Stadionul Steaua (1974)

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Steaua
Ghencea
Templul Fotbalului Românesc ("The Temple of Romanian Football")
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Stadionul Steaua
Stadionul Steaua (1974)
Location45 Ghencea Blvd., Sector 6, Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania
OwnerMinisterul Apărării Naționale al României
Capacity 28,365 (Football)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened9 April 1974
Renovated1996
Demolished2018
Construction cost€20 million
ArchitectMinisterul Apărării Naționale al României
Tenants
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, 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

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

The following national team matches were held in the stadium:

Important matches

DateMatchResultNotes
09-04-1974 Steaua–Belgrade 2–2A friendly game, the first ever played on Ghencea Stadium.
28-04-1974 Steaua–Brașov 2–2First official match played on Ghencea Stadium.
23-03-1977 Romania–Turkey 4–0A Balcanic Cup game. The first game played by Romania on Ghencea Stadium.
03-10-1979 Steaua–Young Boys 6–0Steaua's largest win in European Cups.
16-04-1986 Steaua–Anderlecht 3–0European Cup semifinal. Following this win, Steaua qualified for the European Cup final.
06-04-1988 Steaua–Benfica 0–0European Cup semifinal.
07-12-1988 Steaua–Corvinul 11–0Steaua's largest win in Liga I.
15-03-1989 Steaua–Göteborg 5–1European Cup quarter-finals.
05-04-1989 Steaua–Galatasaray 4–0European Cup semifinal. An important win for Steaua which virtually opened the door to the European Cup final.
15-11-1989 Romania–Denmark 3–1Following 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 1–0First match won in UEFA Champions League new format.
04-04-1998 Steaua–Dinamo 5–0A Divizia A game, Steaua's largest win against Dinamo.
31-05-1998 Greece U21–Spain U21 0–1A 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Final.
25-02-2005 FCSB–Valencia 2–0Steaua 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 2–4A Divizia A game, in which occasion the new scoreboard was inaugurated.
24-11-2009 Urziceni–Sevilla 1–0A UEFA Champions League game. First home victory for a Romanian team in the Champions League after 13 years.
Ghencea panoramic.jpg
A panorama of Stadionul Ghencea as seen from Peluza Nord in 2007

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References

  1. ↑ Steaua
  2. ↑ "Stadion". SteauaFC.com.
  3. ↑ "The added capacity of Stadionul Steaua". SteauaFC.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detalii de ultimă oră despre stadionul Ghencea » Primăria București a cedat terenul". Gazeta Sporturilor.
  5. ↑ "Templul orfan". GSP Premium. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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