The Nicolae Rainea Stadium, formerly known as Dunărea 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 ...

, frequently used for

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. It is located in

Galați Galați ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the river Danube. and the sixth-larges ...

and was the home ground of CSU Galați and

Dunărea Galaţi Dunărea may refer to: * Dunărea, the Romanian name for the river Danube in Central Europe * Dunărea (river), a tributary of the Danube in Constanța County, Romania * Dunărea, a village in the commune Seimeni, Constanța County, Romania See a ...

, among others. The stadium holds 23,000 people. Named after

Nicolae Rainea Nicolae Rainea (19 November 1933 – 1 April 2015), nicknamed ''The Locomotive of the Carpathians'', was a Romanian football (soccer), football referee and Football player, player. Among the most highly regarded referees of his generation, he is ...

, it is the 7th stadium in the country by capacity (

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