The Gheorghe Șilaev Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

Plopeni Plopeni () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 6,709 as of 2021. The town is situated at the northern edge of the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of , on the right bank of the Teleajen River. It is located in t ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

CSO Plopeni Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Plopeni, commonly known as CSO Plopeni, or simply as Plopeni, is a Romanian amateur football club based in Plopeni, Prahova County. The club was originally established in 1947 under the name of ''Metalul Plopeni''. Met ...

. The stadium is named after former director of the Plopeni Factory, Gheorghe Șilaev and holds about 9,000 people, 5,000 on seats.Istoria a fost scrisă la Plopeni. Omagiu adus directorului Gheorghe Șilaev
observatorulph.ro The stadium was opened in the 1940s and was renovated and expanded for several times, especially during the communist period (before 1990). Gheorghe Șilaev Stadium has a main stand that was built on a concrete structure, with a vintage roof, sustained by pillars, the rest of the stadium was built on metal frame and it is quite degraded.

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Stadionul Gheorghe Șilaev
at soccerway.com
Stadionul Gheorghe Șilaev
at romaniansoccer.ro

at stadiumromania.blogspot.com

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