Stadionul Dinamo

Dinamo Stadium

Stadionul Dinamo
The venue in 2012
Address	Şoseaua Ştefan cel Mare, nr. 7-9
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Coordinates	44°27′18.30″N 26°6′08.80″E / 44.4550833°N 26.1024444°E / 44.4550833; 26.1024444
Owner	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Operator	Dinamo București
Capacity	15,032[1]
Field size	105 x 65m
Surface	grass
Construction
Opened	1951
Renovated	2001, 2008
Tenants
Dinamo București (1952–present)

Dinamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dinamo București.

History[]

The stadium was built in 1951. First match played here was Dinamo – Locomotiva Timișoara 1–0, on 14 October 1951.

In 2001, floodlights were added, and in 2006 a major renovation of the stadium began, enlarging the VIP section, and raising the capacity of the Tribune 2 stand. However, due to lack of funding the renovation has still not been completed. There are now plans to build a new arena, but administrative problems make progress very slow-going. New seats and a new scoreboard were added.^[when?] Many important matches were held here including Dinamo against Everton and Bayer Leverkusen.

In April 2001, as the ground was broken during the work for the stadium's first renovation, a Second World War shell was discovered and extracted from a pit 20 meters away from the stands.^[2]

Romanian national football team[]

The following national team matches were held in the stadium:

#	Date	Score	Opponent	Competition
1.	11 October 2003	1–1	Japan	Friendly match
2.	19 November 2008	2–1	Georgia	Friendly match

Gallery[]

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  Peluza Catalin Hildan

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  Peluza Catalin Hildan

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  Peluza Catalin Hildan

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  Main entrance

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  The stadium in 2010 during National Athletics Championships

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  Statue of Ivan Patzaichin at the entrance

See also[]

• List of football stadiums in Romania

References[]