Buy Venezia FC vs Udinese tickets for the 2026/27 Season. The fixture kicks off at 15:00 local time on Sunday 8 November 2026 at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo in Venice, matchday eleven of the Serie A campaign. There are around twelve thousand seats in the ground. There will not be many more chances to sit in one of them.
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This is Venezia's last season at the Penzo. The Bosco dello Sport development at Tessera is on schedule to open in summer 2027 with roughly 18,500 seats, which means the 2026/27 campaign closes 114 years of football on Sant'Elena island. Anyone holding off on Venezia FC tickets until the club settles in the top flight has misread the timetable. The stadium is the thing that is running out, not the fixtures.
What follows is a buyer's guide to the fixture: what the sectors cost in the smallest ground in Serie A, how to reach a stadium with no road access, the identification rules that trip up visiting supporters in Italy, plus how the delivery methods differ. Every figure below is scoped to Serie A at this ground with Venezia hosting.
Scarcity here is not a sales line, it is arithmetic. The Penzo holds around 12,000 after its 2021 redevelopment, against a Serie A average north of 30,000. Season ticket holders absorb a large share of that before a single match goes on sale. What reaches the open market for any fixture is a few thousand seats at most, with Venice adding a layer no other Italian city does.
That layer is tourism. The Penzo sits a thirty-minute walk from Piazza San Marco, which means every Venezia home match competes for seats with visitors who came for the city and stayed for the football. Buyers tracking Udinese tickets will find this the most sought-after away day on their calendar for reasons that have nothing to do with Udinese.
Udinese themselves keep the temperature sensible. They are a settled mid-table side who finished tenth in 2025/26 and twelfth the season before, with a travelling support measured in hundreds rather than thousands. Segregation is light, the visiting sector is the smallest part of the ground, while neutrals are welcome almost everywhere else.
The closing date sharpens all of it. A stadium with a fixed number of matches left behaves differently from one with an open future, because buyers who would otherwise wait for a better fixture or a better price have nothing to wait for. Expect the later rounds of the season to price harder than the earlier ones as that realisation spreads.
A 15:00 Sunday kickoff helps too. It leaves the evening free in a city built for evenings, suiting anyone who flies in for a weekend rather than a fixture. That combination, a full house without hostility and a ground you reach by boat, is why this match sells to people who would never normally buy a mid-table Serie A ticket.
Yes, though the window is narrower than at a larger club. Venezia operate a season ticket base and a supporter scheme that take priority in club sale windows. In a ground this size that priority swallows a far higher proportion of the stadium than it would at the San Siro or the Olimpico, so general sale opens with limited stock.
Club sale routes also assume you are Italian. The windows are documented in Italian, frequently require an Italian tax code at the payment stage, then open on a schedule that suits residents rather than people booking flights. For an overseas buyer working six or eight weeks ahead, that path is closed in practice even when seats technically exist.
The resale market is where seats released by season ticket holders surface, listed with the sector and delivery method stated before you pay. On a fixture in the smallest ground in the division, that is often the only route open to a visitor. Prices sit above face value because supply is genuinely short, not because the fixture is glamorous.
Travelling Udinese supporters have the tightest path of all. The visiting allocation sits in the Curva Nord, the smallest stand in the stadium, moving through the club's own supporter routes first. Italian authorities also retain the power to restrict sales to residents of the visiting province on fixtures they rate as sensitive, which is unlikely here but worth confirming before you book travel.
Five factors set the price. Sector comes first, with the permanent grandstand on the west side carrying a clear premium over the three temporary stands. Supply is second, dominating here rather than merely contributing. Timing is third, though the usual advice inverts here because inventory shrinks rather than grows as matchday approaches.
