Cluj Arena
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Location | Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania |
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Coordinates | 46°46′6″N 23°34′20″E / 46.76833°N 23.57222°ECoordinates: 46°46′6″N 23°34′20″E / 46.76833°N 23.57222°E |
Owner | Cluj County Council |
Operator | Universitatea Cluj |
Executive suites | 1,459 |
Capacity | 30,201 seated[1] |
Record attendance | 82,000 (5 August 2017, Untold Festival)[2] |
Field size | 105 x 68 metres |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 16, 2009 |
Built | 2009—2011 |
Opened | October 1, 2011 |
Construction cost | € 43.96 million[3] |
Architect | Dico și Țigănaș |
Main contractors | ACI Cluj |
Tenants | |
Universitatea Cluj (2011–present) Olimpia Cluj (2012–present) U Cluj (rugby) (2013–present) Romanian national football team (2016-present) |
Cluj Arena (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkluʒ aˈrena]) is a multi-use stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was ready as of October 2011 and is ranked as an UEFA Elite Stadium (Category 4). The stadium is the new home ground of Universitatea Cluj.[4]
The owner, Cluj County Council, and the Government of Romania paid €43,959,908.37 for the new stadium, which is able to hold 30,201 people. The stadium is composed of 4 two-tier covered stands and a new running track. The seats are grey coloured, with different nuances depending on their position.
The building is located next to the BT Arena and hosts the famous Untold Festival each year.
History
The first football and athletics stadium of the city, Ion Moina Stadium, was built between 1908 and 1911. It had one wooden stand and a capacity of 1,500 people. The official inauguration in 1911 was done by organizing a game between a selection of Cluj and Galatasaray Istanbul. It was the first game in Europe for Galatasaray, and the selection of Cluj won 8-1.
In 1961 new stands were built and the capacity of the stadium became 28,000 on wooden benches, while the old stands were moved to Câmpia Turzii. The 1961 stands have a U-shaped appearance, as the name of the team that uses it. The stadium was named after Ion Moina, the fastest sprinter in Europe in 1948.
The demolition process of the old stadium began on November 20, 2008, so that it could free the space for the new one.
On 16 July 2009 the construction of the stadium began. The stadium was due to be finished by July 2011. By July 2011, about 90% of the new stadium was completed. The stadium officially opened for public in the first day of October. Eight days later the Scorpions held a concert 45.000 sold out the arena held a concert and the next day Smokie played at Cluj Arena. The inaugural match was held on October 11, with a friendly between Universitatea Cluj and Kuban Krasnodar.[5] The first official match was a Liga I encounter of Universitatea Cluj and FC Braşov, played on October 17.[6]
Name
There were controversies involving the name of the new stadium. Before the demolition of the 1961-built arena, the stadium was called Ion Moina, but the new one was going to be named differently. While the fans proposed the name of Mircea Luca, a "U" Cluj legendary player, the local authorities were torn between "Cluj Arena" and lending the name to an international company.
Events
Association football
2011–2012 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
16 October 2011 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 11,000 | ||
29 October 2011 | Liga I | 0 - 0 | 22,000 | ||
27 November 2011 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 7,000 | ||
10 December 2011 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 6,000 | ||
18 December 2011 | Liga I | 2 - 2 | 6,000 | ||
12 March 2012 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 28,000 | ||
21 March 2012 | Liga I | 3 - 1 | 6,500 | ||
2 April 2012 | Liga I | 3 - 1 | 4,000 | ||
16 April 2012 | Liga I | 3 - 0 | 4,000 | ||
28 April 2012 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 5,000 | ||
5 May 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 4,000 | ||
15 May 2012 | Liga I | 3 - 1 | 2,000 | ||
18 May 2012 | Liga I | 2 - 3 | 20,000 | ||
2012–2013 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
29 July 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 2,000 | ||
12 August 2012 | Liga I | 2 - 1 | 2,000 | ||
