Stadionul Steaua (1974)

Former football stadium in Bucharest

44°24′46.10″N 26°2′25.60″E / 44.4128056°N 26.0404444°E / 44.4128056; 26.0404444

Stadionul Steaua
Stadionul Ghencea
Stadionul Steaua
Stadionul Steaua
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Location45 Ghencea Blvd., Sector 6, Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania
OwnerMinisterul Apărării Naționale al României
Capacity28,365 (Football)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened9 April 1974
Renovated1996
Demolished2018
Construction cost€20 million
ArchitectMinisterul Apărării Naționale al României
Tenants
CSA Steaua București (1974–2003)
FCSB (2003–2015)
Romania national football team (1977–2009)
Unirea Urziceni (UCL matches) (2009–2010)

Steaua Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghencea Stadium, was a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, which served as the home of Steaua București. It was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a friendly game against OFK Belgrade, 2–2.[1] Gheorghe Tătaru was the first player to score in the stadium.

The stadium was entirely demolished in 2018, and was replaced with a new all-seater stadium opened in 2021.

History

At the time it was one of the first football-only stadiums ever built in Romania, as there are no athletic (track and field) facilities, and the stands are very close to the pitch.

The original capacity was 30,000 on benches, but in 1991 when the plastic seats were installed, the capacity dropped to 28,365,[2] along with 126 press seats, 440 seats in VIP boxes and 733 armchairs. The floodlighting system with a density of 1400 lux was inaugurated in 1991.[3]

The stadium was renovated in 1996 and 2006 in order to host UEFA Champions League. It was renovated again in 2020 for €94.7 million in a project that brought its seating capacity to 31.254.[4]

Romanian national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium:

# Date Score Opponent Competition
1. 23 March 1977 4–0  Turkey Balkan Cup
2. 16 April 1977 1–0  Spain Qualification for World Cup 1978
3. 27 April 1977 1–1  East Germany Friendly match
4. 21 September 1977 6–1  Greece Friendly match
5. 13 November 1977 4–6  Yugoslavia Qualification for World Cup 1978
6. 11 October 1978 1–0  Poland Friendly match
7. 25 October 1978 3–2  Yugoslavia Qualification for European Championship 1980
8. 21 March 1979 3–0  Greece Friendly match
9. 24 August 1983 1–0  East Germany Friendly match
10. 10 September 1986 4–0  Austria Qualification for European Championship 1988
11. 25 March 1987 5–1  Albania Qualification for European Championship 1988
12. 29 April 1987 3–1  Spain Qualification for European Championship 1988
13. 7 October 1987 2–2  Greece Friendly match
14. 2 November 1988 3–0  Greece 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
15. 17 May 1989 1–0  Bulgaria 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
16. 15 November 1989 3–1  Denmark 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 26 September 1990 2–1  Poland Friendly match
18. 17 October 1990 0–3  Bulgaria UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
19. 5 December 1990 6–0  San Marino UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
20. 16 October 1991 1–0  Scotland UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
21. 13 November 1991 1–0   Switzerland UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
22. 8 April 1992 2–0  Latvia Friendly match
23. 6 May 1992 7–0  Faroe Islands 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
24. 20 May 1992 5–1  Wales 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
25. 14 November 1992 1–1  Czechoslovakia 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
26. 14 April 1993 2–1  Cyprus 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
27. 22 September 1993 1–0  Israel Friendly match
28. 13 October 1993 2–1  Belgium 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
29. 20 April 1994 2–0  Bolivia Friendly match
30. 25 May 1994 2–0  Nigeria Friendly match
31. 1 June 1994 0–0  Slovenia Friendly match
32. 7 September 1994 3–0  Azerbaijan UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
33. 12 November 1994 3–2  Slovakia UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
34. 29 March 1995 2–1  Poland UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
35. 7 June 1995 2–1  Israel UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
36. 11 October 1995 1–3  France UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
37. 24 April 1996 5–0  Georgia Friendly match
38. 1 June 1996 3–1  Moldova Friendly match
39. 14 August 1996 2–0  Israel Friendly match
40. 31 August 1996 3–0  Lithuania 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
41. 29 March 1997 8–0  Liechtenstein 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
42. 30 April 1997 1–0  Republic of Ireland 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
43. 20 August 1997 4–2  Macedonia 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
44. 10 September 1997 4–0  Iceland 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
45. 18 March 1998 0–1  Israel Friendly match
46. 3 June 1998 3–2  Paraguay Friendly match
47. 2 September 1998 7–0  Liechtenstein UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
48. 28 April 1999 1–0  Belgium Friendly match
49. 5 June 1999 2–0  Hungary UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
50. 9 June 1999 4–0  Azerbaijan UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
51. 8 September 1999 1–1  Portugal UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
52. 31 May 2000 2–1  Greece Friendly match
53. 3 September 2000 1–0  Lithuania 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
54. 15 November 2000 2–1  Yugoslavia Friendly match
55. 24 March 2001 0–2  Italy 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
56. 5 September 2001 2–0  Hungary 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
57. 6 October 2001 1–1  Georgia 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
58. 14 November 2001 1–1  Slovenia 2002 FIFA World Cup Play-off, 2nd Leg
59. 12 October 2002 0–1  Norway UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
60. 16 November 2005 3–0  Nigeria Friendly match
61. 7 October 2006 3–1  Belarus UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
62. 26 March 2008 3–0  Russia Friendly match
63. 31 May 2008 4–0  Montenegro Friendly match
64. 11 February 2009 1–2  Croatia Friendly match
65. 9 September 2009 1–1  Austria 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Important matches

