Bucharest National Stadium ( room Stadionul Național din București ) is a football stadium in the city of Bucharest , the capital of Romania . The UEFA Europa League 2012 finals took place at this stadium on May 9, 2012 , which was the first final of the European club tournament held in Romania [3] . The football club Ocelul also performed at the stadium as a member of the UEFA Champions League 2011/2012 and plays the Romanian team . According to the rating of UEFA stadiums, the National Stadium belongs to the arenas of the 4th, highest category.
| National Stadium | |
|---|---|
 Match opening between Romania and France | |
| original name | Stadionul național |
| Unofficial name | National arena |
| Location |  Bucharest , Romania |
| Pledged | February 20, 2008 |
| Built | 2011 |
| Open | September 6, 2011 |
| Construction cost | 234 million euros [1] |
| Architect | Max Beagle (Astaldi Company) [2] |
| Owner | Bucharest Government |
| Capacity | 55600 |
| Home team | Ocelul (for UEFA Champions League 2011/2012 Romania |
| Field dimensions | 105 x 68 m |
| Coating | natural |
| Website | |
Content
- 1 Construction
- 2 Features
- 3 Use
- 4 Transport
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Construction
In October 2005, the Romanian government proposed to demolish the old stadium “ Lia Manoliu ” with a capacity of 60 thousand people and build a new, modern arena. After long discussions and finding means to demolish the stadium, they began at the end of 2007, when the last match was held in the arena: in the framework of the qualifying tournament of the European Championship 2008, the Romanian team, which successfully qualified there, defeated the national team of Albania with a score of 6: 1.
The construction of the arena was delayed due to financial difficulties, which is why in May 2009 Sorin Oprescu , mayor of Bucharest criticized the builders and said that they were 20 weeks behind schedule. [4] By October 8, 2009 , it was decided to install a retractable roof worth 20 million euros. [5] In December 2009, work was suspended due to unacceptable weather conditions, [6] however, a year later the stadium was completed. Finishing work was completed in June 2011.
Features
The stadium seats 55,600 people, but in some cases it is possible to expand the capacity to 63 thousand people. The arena has 3,600 VIP seats and 126 seats for journalists (an increase of up to 548 is possible), 360 lounges, a field heating system, 2100 parking spaces and a sliding roof that opens (or closes) within 15 minutes. [7]
Usage
The decision to host the Europa League final 2011/2012 was made in Nyon on January 29, 2009 [8] . Even before this, two major events should take place at the stadium in the presence of 10 and 40 thousand spectators, respectively [7] . The Romanian club Ocelul announced the holding of their matches in the Champions League at the National Stadium.
The stadium was supposed to open on August 10, 2011 with the match between Romania and Argentina [9] , but on July 26, the Argentine national team announced the cancellation of the game because the national team coach was fired after a failure in the America's Cup . The opening of the stadium took place on September 6, 2011 with a match with France as part of the selection for Euro 2012 [10] .
Transport
The stadium can be reached in several ways: by trolleybus, bus and tram routes.
Notes
- ↑ (rum.) Naţional Arena costa 119 milioane de euro şi a ajuns la 234! . Date of treatment August 26, 2011. Archived on August 26, 2012.
- ↑ (Eng.), The New National Stadium then in Bucharest You (Link unavailable - history ). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ (rum.) Cum va arata noul stadion "National" (Inaccessible link - history ) .
- ↑ (rum.) Oprescu atacă: “Lucrările la stadionul 'Naţional' sunt în ntntrrziere cu 20 de săptămâni” unexcited . Date of treatment August 26, 2011. Archived on August 26, 2012.
- ↑ (rum.) Stadionul Naţional va avea acoperiş retractabil de 20 milioane euro . Date of treatment August 26, 2011. Archived on August 26, 2012.
- ↑ (rum.) Oprescu: “Stadionul Naţional va fi gata în decembrie 2010!” . Date of treatment August 26, 2011. Archived on August 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 (rum.) TRIMIŞI AI FORULUI DE LA NYON AU FOST ACUM DOUĂ SĂPTĂMÎNI LA BUCUREŞTI "Ultimatum UEFA . Date of access August 26, 2011. Archived on August 26, 2012.
- ↑ FRF: "UEFA a hotărât în unanimitate ca Bucureştiul să organizeze finala" , Pro Sport (January 29, 2009). Date of treatment January 29, 2009.
- ↑ Mircea Sandu, FRF: "De acum e sigur, România - Argentina se va juca pe 11 august 2011" , GSP TV (October 26, 2010). Archived November 4, 2010. Date of treatment October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Dobre, Adi Mircea Sandu: "Facem inaugurarea stadionului Național cu Franța" . Evenimentul Zilei (July 30, 2011). Date of treatment August 7, 2011.