Stadionul Steaua (1974)


Steaua Stadium, informally also known as Ghencea, 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. Gheorghe Tătaru was the first player to score in the stadium.
The stadium was entirely demolished in 2018, and will be replaced with a new all-seater stadium expected to open in 2020.

History

At the time it was one of the first football-only stadiums ever built in Romania, as there are no athletic 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, 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.
The stadium was renovated in 1996 and 2006 in order to host UEFA Champions League.

Romanian national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium:
#DateScoreOpponentCompetition
1.23 March 19774–0Balkan Cup
2.16 April 19771–0Qualification for World Cup 1978
3.27 April 19771–1Friendly match
4.21 September 19776–1Friendly match
5.13 November 19774–6Qualification for World Cup 1978
6.11 October 19781–0Friendly match
7.25 October 19783–2Qualification for European Championship 1980
8.21 March 19793–0Friendly match
9.24 August 19831–0Friendly match
10.10 September 19864–0Qualification for European Championship 1988
11.25 March 19875–1Qualification for European Championship 1988
12.29 April 19873–1Qualification for European Championship 1988
13.7 October 19872–2Friendly match
14.2 November 19883–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.17 May 19891–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.15 November 19893–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.26 September 19902–1Friendly match
18.17 October 19900–3UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
19.5 December 19906–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
20.16 October 19911–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
21.13 November 19911–0UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
22.8 April 19922–0Friendly match
23.6 May 19927–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
24.20 May 19925–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
25.14 November 19921–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.14 April 19932–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.22 September 19931–0Friendly match
28.13 October 19932–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
29.20 April 19942–0Friendly match
30.25 May 19942–0Friendly match
31.1 June 19940–0Friendly match
32.7 September 19943–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
33.12 November 19943–2UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
34.29 March 19952–1UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
35.7 June 19952–1UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
36.11 October 19951–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
37.24 April 19965–0Friendly match
38.1 June 19963–1Friendly match
39.14 August 19962–0Friendly match
40.31 August 19963–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
41.29 March 19978–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
42.30 April 19971–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
43.20 August 19974–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
44.10 September 19974–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
45.18 March 19980–1Friendly match
46.3 June 19983–2Friendly match
47.2 September 19987–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
48.28 April 19991–0Friendly match
49.5 June 19992–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
50.9 June 19994–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
51.8 September 19991–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
52.31 May 20002–1Friendly match
53.3 September 20001–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
54.15 November 20002–1Friendly match
55.24 March 20010–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
56.5 September 20012–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
57.6 October 20011–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
58.14 November 20011–12002 FIFA World Cup Play-off, 2nd Leg
59.12 October 20020–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
60.16 November 20053–0Friendly match
61.7 October 20063–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
62.26 March 20083–0Friendly match
63.31 May 20084–0Friendly match
64.11 February 20091–2Friendly match
65.9 September 20091–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Important matches

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