Electrica Stadium ( ro, Stadionul Electrica) is a
multi-purpose stadium in
Timișoara,
Romania. It is currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and is the home ground of
Electrica Timișoara
Electrica is a private company, listed on the Bucharest and London stock exchanges. Electrica is the only listed Romanian company in the field of electricity distribution and supply in Romania. Electrica Group is a key player in the electricity di ...
and
Ripensia Timișoara. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is located in the
Fabric district. In the past it was also the home ground of
Politehnica II Timișoara.
In the past,
Stadionul UMT, which was placed just a few meters away, was named also as Stadionul Electrica, fact that created some confusion over time.
References
Football venues in Romania
Sport in Timișoara
Buildings and structures in Timiș County
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