The Ilie Oană Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Ilie Oană) is a football stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It has been the home ground of Petrolul Ploiești since its inauguration in September 2011, and has a capacity of 15,073 spectators.[2] The stadium was built on the site of the former arena, which was completed in 1937 and demolished in 2010.[3]
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| Full name | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
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| Address | 26 Stadionului Street |
| Location | Ploiești, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°56′25″N 26°2′0″E / 44.94028°N 26.03333°E |
| Owner | Consiliul Local Ploiești |
| Operator | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Capacity | 15,073[2] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 2010 |
| Opened | 25 September 2011 |
| Construction cost | €17,500,000 (€22 million in 2021 euros)[1] |
| Architect | Alpine Bau |
| Main contractors | All Plan Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (2011–present) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Being ranked as a UEFA Category 4 stadium,[4] Ilie Oană can host Europa League semi-finals and Champions League group stage matches. The stadium is named after Ilie Oană, a legendary player and coach of Petrolul Ploiești.[5]
Notable events
The first match to be played at the stadium was an exhibition game in September 2011, between a team of former Petrolul Ploiești footballers which won the Cupa României in 1995 and a selection of former Romanian internationals, among which Gheorghe Hagi, Gheorghe Popescu, Viorel Moldovan, Ovidiu Stângă and Daniel Prodan. The former internationals won the match 4–3 and the first goal scored on this stadium belonged to Cristian Zmoleanu.[6]
On 25 September 2011, Petrolul Ploiești played its first competitive match at the stadium, a Liga I fixture against Dinamo București. Cosmin Moți scored the first goal of the game and thus the first official goal at new Ilie Oană Stadium. Petrolul played its first European game on the stadium on 13 July 2013, a 3–0 defeat of Víkingur counting for the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.
The Romania national team played its first official match at the Ilie Oană on 29 March 2015, a 1–0 win over the Faroe Islands in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers. Due to its proximity to the capital Bucharest, the stadium has continued to host Romania senior matches in recent years.
Transport connections
Tramway
800 metres from Ilie Oană there is a Ploiești tramway station named "Muzeul de Istorie" (line 101). It links the stadium with the north of the city and Ploiești-South Railstation.
Bus
The TCE bus lines with a stop close to Ilie Oană are:
- 5 - Vlahuță
- 5 - Tăbăcărie
- 28, 104, 106, 302, 305 - Maternitate
Airport
The stadium is 45.6 kilometres (28.3 mi) away from the Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, a town located north of Bucharest.
Events
Association football
| International football matches | |||||
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| Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
| 13 August 2014 | Friendly |  Romania U21 |  Italy U21 | 2–1 | c. 1,000 |
| 29 March 2015 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | Romania |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 13,898 |
| 5 October 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Romania |  Kazakhstan | 3–1 | 10,123 |
| 5 June 2018 | Friendly | Romania |  Finland | 2–0 | 13,312 |
| 7 September 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Romania |  Montenegro | 0–0 | 0 (closed doors) |
| 16 October 2018 | 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Romania U21 |  Liechtenstein U21 | 4–0 | 12,108 |
| 17 November 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Romania |  Lithuania | 3–0 | 50 (only away) |
| 8 September 2019 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Romania |  Malta | 1–0 | 13,376 |
| 14 October 2020 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Romania |  Austria | 0–1 | 0 |
Association football
| International football clubs matches | |||||
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| Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
| 12 November 2011 | Friendly | Petrolul Ploiești |  Partizan | 1–0 | |
| 15 July 2012 | Friendly | Petrolul Ploiești |  AEK Athens | 4–0 | c. 9,000 |
| 7 September 2012 | Friendly | Petrolul Ploiești |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–3 | 7,420 |
| 18 July 2013 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești | Víkingur | 3–0 | 9,854 |
| 1 August 2013 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |  Vitesse | 1–1 | 11,827 |
| 29 August 2013 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |  Swansea City | 2–1 | 12,880 |
| 17 July 2014 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |  Flamurtari Vlorë | 2–0 | 8,714 |
| 31 July 2014 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |  Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | 11,244 |
| 21 August 2014 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |  Dinamo Zagreb | 1–3 | 13,460 |
Gallery
Ilie Oană Stadium view from the Main Stand
View from the upper tier of the Ilie Oană Stadium
View of one of the VIP sectors
Peluza 1, the host of many Petrolul Ploiești choreographies
