Arena Națională

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Arena Națională
´Opening game Romania against France on September 6, 2011
Opening game Romania against France on September 6, 2011
Data
place RomaniaRomania Bucharest , Romania
Coordinates 44 ° 26 '13.9 "  N , 26 ° 9' 9"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 26 '13.9 "  N , 26 ° 9' 9"  E
classification 4th
owner Bucharest city
start of building 2008
opening September 6, 2011
First game September 6, 2011
Romania - France
surface Natural grass
costs approx. 234 million euros
architect Design : Gerkan, Marg and Partners
Construction : Max Bögl and Astaldi
capacity 55,600 seats
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Events

The Arena Națională is a football stadium in the Romanian capital Bucharest . It offers 55,600 spectators, but can be expanded to 63,000. In addition to the international matches of the Romanian national soccer team , the finals of the Romanian Cup and Supercup take place in the arena every year . FCSB Bucharest has been playing all of its home games in the stadium since March 2015 .

The National Arena was between 2008 and 2011. at the site of the demolished National Stadium Lia Manoliu stadium built. It is a UEFA category 4 stadium, the highest classification of the European Football Association.

history

The German construction company Max Bögl and the Italian construction company Astaldi were responsible for the construction. The city of Bucharest and the Romanian state bore the construction costs of around 234 million euros. Originally, costs of 146 million euros were estimated.

In January 2009, the final of the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League, scheduled for May 9, 2012, was awarded to Bucharest in the new arena.

The date of completion has been postponed several times: first from April to the end of December 2010, then to June 2011. The official opening was initially scheduled for August 10, 2011 with an international match for Romania against Argentina , but the Argentine Association said this match on 29. July 2011 at short notice. The stadium was opened on the occasion of the European Championship qualifier on September 6, 2011 against France (0-0).

The completed stadium was open to the public on August 6, 2011. Around 100,000 people came into the night to see the new national stadium and its equipment.

On May 9, 2012 the final of the 2011/12 Europa League took place in the stadium , in which Atlético Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 . Due to UEFA restrictions, the number of spectators was limited to 52,347 visitors.

In 2015, the stadium was closed by the authorities because the roof did not meet fire protection regulations. The Stadionul Marin Anastasovici and the Cluj Arena were designated as replacements for Romania's home games .

The stadium was designated as one of 12 venues across Europe for the 2021 European Football Championship . The tournament will have three group matches and a round of 16.

Games at the 2021 European Football Championship

Sun., June 13, 2021, 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group C
AustriaAustria Austria - unknownunknown Play-off winner D or A -: - (- :-)
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 4:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. CEST) - Group C
UkraineUkraine Ukraine - unknownunknown Play-off winner D or A -: - (- :-)
Mon., June 21, 2021, 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group C
UkraineUkraine Ukraine - AustriaAustria Austria -: - (- :-)
Sat, June 26, 2021, 10:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. CEST) - round of 16
First group F - Third group A / B / C -: - (- :-)

Technical Equipment

The Arena Națională is one of five Romanian stadiums in which Champions League games can be played.

In October 2009 the city decided to equip the stadium with a foldable tent roof modeled on the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt am Main . The tent roof consists of a translucent membrane . A further 20 million euros were made available for this. The roof has a size of 9000 m 2 and can be opened or closed within 15 minutes.

Data on the stadium

  • Cost: around 234 million euros
  • Capacity: 55,600 seats (expandable to 63,000)
  • VIP boxes: 42
  • VIP seats: 3600
  • Press stand: 126 seats (expandable to 548 if required)
  • Toilets: 360
  • Length of the stadium: 210 m
  • Width of the stadium: 190 m
  • Weight of the roof structure: 2000 t
  • Installed concrete: 100,000 m 3

There are also restaurants, rooms for conferences and an underground car park under the stadium with 200 seats.

Panorama picture

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The Arena Națională on the open day on August 6, 2011

Web links

Commons : Arena Națională  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ National Stadium Lia Manoliu, Bucharest ( Memento from April 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Astaldi builds with the new stadium in Bucharest (English)
  3. ↑ Construction costs rose to 234 million euros Article dated May 23, 2011 (Romanian)
  4. ↑ Final of the UEFA Europa League 2012 in Bucharest
  5. ↑ Gazeta Sporturilor of April 22, 2011 , accessed on April 29, 2011 (Romanian)
  6. ↑ ProSport of July 29, 2011 , accessed on July 30, 2011 (Romanian)
  7. ↑ Night of the Open Gates: Almost 100,000 Bucharest visit the National Arena Article dated August 7, 2011
  8. ↑ "Arena Naţională" mai e bună doar pentru ping-pong. Între autorităţi adevarul.ro March 6, 2016
  9. ↑ Copertina Arenei National NU poate fi avizata de ISU. Three variant pentru ca stadionul de 600 mil. De lei sa fie redeschis stirileprotv.ro January 15, 2016
  10. ↑ Fie voia generalului. FRF a anunţat oficial unde se joacă meciurile României cu Spania şi cu Lituania adevarul.ro March 4, 2016
  11. ↑ Stadium gets closable roof (Romanian)
  12. ↑ Cotidianul of March 19, 2008 ( Memento of January 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 11, 2012 (Romanian)