Stadionul Ilie Oană

Ilie Oană Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Ilie Oană) is a football stadium located in Ploieşti, Romania and is the current home of Petrolul Ploiești. The stadium opened in September 2011 and has an all seated capacity of 15,500.^[1]

The costruction is built on the site of the former Ilie Oană Stadium, which was completed in 1937.

The stadium can host UEFA Europa League semifinals and UEFA Champions League group matches.^[2]

The stadium is named after Ilie Oană, a famous player and coach.

Milestones

• The first match to be played at the stadium was a exhibition game between a team of former Petrolul Ploiești, the generation which won the Romanian Cup in 1995, and a selection of former Romanian internationals, amongst which Gheorghe Hagi, Gheorghe Popescu, Viorel Moldovan, Ovidiu Stângă and Daniel Prodan. The former internationals won the match 4-3.^[3] The first goal scored on this stadium belonged to Cristian Zmoleanu.
• Petrolul's first competitive match at the stadium was an Liga I game against Dinamo București on 25 September 2011, which ended 5-1 for the Bucharest team. Dinamo player Cosmin Moți scored the first goal of the game and thus the first official goal at new Ilie Oană Stadium.

References

External links

• World Stadiums