Competition context is fourth. A Serie A fixture against a mid-table opponent would normally price at the bottom of a club's range; at the Penzo the floor sits higher than the ground's status suggests, because there is simply nowhere else for demand to go. The fifth driver is matchday hospitality, of which there is very little. The ranges below reflect typical resale movement for a fixture of this profile in the 2026/27 season.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curva Sud | £45 – £95 | Atmosphere over comfort | Behind the goal with the organised support. Standing for most of the match. The lowest-priced way into a ground where nothing is lower-priced. |
| Distinti, east side | £70 – £140 | A first visit on a sensible budget | Temporary stand opposite the main grandstand. Uncovered, close to the pitch, with the fullest view of the Curva Sud. |
| Tribuna, wings | £120 – £250 | Cover without the central premium | Outer blocks of the permanent 1920s grandstand. Angled view, but under a roof in a city where November rain is likely. |
| Tribuna, central | £200 – £400+ | Comfort and the clearest sightlines | Halfway line in the permanent stand, the only genuinely sheltered seating at the ground. Very limited volume reaches resale. |
| Matchday hospitality | £400 – £1,000+ | A one-off occasion or client entertaining | Small-scale packages built around the grandstand. Numbers are tiny by Serie A standards, so availability closes early. |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The Penzo opened in 1913 and is the second oldest ground still in use in Italian football. It shows, for better and for worse. There is one permanent grandstand, built in concrete in the 1920s on the west side, with three temporary tubular structures filling the space left when the running track came out. Nothing about it is modern, which is precisely the appeal.
Sector choice matters more here than at any large stadium, because the difference between covered and uncovered is the difference between two very different afternoons in November. General Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo tickets appear across all four sides, but the permanent grandstand is the only part of the ground with a roof over it.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribuna, central | Buyers who want comfort and cover | High | The permanent grandstand at the halfway line, roofed and elevated. The only seats at the Penzo genuinely protected from the weather. |
| Tribuna, wings | Value seekers who still want a roof | Mid to high | Same structure, angled towards one goal. Usually a full bracket below the central blocks for a modest loss of perspective. |
| Distinti, east side | First-time visitors and neutrals | Mid | Temporary stand facing the grandstand, uncovered and very close to the touchline. Bring waterproofs in November. |
| Curva Sud | Supporters who came for the noise | Lower | Home of six separate ultras groups and a wall of black, orange and green. Standing throughout. Not a seat for a quiet afternoon or for young children. |
| Curva Sud, outer blocks | Hearing the home end without joining it | Lower to mid | Edges of the south stand where the singing carries but the crush does not. A reasonable compromise for a first visit. |
| Curva Nord | Travelling Udinese supporters | Lower to mid | The visiting sector and the smallest stand in the ground, with separate entry. Udinese colours belong here only; visiting colours are not permitted elsewhere. |
If you are neutral, the Distinti gives you the Curva Sud in full view for a fair price, while the Tribuna wings give you a roof. In a coastal city in November that roof is worth more than it sounds. It is also the single decision most buyers get wrong when booking this fixture from abroad.
Getting there is unlike any other ground in European football, because no road reaches it. The water bus is the route: vaporetto lines 4.1 and 5.1 serve Sant'Elena, with the nearest stop around five minutes on foot from the turnstiles. From Piazza San Marco you can also simply walk, roughly thirty minutes east along the waterfront past the Biennale gardens.
Allow far longer than the journey time suggests. Vaporetti fill quickly before a match and run to a timetable rather than to demand, so a service you miss can cost you twenty minutes. Walking is the reliable option and the more enjoyable one. Leave the centre ninety minutes before kickoff and you will arrive without hurrying.
Hospitality at the Penzo is small in scale. Any description suggesting otherwise is describing a different stadium. There is no corporate tier, no bank of executive boxes and no separate hospitality building. What exists is built around the permanent grandstand, which keeps the packages intimate and the numbers low.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Premium grandstand seat | Buyers who want the finest seat a small ground offers | Central, covered seating in the permanent stand with the shortest walk to the facilities behind it. |
| Lounge package with catering | Pairs and small groups marking an occasion | Food and drink before kickoff in a compact indoor space, then a reserved grandstand seat. Numbers are strictly limited. |
| Group matchday package | Small companies and private parties | Blocks of grandstand seating arranged together with catering, usually the largest hospitality unit the ground can offer. |
| Venice matchday and city package | Overseas visitors making a weekend of it | A grandstand ticket bundled with accommodation or transfers. Sold by travel operators rather than by the stadium itself. |
Two points before committing. Premium availability at the Penzo is measured in dozens rather than hundreds, so it is the first category to close for any fixture. Dress codes are relaxed compared with Milan or Rome, but club colours are still discouraged in the indoor areas.
