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| Address | 36 Boulevard Știrbei Vodă |
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| Location | Craiova, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°18′50″N 23°47′03″E / 44.3140°N 23.7843°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Craiova |
| Operator | Universitatea Craiova |
| Capacity | 30,983 [4] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 7 September 2015 |
| Built | 2015–2017 |
| Opened | 10 November 2017 |
| Construction cost | €52 million[1][2] (€58 million in 2021 euros)[3] |
| Architect | Dico 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]
- ^ Descriere. CNI.com.ro
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- ^ Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Romania
- ^ "Stadionul „Ion Oblemenco": unul din cele 8 stadioane de design din România". Igloo. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stadium of the Year 2017". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stadium of the Year 2017: Meet the Jury Award finalists!". stadiumdb.com. 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Stadionul Ion Oblemenco". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.