The Steaua Stadium (), informally also known as Ghencea Stadium, is a

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, Romania. It primarily serves as the home stadium of

CSA Steaua București Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București, commonly known as CSA Steaua București () or simply Steaua, is a major Sports club, multi-sports club based in Bucharest and run by the Ministry of National Defence of Romania, Ministry of National D ...

and the

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, replacing the

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venue. The new stadium cost €95 million and is located in the neighbourhood of

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. It seats 31,254 spectators.

Notable events

The stadium was inaugurated on 7 July 2021, with a match between Steaua and

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, the same team with whom they had inaugurated the previous stadium back in 1974. It ended with a 6–0 win for the home team, with

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and

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's squads were based at the stadium during preparation for and between matches at

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.Austria și Macedonia de Nord s-au antrenat pe stadionul Steaua înaintea meciului de la EURO 2020
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Photo gallery

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Notable events

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See also

References

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