Ion Oblemenco Stadium was a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Craiova
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,
Romania
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. It was used mostly for
football
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matches and was the home ground of
Universitatea Craiova. The stadium used to hold up to 25,252 people before it was demolished.
The stadium was entirely demolished and was replaced by an
all-seater
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that was opened in November 2017.
History
The stadium was opened on 29 October 1967 with national teams of Romania and Poland scoring 2 goals each
and was originally named Central Stadium. It hosted many memorable matches during the Craiova Maxima era such as the
1981–82 European Cup
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Quarterfinal against
Bayern Munich
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and the
1982–83 UEFA Cup Semifinal against
Benfica.
Following the death of Universitatea Craiova legend
Ion Oblemenco
Ion Oblemenco (13 May 1945 – 1 September 1996) was a Romanian football striker who spent the majority of his career playing for Universitatea Craiova. He is the club's all-time top goalscorer with a total of 167 goals, and the club's stadium ...
in 1996, the stadium was renamed in his honour. In 2008, the stadium underwent a major renovation.
Romania national football team
The following
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
matches were held in the stadium:
References
Gallery
File:Stadionul Ion Oblemenco din Craiova.jpg,
File:Stadium Ion Oblemenco - main stand.JPG,
File:Stadium Ion Oblemenco -seats.JPG,
File:Stadium Ion Oblemenco - outside.JPG,
File:Stadium Ion Oblemenco - outside II.JPG,
File:Ion Oblemenco - Statue.JPG,
See also
*
List of football stadiums in Romania
This is a list of football stadiums in Romania, ranked in descending order of capacity. There is a large number of football stadiums and pitches in Romania, so this list is not complete.
Existing stadiums
Team in Bold: Liga I clu ...
.
Buildings and structures in Craiova
Football venues in Romania
Multi-purpose stadiums in Romania
Defunct football venues in Romania
Sport in Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
FC U Craiova 1948
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