Maradona Stadium, Naples: match tickets, tours and the Maradona museum

The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at a glance

Napoli’s stadium stands in Fuorigrotta, on Piazzale Vincenzo Tecchio. It opened on 6 December 1959 as the Stadio del Sole, with Napoli beating Juventus 2–1, and a few years later became the Stadio San Paolo. On 4 December 2020, days after Diego Armando Maradona’s death (25 November 2020), it was renamed after the Argentine star.

Today it holds 54,726, down from 60,240 before the €20 million renovation for the 2019 Summer Universiade. The attendance record still belongs to Napoli v Juventus on 15 December 1974: 90,736 people. The stadium is owned by the city.

Is there a Maradona Stadium tour?

No, there is no regular official tour, and there is no football museum open to the public inside the stadium. Be wary of websites promising entry to a “stadium museum”.

The only recent opening was for the FAI Spring Days on 21–22 March 2026: around 15,000 visitors in two days, enough for FAI to call it the most visited place in Italy that weekend. Visitors walked the athletics track, with no access to the pitch. The city has since asked consultants to study daily opening on the Bernabéu and Camp Nou model, but nothing has been announced as operational.

What you can find instead: guided walks around the outside of the stadium, Maradona-themed tours of the city and organised match-day experiences. Always check that the description says clearly whether you actually go inside.

Maradona Stadium tickets: how to buy them

There are two official channels: TicketOne (SSC Napoli section) and the authorised outlets listed on the club’s website. Sales follow set phases:

1. for the Champions League, first refusal for season-ticket holders;
2. a presale for Fan Stadium Card holders, up to 4 discounted tickets loaded onto the card;
3. a window for Membership Premium holders (1 ticket);
4. general sale, no card needed: up to 4 tickets per person, online as a digital ticket for your Apple or Google wallet, or paper tickets at outlets. Remaining seats stay on sale until kick-off.

Tickets are named, and for single tickets a change of holder is not allowed in any case. Bring valid photo ID. If you enter with a ticket loaded onto a fan card, you need the card, the seat voucher and ID: the voucher alone is not enough. For the most anticipated matches, don’t leave it to the last few days, and only buy through official channels.

Typical prices and sectors

Prices change for every match. To give you an idea, here are the official prices for a Serie A game in autumn 2026 (Napoli v Frosinone), first with the fan card and then in general sale:

• Lower curva: €14 / €20
• Upper curva: €30 / €35
• Lower Distinti: €40 / €50
• Upper Distinti: €45 / €55 (Premium €50 / €60)
• Tribuna Nisida: €65 / €75
• Tribuna Posillipo: €80 / €95 (Premium €95 / €110)

For a Champions League league-phase match (Napoli v Bodø/Glimt, October 2026), general-sale prices ran from €35 to €145, with an under-14 offer from €14 to €70. The curve (the ends) are where the organised ultras stand; for a first match with children, or simply a good view, the Distinti and Tribuna stands are calmer choices.

The fan card: Fan Stadium Card

The club’s card is called the Fan Stadium Card, issued with TicketOne, and it replaced the older cards. It costs €20, lasts 3 years, and is a PVC card with photo and barcode, not a payment card. You apply online via TicketOne or the club website (plus a €1.50 fee and shipping), with a passport-style JPEG photo, ID details and a credit card.

Every application is screened by the police, and the card is posted to your home within 15 days, so don’t count on it for a short trip. It is needed for season tickets, discounted presales and dedicated turnstiles, not for the general sale. Away sectors at other grounds may have different rules: check match by match.

Getting to the Maradona Stadium

• Train and metro: Line 2 (Trenitalia) to Napoli Campi Flegrei, or the Cumana (EAV) to Mostra. From the Vomero, take Line 1 to Museo and change to Line 2.
• Bus: the 151 from the Central Station towards Piazzale Tecchio; from Piazza Vittoria, the 151, 618, R7 or C12 (on the C12, get off at Loggetta and walk).
• Match nights: Line 2 usually stops around 10pm, but extra trains may run after evening matches. Check before you go.
• Line 6: it also reaches Mostra, but at weekends it closes in the early afternoon, so it is no use for evening matches.
• By car: Park&Gol at the ANM car park in Bagnoli (Viale della Liberazione, exit Agnano) with a shuttle bus: €3 covers the car plus a return shuttle for up to 5 people, when the service is running (check anm.it).

The Museo Maradona in the Spanish Quarter

The Museo Maradona is at Vico Cariati 58, in the Spanish Quarter, a short walk from Largo Maradona: it has nothing to do with the stadium. It is a private museum showing the Vignati Collection, over 150 original items according to the official site. Highlights include:

• Diego’s customised Puma King boots;
• the K-way jacket from the famous “Live is Life” warm-up;
• “Ciao”, the Italia ’90 mascot, given to Diego by Pelé;
• the first bronze statue of Maradona made after his death;
• a ball signed by his team-mates and the dressing-room bench from the old stadium.

Hours: daily 9am–9pm. Official prices: €10 full; €8 for teenagers up to 17, over-65s, companions of disabled visitors, teachers, police and journalists; €5 for children aged 5 to 14 and disabled visitors. The ticket includes a multilingual audio guide and a guided visit of about 30 minutes.

Museo Maradona: Tiqets or the official site?

On Tiqets the Museo Maradona costs €10, the same as the official full price. On top you get “fast track” entry and a downloadable audio guide app; Tiqets describes a 20-minute tour with a live guide in English and Italian and audio in Spanish too. The ticket is non-refundable. If you qualify for a reduced ticket, buy on the museum’s site; if you are an adult who just wants a time fixed in advance, Tiqets is fine. Watch out for look-alike websites reselling tickets: the official site is museomaradona.com. We are an independent guide: if you book through the Tiqets or GetYourGuide links on this page we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

After the museum, walk over to Largo Maradona (Via Emanuele De Deo 60), where the 1990 mural was restored and unveiled again in late summer 2026, then carry on with our guide to the Spanish Quarter. For the rest of the day, see food tours, things to do in Naples and all Naples tickets. That way you experience the Maradona Stadium at a match, and the legend of Diego in the backstreets.