UMT Stadium ( ro, Stadionul UMT) was a

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. Until 1960 the stadium was known as ''Stadionul Electrica'' and was the main home ground in

for

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championships, being also the stadium where

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champion

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made her debut. Ripensia Timișoara (until 1948) and Electrica Timișoara (until 1960) also used the stadium as the home ground for

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matches. In 1960 the stadium entered into possession of Uzinele Mecanice Timișoara (UMT) and a sports complex was built around it, consisting of another stadium and various grounds. The new stadium was named

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and the old one was renamed after the owner of the sports complex, Stadionul UMT. This name changing of the stadiums and their location, just a few meters from each other, were favorable factors in creating some confusion over time. From the 1970s Stadionul UMT was the home ground of

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, a football team founded in 1960 by the same Uzinele Mecanice Timișoara (UMT). Between 2001 and 2002 this stadium was the home ground for

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matches, but was closed in 2008, when UM Timișoara relegated to

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, being dissolved by its owner, UMT. After 2008 the stadium was closed and reached the state of dereliction before being demolished in 2016. Stadionul UMT had a capacity of 9,900 seats. Currently, the site of the former UMT Stadium is occupied by an

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