The Sepsi Arena stadium (, ) is a
football
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stadium in
Sfântu Gheorghe
Sfântu Gheorghe (; or ''Szentgyörgy'' ; ; English lit.: ''Saint George'') is a city that serves as the seat of Covasna County in Transylvania, Romania. Located in the central part of the country, it lies on the Olt River in a valley between ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It was opened in October 2021 and primarily serves as the new home stadium of
Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe
Asociația Club Sportiv Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe, commonly known as Sepsi OSK (), Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (), or simply Sepsi, is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna ...
.
Sepsi played its home matches at
Municipal Stadium until the new stadium opened.
The new stadium costed €25 million and seats 8,400 spectators. Construction works began in the summer of 2019, with the date of the opening being October 2021 with a match between Sepsi OSK and
FC Voluntari
Fotbal Club Voluntari (), commonly known as FC Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian professional football club based in Voluntari, Ilfov County, that competes in the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian league system.
Founded in 2 ...
played on 16 October. The building is located next to the
Sepsi Arena
Sepsi Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded o ...
.
History
The
Hungarian government
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financed the construction of the stadium, after the
Romanian government
The Government of Romania () forms one half of the executive branch of the government of Romania (the other half being the office of the President of Romania). It is headed by the Prime Minister of Romania, and consists of the ministries, variou ...
had previously built the
Sepsi Arena
Sepsi Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded o ...
in the same sports complex of Sfântu Gheorghe and several hockey rinks, in the
Székelyföld, through the
Compania Națională de Investiții.
S-a semnat contractul pentru patinoarul din Gheorgheni
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Gallery
File:Stadionul Sepsi.jpg,
See also
*List of football stadiums in Romania
This is a list of football stadiums in Romania, ranked in descending order of seating capacity. There is a large number of non all-seater football stadiums and pitches in Romania, which were built during the 20th century. This list, therefore, is ...
*List of European stadia by capacity
This is a list of the largest stadiums in European countries. Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included.
They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's permanent total seating capacity.
C ...
References
Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe
Football venues in Romania
Buildings and structures in Covasna County
Sports venues completed in 2021
2021 establishments in Romania
Sfântu Gheorghe
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