Steaua Stadium (2021)
Ghencea Stadium | |
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| Address | 45 Ghencea Boulevard, Ghencea, Sector 6 |
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| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°24′46″N 26°2′26″E / 44.41278°N 26.04056°E |
| Owner | Ministry of National Defence |
| Operator | CSA Steaua Bucuresti |
| Capacity | 31,254 |
| Field size | 122m × 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 2019 |
| Opened | 7 July 2021 |
| Construction cost | €95 million[1] |
| Architect | Construcții Erbașu |
| General contractor | Compania Națională de Investiții |
| Tenants | |
| Steaua București (football) Steaua București (rugby) Romania national football team Talpan 2017 (selected matches) | |
The Steaua Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghencea Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It primarily serves as the home stadium of Steaua București and the Romania national football team, replacing the former venue.
The new stadium cost €95 million and is located in the neighbourhood of Ghencea. It seats 31,254 spectators.
Notable events
[edit]The stadium was inaugurated on 7 July 2021, with a match between Steaua and OFK Beograd, the same team with whom they had inaugurated the previous stadium back in 1974. It ended with a 6–0 win for the home team, with Bogdan Chipirliu being the first player to score in the new stadium.
Austria and North Macedonia's squads were based at the stadium during preparation for and between matches at UEFA Euro 2020.[2]
| International football clubs matches | |||||
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| Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
| 10 August 2023 | UEFA Europa Conference League |  FCSB
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 Nordsjælland
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0–0 | 27,135 |
| 16 July 2024 | UEFA Champions League | FCSB
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 Virtus
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4–0 | 7,262 |
| 23 July 2024 | FCSB
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 Maccabi Tel Aviv
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1–1 | 26,235 | |
| 13 August 2024 | FCSB
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 Sparta Prague
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2–3 | 28,875 | |
| 29 August 2024 | UEFA Europa League | FCSB
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 LASK
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1–0 | 21,253 |
| 9 July 2025 | UEFA Champions League | FCSB
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 Inter Club d'Escaldes
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3–1 | 13,080 |
Photo gallery
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Stadium exterior -
Stadionul Steaua
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Noile preţuri la stadioanele Steaua, Rapid şi Arcul de Triumf. Peste 50 de milioane de euro în plus" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Austria și Macedonia de Nord s-au antrenat pe stadionul Steaua înaintea meciului de la EURO 2020
External links
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