Bologna

Bologna Football Club 1909, or Bologna FC, was, as the name suggests, formed in 1909 in Bologna, Italy. They won their regional league in their first season, promoting them to the Group Veneto-Emiliano and they never finished lower than 5th during the 4 years they competed prior to its postponement due to WWI. Following WWI, Bologna won the…

Bologna shares the Derby dell’Emilia with Parma. The derby is named after the region of Emilia-Romagna where Bologna and Parma reside. Recently, we have been fortunate enough to see this derby contested twice a year in Serie A. The derby is not only based on football, as Parma and Bologna are the two biggest cities in the region, which had…

Bologna doesn’t have a women’s

Here is the official hymn, typical of many clubs in Italy: And another you’ll hear often at…

Bologna plays their home games at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, which is named after a former chairman of the club. It has a capacity of nearly 40,000 and has named its two main stands after a legendary former player, Giacomo Bulgarelli, and former coach, Árpád Weisz, who was killed by the Nazis during WWII. Its most famous feature is the…

GETTING THERE: It’s about 3 km, or 2 miles, from the city center, so it’s best to take a bus. Take the #21 or the #30 from Piazza Malpighi, a short walk west of the main center. The 21 also leaves from the main railway station, just north of the center. Google link here. PUBS and GRUB: There are a few options right around where…