Stadium Name: | Arcul de Triumf Stadium |
Former Names: | Stadionul Tineretului |
Fullname: | Arcul de Triumf National Rugby Stadium |
Location: | Bucharest, Romania |
Broke Ground: | June 2019 |
Opened: | 3 July 2021 |
Operator: | National Sports Agency |
Construction Cost: | €36.92 million |
Surface: | Grass |
Tenants: | Romania national rugby union team (2021–present) FC Dinamo Bucuresti (2022-present) |
Seating Capacity: | 8,207 |
Website: | https://csnarculdetriumf.ro/ |
The Arcul de Triumf National Rugby Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. Being constructed on the site of the former stadium, it mostly hosts home matches of the Romania national rugby union team[1] and FC Dinamo București. It was originally planned to host games at the 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
It is named after the nearby triumphal arch in Bucharest.
Austria, France and Ukraine's squads were based at the stadium during preparation for (and between matches at) UEFA Euro 2020.[3] [4]
The first sporting event held at the stadium was on 3 July 2021 when a rugby union crowd of 4,400 watched the summer internationals header featuring Romania v Argentina, which ended with a 17-24 loss.[5]