The honest assessment is that hospitality here buys you cover and a good seat rather than luxury. If the point of the trip is the stadium, its age and its setting, that is the correct thing to be buying. If the point is the lounge, Venezia is not the fixture for it.
Italian entry rules are the strictest in European football. Visitors fall foul of them every weekend. Tickets at the Penzo are nominative: the holder's name is printed on the ticket and matched to identification at the gate. That identification must show your registered residence, which in practice means a passport or a national identity card rather than a driving licence.
| Delivery Type | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Electronic ticket by email | The standard method for Serie A. Confirm the name to be printed matches the document you will carry, then note the send-out window stated on the listing. |
| Mobile ticket transfer | Confirm you can accept a transfer into a smartphone wallet. Mobile signal on Sant'Elena is patchy on matchday, so save the pass offline before you leave your hotel. |
| Collection in Venice | Pickup from a stated point, in some cases behind the main grandstand. Confirm the collection window and what documentation is needed, allowing for the water bus journey. |
| Courier delivery | Physical tickets to a nominated address. Confirm the address is reachable in time; overseas buyers should nominate a Venice hotel, noting that island deliveries can run slow. |
Read the listing notes in full before completing the order, because the naming process, delivery timing and any restrictions are stated there. On the day, carry the passport or identity card that matches the ticket, travel light because only small bags are permitted, then take the seat printed on your ticket. In a ground this size there are no spare seats to move into.
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Step1
Open the fixture listing
Start on the match page for 8 November 2026 so you are seeing inventory for this fixture in Venice only, not the return meeting in Udine later in the season.
Step2
Set up your account
You can create an account before or during the purchase. Doing it first matters here, because the name on your order feeds the naming process for a nominative Serie A ticket.
Step3
Filter by quantity first
Set the number of seats before anything else. In a ground of twelve thousand the listings are few, so filtering by quantity tells you immediately whether your group size is realistic.
Step4
Decide on cover before sector
The permanent grandstand is the only roofed part of the Penzo. For a November fixture in Venice, settle that question first, then choose between the Distinti and the Curva Sud.
Step5
Read the listing notes
Naming requirements, seating-together status, delivery method and any restrictions are all stated on the listing. For an Italian fixture this step is not optional.
Step6
Confirm the all-in total
Move to the payment screen and review the final figure including fees and delivery before committing. The displayed per-seat price is not always the amount charged.
Step7
Complete the purchase securely
Pay through the encrypted payment page. You will receive written confirmation carrying your order reference, sector details and the delivery method the seller has attached.
Step8
Follow your order to matchday
Use track order to watch the status through to delivery. If a name looks wrong in the final fortnight before 8 November, raise it then rather than at the turnstile.
Overseas buyers should favour electronic or mobile delivery, settling the name on the order at the point of purchase rather than afterwards. A nominative ticket carrying the wrong name is not a paperwork problem in Italy; it is a refused entry. Carry the passport or national identity card that matches the ticket, not a driving licence.
Venice rewards planning more than most away days. Marco Polo airport connects to the islands by water bus or road transfer, neither of which is quick on a Sunday, so allow a full half day either side of the fixture. Staying in Castello or near Sant'Elena itself puts you within walking distance of the ground and removes the vaporetto from the equation entirely.