27 August 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 3,000 | ||
7 September 2012 | Liga III | 1 - 2 | |||
17 September 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 3 | 3,500 | ||
22 September 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 2 | 8,000 | ||
5 October 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 2,543 | ||
26 October 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 4,000 | ||
12 November 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 2 | 8,000 | ||
24 November 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 2 | 9,500 | ||
30 November 2012 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 2,000 | ||
25 February 2013 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 14,200 | ||
11 March 2013 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
29 March 2013 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 500 | ||
13 April 2013 | Liga I Feminin | 3 - 0 | |||
19 April 2013 | Liga I | 3 - 4 | 3,500 | ||
4 May 2013 | Liga I | 2 - 1 | 3,000 | ||
13 May 2013 | Liga I | 0 - 2 | 3,000 | ||
26 May 2013 | Liga I | 2 - 4 | 3,500 | ||
2013–2014 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
21 July 2013 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 6,000 | ||
2 August 2013 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 5,000 | ||
19 August 2013 | Liga I | 0 - 3 | 4,000 | ||
15 September 2013 | Liga I | 0 - 0 | 12,000 | ||
27 September 2013 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 1,500 | ||
21 October 2013 | Liga I | 1 - 2 | 1,000 | ||
4 November 2013 | Liga I | 3 - 1 | 2,000 | ||
25 November 2013 | Liga I | 3 - 2 | 1,300 | ||
29 November 2013 | Liga I | 2 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
19 December 2013 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 1,300 | ||
28 February 2014 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 2,500 | ||
15 March 2014 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 8,000 | ||
31 March 2014 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 1,500 | ||
14 April 2014 | Liga I | 2 - 1 | 2,953 | ||
26 April 2014 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 3,400 | ||
8 May 2014 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 17,000 | ||
20 May 2014 | Liga I | 0 - 3 | 6,000 |
2014–2015 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
20 July 2014 | Cupa Ligii | 1 - 0 | 3,000 | ||
4 August 2014 | Liga I | 2 - 3 | 8,000 | ||
18 August 2014 | Liga I | 1 - 1 | 3,500 | ||
1 September 2014 | Liga I | 2 - 0 | 2,600 | ||
22 September 2014 | Liga I | 0 - 2 | 3,000 | ||
4 October 2014 | Liga I | 2 - 0 | 4,000 | ||
25 October 2014 | Liga I | 2 - 2 | 1,460 | ||
8 November 2014 | Liga I | 0 - 3 | 3,000 | ||
29 November 2014 | Liga I | 0 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
3 December 2014 | Cupa României | 1 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
22 February 2015 | Liga I | 0 - 3 | 2,000 | ||
8 March 2015 | Liga I | 0 - 0 | 2,647 | ||
17 March 2015 | Liga I | 0 - 0 | 1,803 | ||
1 April 2015 | Cupa României | 0 - 0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | 9,533 | ||
4 April 2015 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 2,842 | ||
10 April 2015 | Liga I | 1 - 0 | 4,700 | ||
25 April 2015 | Liga I | 0 - 3 | 14,031 | ||
3 May 2015 | Liga I | 0 - 1 | 3,424 | ||
18 May 2015 | Liga I | 0 - 0 | 3,367 | ||
27 May 2015 | Liga I | 2 - 0 | 1,000 |
2015–2016 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
5 September 2015 | Liga II | 0 - 1 | 3,000 | ||
19 September 2015 | Liga II | 0 - 1 | 2,500 | ||
24 September 2015 | Cupa României | 0 - 1 | 10,000 | ||
27 September 2015 | Liga II | 0 - 1 | 1,100 | ||
6 October 2015 | Liga II | 1 - 2 | 1,500 | ||
17 October 2015 | Liga II | 0 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
31 October 2015 | Liga II | 4 - 0 | 700 | ||
11 November 2015 | Liga II | 2 - 0 | 600 | ||
14 November 2015 | Liga II | 2 - 1 | 1,200 | ||
25 November 2015 | Liga II | 0 - 0 | 600 | ||
27 February 2016 | Liga II | 0 - 0 | 2,000 | ||
9 April 2016 | Liga II | 0 - 0 | 300 | ||
23 April 2016 | Liga II | 1 - 2 | 600 | ||
30 April 2016 | Liga II | 2 - 0 | 300 | ||
14 May 2016 | Liga II | 2 - 1 | 300 | ||
28 May 2016 | Liga II | 1 - 1 | 700 |
2016–2017 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
10 September 2016 | Liga IV | 0 - 12 | 2,500 | ||