Date Match Result Notes
09-04-1974 Steaua–Belgrade 2–2 A friendly game, the first ever played on Ghencea Stadium.
28-04-1974 Steaua–Brașov 2–2 First official match played on Ghencea Stadium.
23-03-1977 Romania–Turkey 4–0 A Balcanic Cup game. The first game played by Romania on Ghencea Stadium.
03-10-1979 Steaua–Young Boys 6–0 Steaua's largest win in European Cups.
16-04-1986 Steaua–Anderlecht 3–0 European Cup semifinal. Following this win, Steaua qualified for the European Cup final.
06-04-1988 Steaua–Benfica 0–0 European Cup semifinal.
07-12-1988 Steaua–Corvinul 11–0 Steaua's largest win in Liga I.
15-03-1989 Steaua–Göteborg 5–1 European Cup quarter-finals.
05-04-1989 Steaua–Galatasaray 4–0 European Cup semifinal. An important win for Steaua which virtually opened the door to the European Cup final.
15-11-1989 Romania–Denmark 3–1 Following this win, Romania qualified to 1990 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup Romania attended in twenty years.
01-09-1991 Steaua–Brăila 2–0[5] A Divizia A game, in which occasion the floodlight installation was inaugurated.
13-09-1995 Steaua–Rangers 1–0 First match won in UEFA Champions League new format.
04-04-1998 Steaua–Dinamo 5–0 A Divizia A game, Steaua's largest win against Dinamo.
31-05-1998 Greece U21–Spain U21 0–1 A 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Final.
25-02-2005 FCSB–Valencia 2–0 Steaua won 4–3 on penalty shootout, and thus Steaua qualified for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Cup.
Many consider this game, the most important win of the past 15 years, marking the beginning of "a new era" for the Romanian side.
07-04-2007 FCSB–Dinamo 2–4 A Divizia A game, in which occasion the new scoreboard was inaugurated.
24-11-2009 Urziceni–Sevilla 1–0 A UEFA Champions League game. First home victory for a Romanian team in the Champions League after 13 years.

Photo gallery

  • Official Stand in 2010
    Official Stand in 2010
  • Half-time at Ghencea
    Half-time at Ghencea
  • Steaua vs. U Craiova
    Steaua vs. U Craiova
  • Unirea Urziceni in Champions League
    Unirea Urziceni in Champions League
  • Unirea Urziceni vs. Zenit Sankt Petersburg
    Unirea Urziceni vs. Zenit Sankt Petersburg
  • Steaua vs. Dinamo
    Steaua vs. Dinamo
  • Steaua fans at Ghencea
    Steaua fans at Ghencea
  • Stadium main entrance
    Stadium main entrance
  • Stadionul Ghencea in 2007
    Stadionul Ghencea in 2007
A panorama of Stadionul Ghencea as seen from Peluza Nord in 2007

See also

References

  1. ^ Steaua
  2. ^ "Stadion". SteauaFC.com.
  3. ^ "The added capacity of Stadionul Steaua". SteauaFC.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Detalii de ultimă oră despre stadionul Ghencea » Primăria București a cedat terenul". Gazeta Sporturilor.
  5. ^ "Templul orfan". GSP Premium. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

External links

  • Official website (in English, German, and Romanian)
  • Stadium Guide images
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