The Steaua Stadium ( ro, Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghencea, is 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
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, Romania. It primarily serves as the home stadium of
FCSB
Fotbal Club FCSB (), commonly known as FCSB, is a Romanian professional Association football, football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the top flight of the Romanian football league system, Romanian league system, t ...
and
CSA Steaua București
Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București, commonly known as CSA Steaua București () or simply Steaua, is a major multi-sports club based in Bucharest and run by the Ministry of National Defence. It is one of the most successful clubs in Roma ...
, replacing the
former venue.
The new stadium cost €95 million and is located in the neighbourhood of
Ghencea
Ghencea is a district of the Romanian capital city Bucharest, in Sector 5. It is home to the famous sports club CSA Steaua București. Nearby districts are Drumul Taberei and Rahova.
History
Construction of apartment blocks started in the area i ...
. It seats 31,254 spectators.
Notable events
The stadium was inaugurated on 7 July 2021, with a match between Steaua and
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...
, the same team with whom they had inaugurated the previous stadium back in 1974. It ended with a 6-0 win for the home team, with
Bogdan Chipirliu
Remus Bogdan Chipirliu (born 21 July 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga II club CSA Steaua București.Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
and
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
's squads were based at the stadium during preparation for and between matches at
UEFA Euro 2020
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe ...
.
Austria și Macedonia de Nord s-au antrenat pe stadionul Steaua înaintea meciului de la EURO 2020
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Photo Gallery
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 ...
*List of European stadia by capacity
This is a list of the largest European stadiums. Stadiums with a capacity of 25,000 or more are included. The list includes stadiums in European countries.
They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's ...
References
CSA Steaua București
Football venues in Romania
Buildings and structures in Bucharest
Sports venues in Bucharest
Sports venues completed in 2021
2021 establishments in Romania
21st century in Bucharest
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