Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
The stadium ranked fourth overall among stadiums in the world opened in 2017 surpassing expectations, ranking higher than Wanda Metropolitano and Gazprom Arena. On 26 February, 2018, the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco was selected as a finalist from 27 submissions by the jury. Architects generally agreed that the outcome was satisfying, with decent investment results.
History
Construction began on September 7, 2015. The older stadium was demolished in the same year. On 26 April, 2017, the construction reached its final phase, with seats being installed.
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.
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.
Events
International football games
| International football matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
| 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 |
| 1 August 2019 | UEFA Europa League 2QR | Universitatea Craiova
|
 Budapest Honvéd
|
0 - 0 | 22,134 |
| 8 August 2019 | UEFA Europa League 3QR | Universitatea Craiova
|
 AEK Athens
|
0 - 2 | 2,530 (only the children were allowed) |
| 29 July 2021 | UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR | Universitatea Craiova
|
 KF Laçi
|
0 - 0 | 0 (Covid regulations) |
| 28 July 2022 | UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR | Universitatea Craiova
|
Vllaznia
|
3 - 0 | 12,324 |
| 11 August 2022 | UEFA Europa Conference League 3QR | Universitatea Craiova
|
 Zorya Luhansk
|
3 - 0 | 15,079 |
Gallery
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External view of the stadium -
Ion Oblemenco Stadium parking lots -
Fan choreography stadium overview -
Internal view of the stadium
See also
References
- ^ Descriere. CNI.com.ro
- ^ Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, inaugurat.. digi24.ro
- ^ Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Romania
- ^ "Stadionul „Ion Oblemenco": unul din cele 8 stadioane de design din România". Igloo. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stadium of the Year 2017". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stadium of the Year 2017: Meet the Jury Award finalists!". stadiumdb.com. 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Stadionul Ion Oblemenco". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ A început construcția noului stadion „Oblemenco”. Olguța: Lucrările durează mai puțin decât documentația!. oltenasul.ro
- ^ 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
- ^ LIVE TEXT CS U Craiova - Slavia Praga 0-0. Atmosferă magnifică pe noul ”OZN” din Bănie!. digisport.ro
- ^ "Inaugurare SF pentru OZN-ul Craiovei" (in Romanian). ProSport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "CS U Craiova - Juventus 3-1" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 18 November 2017.