Ion Oblemenco Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Craiova

Craiova

Craiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches and is the home ground of Universitatea Craiova

FC Universitatea Craiova

Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...

. It is located in the western side of the city.

History

The stadium was opened on 29 October 1967 and was originally named Central Stadium. It hosted many memorable matches during the Craiova Maxima era such as the 1981–82 European Cup Quarterfinal against Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....

 and the 1982–83 UEFA Cup Semifinal against Benfica.

Following the death of Universitatea Craiova legend Ion Oblemenco

Ion Oblemenco

Ion Oblemenco was a Romanian football striker who spent the majority of his career playing for Universitatea Craiova. He is the club's all-time top goalscorer with a total of 167 goals, and the club's stadium is named in his honour.-Early years:Oblemenco was born in Corabia, Olt County...

 in 1996, the stadium was renamed in his honour. In 2008, the stadium underwent a major renovation.

Romanian national football team

The following national team matches were held in the stadium:

#	Date	Score	Opponent	Competition
1.	7 June 2003	2–0		UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 2 Standings and results for Group 2 of the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying tournament.Group 2 consisted of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway and Romania. Group winners were Denmark, who finished a point clear of joint second-placed teams Norway and Romania...
2.	4 September 2004	2–1		2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also

• List of football stadiums in Romania.