Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Stadionul Ion Oblemenco is a football stadium in Craiova, Romania. The all-seater stadium opened in 2017 and has a capacity of 30,983, the fourth largest football ground in Romania. It is in the immediate vicinity of the new Polyvalent Hall. The stadium is named after Ion Oblemenco, a legendary player and coach of Universitatea Craiova.[4]

This article is about the stadium opened in 2017. For the original stadium it replaced, see Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (1967).
Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
UEFA
Address36 Boulevard Știrbei Vodă
LocationCraiova, Romania
Coordinates44°18′50″N 23°47′03″E
OwnerMunicipality of Craiova
OperatorUniversitatea Craiova
Capacity30,983[1]
Field size105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground7 September 2015
Built2015–2017
Opened10 November 2017
Construction cost€52,000,000[2][3]
ArchitectDico și Țigănaș
Tenants
Universitatea Craiova (Liga I) (2017–present)
Romanian national football team (2018-present)

The stadium ranked fourth overall among stadiums in the world opened in 2017 surpassing expectations, ranking higher than Wanda Metropolitano and Krestovsky Stadium.[5][6] On 26 February 2018, the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco was selected as a finalist from 27 submissions by the jury.[7] Architects generally agreed that the outcome was satisfying, with decent investment results.[8]

History
Interior view.

Construction began on September 7, 2015. The older stadium was demolished in the same year.[9] On 26 April 2017, the construction reached its final phase, with seats being installed.[10]

To celebrate the opening of the stadium, Universitatea Craiova played a friendly on 10 November 2017 against the Czech side Slavia Prague. A crowd of 30,000 people attended.[11][12]

The stadium officially opened with a ceremony on 18 November 2017 before its first competitive senior game, the Liga I match against Juventus București. The match was won by Universitatea Craiova 3–1, with Alexandru Mitriță scoring the first ever official goal at the new stadium.[13]

Events

International football games
International football matches
DateCompetitionHomeAwayScoreAttendance
27 March 2018 Friendly Romania Sweden 1 - 0 20,000
16 August 2018 UEFA Europa League 3QR Universitatea Craiova RB Leipzig 1 - 1 12,050
18 July 2019 UEFA Europa League 1QR Universitatea Craiova Sabail FK 3 - 2 15,763
01 August 2019 UEFA Europa League 2QR Universitatea Craiova Budapest Honvéd 0 - 0 22,134
08 August 2019 UEFA Europa League 3QR Universitatea Craiova AEK Athens 0 - 2 2,530 (only the children were allowed)

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. "Cum a murit Ion Oblemenco. Au trecut 21 de ani fără "Tunarul din Bănie"" [How Ion Oblemenco died. 21 years have passed without "Tunarul from Bănie"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. "Stadium of the Year 2017". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. "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.
  7. "Stadium of the Year 2017: Meet the Jury Award finalists!". stadiumdb.com. 26 February 2018.
  8. "Stadionul Ion Oblemenco". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  9. A început construcția noului stadion „Oblemenco”. Olguța: Lucrările durează mai puțin decât documentația!. oltenasul.ro
  10. 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
  11. LIVE TEXT CS U Craiova - Slavia Praga 0-0. Atmosferă magnifică pe noul ”OZN” din Bănie!. digisport.ro
  12. "Inaugurare SF pentru OZN-ul Craiovei" (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  13. "CS U Craiova - Juventus 3-1" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 18 November 2017.
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