Request seats together when you buy rather than assuming it, because a listing showing four seats does not always mean four in a row; the notes will say so if they are split. On date movement, Serie A confirms broadcast slots several weeks ahead. While 8 November and the 15:00 kickoff are set, a round can occasionally shift, so keep travel flexible and treat the afternoon slot as the gift it is in a city best seen after dark.
This is not a rivalry, so pretending otherwise would insult both sets of supporters. Venice and Udine sit ninety minutes apart in the north-east without the history that turns proximity into hostility. What the fixture has instead is one of the odder records in Italian football.
Venezia have won four of their six Serie A meetings with Udinese at the Penzo. They have never beaten them in Serie A anywhere else, across six attempts in Udine. Every single one of those four home wins arrived by exactly one goal, which tells you the pattern precisely: Venezia do not overwhelm Udinese here, they edge them, usually late and usually with the Curva Sud making the difference.
What makes the fixture worth a ticket is not the rivalry it lacks but the setting it has. Six meetings here have produced seventeen goals, an average close to three a match, in a stadium where the crowd sits almost on the touchline.
Add the closing date and the argument makes itself. Venezia have spent most of this century outside Serie A, the ground has fewer than a dozen top-flight fixtures left in it, while this is one of the more affordable of them. That is the case for buying. It does not need embellishing.
Udinese arrive with the opposite problem to most visitors. They are comfortable enough in Serie A to treat a trip to a promoted side as routine, yet their record on this ground says routine is exactly what it has never been. Five of the six meetings here have been decided by a single goal, the exception being the 1-1 draw on the opening day of the 1999/2000 season.
The table below covers every Serie A meeting between the clubs at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo with Venezia hosting. Fixtures in Udine, along with all cup ties, sit outside this scope and are excluded. Venezia have played only a handful of Serie A seasons alongside Udinese, so the sample is small by design rather than by omission.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 6 |
| Venezia wins | 4 |
| Udinese wins | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Venezia goals | 10 |
| Udinese goals | 7 |
| Biggest Venezia win | 3-2 |
| Biggest Udinese win | 1-2 |
| First Serie A meeting in scope | 1 October 1961 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 30 October 2024 |
All totals are calculated from the verified match-by-match results below. Every Venezia win in this fixture came by a single goal, so the 3-2 in October 2024 is the highest-scoring rather than the widest.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2024 | 3-2 |
| 10 Apr 2022 | 1-2 |
| 16 Dec 2001 | 2-1 |
| 29 Aug 1999 | 1-1 |
| 28 Feb 1999 | 1-0 |
| 01 Oct 1961 | 2-1 |
Scores listed from the perspective of Venezia as hosts, newest first, each verified against two or more independent match records.
The Bosco dello Sport stadium at Tessera is on schedule to open in summer 2027 with around 18,500 seats, with Venezia expected to move after the 2026/27 campaign. Construction timelines can slip, but that is the current plan.
Water bus lines 4.1 and 5.1 stop at Sant'Elena, about five minutes on foot from the turnstiles. Walking from Piazza San Marco along the waterfront takes roughly thirty minutes and is the more reliable option on a matchday.
The permanent grandstand on the west side is the only roofed part of the stadium. The three temporary stands, including the Distinti and both curve, are open to the weather.
A passport or national identity card showing your registered residence, matching the name printed on the ticket. A driving licence is not accepted at Italian grounds and will mean refused entry.
Seats from one listing are usually together, though some are split across rows in the same sector. Request seating together at the point of purchase, then read the listing notes, which state the arrangement.
Sources: match results compiled from football-data.co.uk Serie A season match files, RSSSF Italian league season archives, worldfootball.net Serie A records and Wikipedia Serie A results matrices, with every result confirmed by at least two independent records. Fixture date, kickoff time and venue confirmed against Serie A scheduling and the club's official match calendar. Stadium capacity, construction history and stand configuration from published Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo records and StadiumDB. Sector detail, away allocation and access routes from the Destination Calcio and Football Tripper stadium guides. Bosco dello Sport timeline and capacity from published construction reporting. Venezia promotion and 2025/26 Serie B final standings from published league records.