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SC Astra Ploieşti
Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spent most of its history in the lower leagues. Astra Ploiești only began to achieve success in the late 1990s under the ownership of businessman Ioan Niculae, having reached the top flight for the first time in the 1998–99 season. In 2012, after more than nine decades in Prahova County, it moved its home ground south to Giurgiu, a city at the border with Bulgaria. On short notice, Astra became a prominent figure in Romanian football and head coach Marius Șumudică won it the 2015–16 national title. The club also held one Cupa României and two Supercupa României trophies. Between 2017 and 2021, Astra lost three Cupa României finals, all played on the home ground of its former local opponent, Petrolul Ploiești. Internationally, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadionul Marin Anastasovici
The Marin Anastasovici Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Giurgiu, Romania was opened during the 1970s, then was renovated between 2012 and 2014. The stadium was the homeground of Astra Giurgiu until they folded in 2022 and now serves as home ground of Dunărea Giurgiu. It has a seat capacity of 8,500. The first game for Romania at Giurgiu was a friendly match against Lithuania on 23 March 2016. The stadium also hosted various UEFA Europa League matches but also a match from the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. Events Association football International club football External links Stadium images See also *List of football stadiums in Romania This is a list of football stadiums in Romania, ranked in descending order of seating capacity. There is a large number of non all-seater football stadiums and pitches in Romania, which were built during the 20th century. This list, therefore, is ... References Football venues in Romania Sport in Giurgiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
