Francisc von Neuman Stadium is a football stadium in Arad,

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. It is built on the site of the former Francisc von Neuman Stadium. The stadium was opened on the 28th of August 2020 and currently serves as the home for

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of the

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. The stadium shares designing elements from

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which is visible in the stands. It is named after a local Jewish Hungarian aristocrat, Francisc von Neumann, a

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who owned several businesses in Arad and personally sponsored the construction of the old stadium and the founding of the team. The first match at the stadium was a

game played between

and

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, which ended in a goalless draw. Due to the

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, the game was played without spectators. The first match with spectators was the 2021 women's Romanian Cup final between U Olimpia Cluj and Heniu Prundu Bârgăului, which ended with a 1-0 win in extra-time for the Cluj team. The first international game played on the arena was the friendly goalless draw between

and Kolubara Lazarevac.

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