Electrica Stadium () is a

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Timișoara Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of Electrica Timișoara and Ripensia Timișoara. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is located in the

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district. In the past it was also the home ground of Politehnica II Timișoara. In the past,

Stadionul UMT UMT Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Timișoara, Romania. Until 1960 the stadium was known as ''Stadionul Electrica'' and was the main home ground in Timișoara for Sport of athletics, athletics championships, being also the stadium wher ...

, which was placed just a few meters away, was named also as Stadionul Electrica, fact that created some confusion over time.

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