Stadionul Steaua (1974)
44°24′46.10″N 26°2′25.60″E / 44.4128056°N 26.0404444°E
Stadionul Ghencea | |
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| Location | 45 Ghencea Blvd., Sector 6, Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Owner | Ministerul Apărării Naționale al României |
| Capacity | 28,365 (Football) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 9 April 1974 |
| Renovated | 1996 |
| Demolished | 2018 |
| Construction cost | €20 million |
| Architect | Ministerul Apărării Naționale al României |
| Tenants | |
| CSA Steaua București (1974–2003) FCSB (2003–2015) Romania national football team (1977–2009) Unirea Urziceni (UCL matches) (2009–2010) | |
Steaua Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghencea Stadium, was a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, which served as the home of Steaua București. It was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a friendly game against OFK Belgrade, 2–2.[1] Gheorghe Tătaru was the first player to score in the stadium.
The stadium was entirely demolished in 2018, and was replaced with a new all-seater stadium opened in 2021.
History
[edit]At the time it was one of the first football-only stadiums ever built in Romania, as there are no athletic (track and field) facilities, and the stands are very close to the pitch.
The original capacity was 30,000 on benches, but in 1991 when the plastic seats were installed, the capacity dropped to 28,365,[2] along with 126 press seats, 440 seats in VIP boxes and 733 armchairs. The floodlighting system with a density of 1400 lux was inaugurated in 1991.[3]
The stadium was renovated in 1996 and 2006 in order to host UEFA Champions League. It was renovated again in 2020 for €94.7 million in a project that brought its seating capacity to 31.254.[4]
Romanian national football team
[edit]The following national team matches were held in the stadium:
| # | Date | Score | Opponent | Competition |
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Important matches
[edit]| Date | Match | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-1974 | Steaua–Belgrade | 2–2 | A friendly game, the first ever played on Ghencea Stadium. |
| 28-04-1974 | Steaua–Brașov | 2–2 | First official match played on Ghencea Stadium. |
| 23-03-1977 | Romania–Turkey | 4–0 | A Balcanic Cup game. The first game played by Romania on Ghencea Stadium. |
| 03-10-1979 | Steaua–Young Boys | 6–0 | Steaua's largest win in European Cups. |
| 16-04-1986 | Steaua–Anderlecht | 3–0 | European Cup semifinal. Following this win, Steaua qualified for the European Cup final. |
| 06-04-1988 | Steaua–Benfica | 0–0 | European Cup semifinal. |
| 07-12-1988 | Steaua–Corvinul | 11–0 | Steaua's largest win in Liga I. |
| 15-03-1989 | Steaua–Göteborg | 5–1 | European Cup quarter-finals. |
| 05-04-1989 | Steaua–Galatasaray | 4–0 | European Cup semifinal. An important win for Steaua which virtually opened the door to the European Cup final. |
| 15-11-1989 | Romania–Denmark | 3–1 | Following this win, Romania qualified to 1990 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup Romania attended in twenty years. |
| 01-09-1991 | Steaua–Brăila | 2–0[5] | A Divizia A game, in which occasion the floodlight installation was inaugurated. |
| 13-09-1995 | Steaua–Rangers | 1–0 | First match won in UEFA Champions League new format. |
| 04-04-1998 | Steaua–Dinamo | 5–0 | A Divizia A game, Steaua's largest win against Dinamo. |
| 31-05-1998 | Greece U21–Spain U21 | 0–1 | A 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Final. |
| 25-02-2005 | FCSB–Valencia | 2–0 | Steaua won 4–3 on penalty shootout, and thus Steaua qualified for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Cup. Many consider this game, the most important win of the past 15 years, marking the beginning of "a new era" for the Romanian side. |
| 07-04-2007 | FCSB–Dinamo | 2–4 | A Divizia A game, in which occasion the new scoreboard was inaugurated. |
| 24-11-2009 | Urziceni–Sevilla | 1–0 | A UEFA Champions League game. First home victory for a Romanian team in the Champions League after 13 years. |
Photo gallery
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Official Stand in 2010 -
Half-time at Ghencea -
Steaua vs. U Craiova -
Unirea Urziceni in Champions League -
Unirea Urziceni vs. Zenit Sankt Petersburg -
Steaua vs. Dinamo -
Steaua fans at Ghencea -
Stadium main entrance -
Stadionul Ghencea in 2007
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Steaua
- ^ "Stadion". SteauaFC.com.
- ^ "The added capacity of Stadionul Steaua". SteauaFC.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
- ^ "Detalii de ultimă oră despre stadionul Ghencea » Primăria București a cedat terenul". Gazeta Sporturilor.
- ^ "Templul orfan". GSP Premium. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English, German, and Romanian)
- Stadium Guide images