17 September 2016 | Liga IV | 7 - 0 | 3,000 | ||
28 September 2016 | Liga IV | 9 - 1 | 2,000 | ||
5 October 2016 | Cupa României–County Round | 5 - 1 | 1,500 | ||
8 October 2016 | Liga IV | 2 - 0 | 2,200 | ||
19 October 2016 | Liga IV | 2 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
22 October 2016 | Liga IV | 1 - 2 | 1,000 | ||
29 October 2016 | Liga IV | 10 - 0 | 700 | ||
12 November 2016 | Liga IV | 11 - 0 | 900 | ||
19 November 2016 | Liga IV | 0 - 2 | 1,000 | ||
26 November 2016 | Liga IV | 8 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
7 April 2017 | Liga IV | 3 - 0 | 1,700 | ||
7 May 2017 | Liga IV | 5 - 1 | 1,800 | ||
28 May 2017 | Liga IV | 8 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
17 June 2017 | Liga IV | 8 - 0 | 4,500 |
2017–2018 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
26 August 2017 | Liga III | 1 - 1 | 6,200 | ||
13 September 2017 | Cupa României | 5 - 1 | 1,500 | ||
23 September 2017 | Liga III | 3 - 0 | 1,000 | ||
30 September 2017 | Liga III | 7 - 2 | 1,500 | ||
3 October 2017 | Cupa României | 2 - 0 | 3,300 | ||
14 October 2017 | Liga III | 4 - 0 | 2,000 | ||
24 October 2017 | Cupa României | 2 - 1 | 2,000 | ||
25 October 2017 | Cupa României | 1 - 6 | 4,500 | ||
28 October 2017 | Liga III | 1 - 0 | 1,500 | ||
11 November 2017 | Liga III | 3 - 2 | 1,500 |
Rugby
National rugby union matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
30 March 2013 | SuperLiga | 8 - 19 | 1,500 | ||
14 April 2013 | SuperLiga | 49 - 26 | |||
27 April 2013 | SuperLiga | 3 - 45 | |||
3 May 2013 | SuperLiga | 3 - 67 | |||
18 May 2013 | SuperLiga | 22 - 34 | |||
20 July 2013 | SuperLiga | 13 - 17 | |||
16 August 2013 | SuperLiga | 24-19 | |||
23 August 2013 | SuperLiga | 27-10 | |||
Concerts
Concerts at Cluj Arena | |||
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Date | Artist | Tour | Attendance |
8 October 2011 | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour | 40,000 | |
9 October 2011 | 20,000 | ||
19 July 2012 | World Tour | 22,000 | |
7 June 2013 | Cluj Arena Music Fest | 20,000 | |
8 June 2013 | Cluj Arena Music Fest | 13,000 | |
17 May 2014 | Forza ZU[8][9] | 55,000 | |
30 July - 2 August 2015 | various | Untold Festival | 240,000 |
4-7 August 2016 | various | Untold Festival | 300,000 |
25 June 2017 | Andrea Bocelli World Tour 2017 | 15,000 | |
23 July 2017 | Global Spirit Tour | 31,923 | |
3-6 August 2017 | various | Untold Festival | 330,000 |
Location
Cluj Arena is built on the same location as the old stadium, west of the Central Park and next to the Someşul Mic river. The area represents the city's old sport complex, built at the beginning of the century, which included the old stadium, the old indoor arena, and a sports oriented park. There were projects involving the stadium being built in other locations, but the authorities ceased due to public pressure and decided to build the new arena on the same premises.
Gallery
Cluj Arena by day Cluj Arena by sunset Cluj Arena by day (exterior) Cluj Arena by night (exterior) Exterior view of the Main Stand Exterior view of the offices Exterior view of the offices and Main Stand Mircea Luca statue in front of Cluj Arena View of the 2nd and Outer Sectors from the Main Stand View of the 2nd and 1st Outer Sector from the Main Stand Inaugural match - 11 October 2011
Universitatea Cluj VS Kuban KrasnodarView of the stadium from the pitch
References
- ↑ http://www.cjcluj.ro/montare-scaune-la-cluj-arena/
- ↑ Mihai Prodan (August 5, 2017). "Record la Untold, 82.000 la cel mai mare festival din țară, cei mai mulți din istorie". Actual de Cluj.
- ↑ "Disectia tehnica a super arenei din Cluj" (in Romanian). stirileprotv.ro. 2014-04-04.
- ↑ "Încă un stadion!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ↑ "Familia "U" s-a intors acasa!" (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Ne bucuram foarte mult pentru cele trei puncte!" (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "România - Spania 0-0. "Tricolorii", egalii campioanei Europei. Ocazii mari Stanciu şi Andone". Digi Sport. 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "FORZA ZU a adunat peste 50.000 de oameni pe Cluj Arena!" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ce trebuie să știi despre FORZA ZU. Informații despre acces, orar și altele" (in Romanian). Radio ZU. 15 May 2014.