Bologna

While the Del Monte Coppa Italia SuperLega 2024 quarterfinal round is hosted by the teams placed from first to fourth in the standings after the first half of the regular season (11 legs) in the Italian men’s SuperLega Credem Banca 2023-2024, the Final Four matches (the semifinals on January 27, 2024 and the final on January 28, 2024) are played at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, which has capacity for 8,500 spectators.

This is the eighth time Coppa Italia is organized in Bologna in the last 11 years. The Unipol Arena is the largest facility for events and concerts in Italy, located in Casalecchio di Reno, in the outskirts of the Bologna metropolitan area. It was opened in December 1993 and later renovated in 2008.

Bologna is a city in northern Italy and the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400 thousand inhabitants. Its metropolitan area is home to more than one million people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its red-tiled rooftops.

Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved historical centre, thanks to a careful restoration and conservation policy, which began in the 1970s. Home to the oldest university in continuous operation, the University of Bologna, established in 1088, the city has a large student population that gives it a cosmopolitan character. In 2000, it was declared European Capital of Culture and, in 2006, a UNESCO City of Music. In 2021, UNESCO recognized the lengthy porticoes of the city as a World Heritage Site.

Bologna is an important agricultural, industrial, financial and transportation hub, where many large mechanical, electronic and food companies have their headquarters. It has one of the largest permanent trade fairs in Europe. Bologna was recently named the best city in Italy for overall quality of life.