Ion Oblemenco Stadium

Ion Oblemenco Stadium
Map
Address36 Boulevard Știrbei Vodă
LocationCraiova, Romania
Coordinates44°18′50″N 23°47′03″E / 44.3140°N 23.7843°E / 44.3140; 23.7843
OwnerMunicipality of Craiova
OperatorUniversitatea Craiova
Capacity30,983 [4]
Field size105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground7 September 2015
Built2015–2017
Opened10 November 2017
Construction cost52 million[1][2]
(€58 million in 2021 euros)[3]
ArchitectDico și Țigănaș
Tenants
CS Universitatea Craiova (2017–present)
Romania national football team (2018-present)
FC U Craiova (2021–present)

The Ion Oblemenco Stadium is a football stadium in Craiova, Romania. The all-seater stadium opened in 2017 and has a capacity of 30,983, the fourth largest football ground in Romania. It is in the immediate vicinity of the new Sala Polivalentă. The ground is named after Ion Oblemenco (1945–1996), a legendary player and coach of Universitatea Craiova.[5]

The stadium ranked fourth overall among stadiums in the world opened in 2017 surpassing expectations, ranking higher than Wanda Metropolitano and Gazprom Arena.[6][7] On 26 February, 2018, the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco was selected as a finalist from 27 submissions by the jury.[8] Architects generally agreed that the outcome was satisfying, with decent investment results.[9]

  1. ^ Descriere. CNI.com.ro
  2. ^ Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, inaugurat.. digi24.ro
  3. ^ Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Romania
  4. ^ "Stadionul „Ion Oblemenco": unul din cele 8 stadioane de design din România". Igloo. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Cum a murit Ion Oblemenco. Au trecut 21 de ani fără "Tunarul din Bănie"" [How Ion Oblemenco died. 21 years have passed without "Tunarul from Bănie"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Stadium of the Year 2017". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Surpriză uriașă! Ce loc a ocupat stadionul "Ion Oblemenco" din Craiova în topul final al celor mai frumoase stadioane din lume" (in Romanian). Antena 1. 8 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Stadium of the Year 2017: Meet the Jury Award finalists!". stadiumdb.com. 26 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Stadionul Ion Oblemenco". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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