Dinamo Stadium (1951) Explained

Dinamo Stadium
Native Name:Stadionul Dinamo
Address:Şoseaua Ştefan cel Mare, nr. 7-9
Location:Bucharest, Romania
Coordinates:44.4551°N 26.1024°W
Opened:1951
Renovated:2001, 2008
Owner:Ministry of Internal Affairs
Operator:CS Dinamo București
Surface:grass
Capacity:15,032[1]
Dimensions:105 x 65m
Tenants:Dinamo București (1951–2022)

The Dinamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Dinamo București since its inception and until 2022, when the stadium didn't receive the license to host matches from Liga I and Liga II.

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. 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]

Romania national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium:

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dinamo Stadium. fcdinamo.ro. Romanian. 2012-10-23. 2020-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804075025/https://www.fcdinamo.ro/stadion. dead.
  2. News: 11 April 2001 . Hallan un obús en el estadio del Dinamo de Bucarest . A shell is found in Dinamo Bucharest's stadium . Spanish . . 6 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010418022213/http://www.marca.com/edicion/noticia/0,2458,8291,00.html . 18 April 2001.