Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
Address Blvd. Știrbei Vodă, nr. 36
Location Craiova, Romania
Coordinates 44°18′50″N 23°47′03″E / 44.31389°N 23.78417°E / 44.31389; 23.78417
Owner Municipality of Craiova
Operator Universitatea Craiova
Capacity 30,983[1]
Field size 105m x 68m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 7 September 2015
Built 2015–2017
Opened 10 November 2017
Construction cost €52,000,000[2][3]
Architect Dico și Țigănaș
Tenants
Universitatea Craiova (2017–present)

Stadionul Ion Oblemeco is a multi-purpose stadium in Craiova, Romania. Inaugurated in 2017, it is used mainly for football matches and is an all-seater with a capacity of 30,983.

The stadium ranked fourth on the Stadium DB list for Stadium of the Year 2017 surpassing expectations, ranking better than Wanda Metropolitano or Zenit Stadium.[4][5] Stadionul Ion Oblemenco was selected to be a finalist in the Jury Award Competition on 26 February 2018, after a group of architects winnowed a list of 27 candidates to 10 finalists.[6] The publication generally agreed that the outcome was satisfying and the stadium with a budget that stayed within €51 million sounded like a decent investment.[7]

History

Interior view.

The old stadium was demolished between May 2015 and 20 August 2015. The stadium construction started on 7 September 2015 after the old Ion Oblemenco Stadium was demolished.[8] On 26 April 2017, new images with the stadium were posted and the construction was in its last phases, already fitting a part of the seats.[9]

The inaugural match was held on 10 November 2017, with a friendly between Universitatea Craiova and Slavia Prague in front of 30,000 fans, the match ended 0–4 for Slavia Prague.[10][11]

The first official game took place on 18 November 2017, when Universitatea Craiova faced Juventus București in Liga I Betano. 17,854 fans attended.[12]

Events

Association football

International football matches
DateCompetitionHomeAwayScoreAttendance
27 March 2018 Friendly Romania Romania Sweden Sweden 1 - 0 20,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oltenii mai au de aşteptat. Inaugurarea stadionului "Ion Oblemenco" a fost amânată din nou. Şanse mici ca CS U Craiova să joace în acest an pe noua arenă. Când ar putea fi gata. prosport.ro
  2. ↑ Descriere. CNI.com.ro
  3. ↑ Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, inaugurat.. digi24.ro
  4. ↑ "Stadium of the Year 2017". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Surpriză uriașă! Ce loc a ocupat stadionul "Ion Oblemenco" din Craiova în topul final al celor mai frumoase stadioane din lume" (in Romanian). Antena 1. 8 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Stadium of the Year 2017: Meet the Jury Award finalists!". stadiumdb.com. 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Stadionul Ion Oblemenco". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. ↑ A început construcția noului stadion „Oblemenco”. Olguța: Lucrările durează mai puțin decât documentația!. oltenasul.ro
  9. ↑ Au apărut imagini noi de pe stadionul "Ion Oblemenco" » Jucătorii au planuri mari: "Visez să marchez primul gol pentru CSU Craiova pe noua arenă". gsp.ro
  10. ↑ LIVE TEXT CS U Craiova - Slavia Praga 0-0. Atmosferă magnifică pe noul ”OZN” din Bănie!. digisport.ro
  11. ↑ "Inaugurare SF pentru OZN-ul Craiovei" (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "CS U Craiova - Juventus 3-1" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 18 November 2017.
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