Stadionul Ilie Oană (1937) was 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 ...

in Ploieşti,

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. It was used mostly for

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matches and was the home ground of

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. The stadium used to hold up to 14,000 people before it was demolished. The stadium was named after

Ilie Oană Ilie Oană (16 August 1918 – 27 April 1993) was a football player and manager. Club career Ilie Oană was born on 16 August 1918, being nicknamed "Americanul" ''(The American)'' because his place of birth was in Indiana Harbor to Romanian pa ...

, a Romanian international player and coach. The stadium was entirely demolished to build an all-seater new one which was opened in September 2011.Stadion nou la Ploieşti?
/ref>Negocierile pentru un nou stadion continuă la Ploieşti
/ref>Începe demolarea stadionului Ilie Oană!
/ref>Lucrările pentru demolarea stadionului "Ilie Oană", în linie dreaptă
/ref>Timpul trece în defavoarea Petrolului
/ref>Stadion de Europa League
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National games

On 6 June 1998,

beat

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with 5-1(2-0) before leaving for

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. The assistance was around 8,000 people.

Gallery

File:Stadion Ilie Oană2.jpg, File:Peluza nord.jpg, File:Peluza nord si tribuna 2.jpg,

References

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