
Abodi said Italy will submit both its primary and reserve venue candidates to UEFA in October, adding that the stadium development programme will help transform Italian football infrastructure beyond Euro 2032.
The five Italian venues will join five stadiums in Türkiye to complete the tournament’s 10-stadium hosting plan for UEFA Euro 2032.