Cluj Arena
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Location | Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania |
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Coordinates | 46°46′6″N 23°34′20″E / 46.76833°N 23.57222°E |
Owner | Cluj County Council |
Operator | Universitatea Cluj |
Executive suites | 1,459 |
Capacity | 30,201 seated[2] |
Record attendance | 82,000 (5 August 2017, Untold Festival)[3] |
Field size | 105 x 68 metres |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 16, 2009 |
Built | 2009—2011 |
Opened | October 1, 2011 |
Construction cost | € 43.96 million[1] |
Architect | Dico și Țigănaș |
Main contractors | ACI Cluj |
Tenants | |
Universitatea Cluj (2011–present) Olimpia Cluj (2012–present) U Cluj (rugby) (2013–present) Romanian national football team (2016-present) |
Cluj Arena (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkluʒ aˈrena]) is a multi-use stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was ready as of October 2011 and is ranked as an UEFA Elite Stadium (Category 4). The stadium is the new home ground of Universitatea Cluj.[4]
The owner, Cluj County Council, and the Government of Romania paid €43,959,908.37 for the new stadium, which is able to hold 30,201 people. The stadium is composed of 4 two-tier covered stands and a new running track. The seats are grey coloured, with different nuances depending on their position.
The building is located next to the BT Arena and hosts the famous Untold Festival each year.
History
The first football and athletics stadium of the city, Ion Moina Stadium, was built between 1908 and 1911. It had one wooden stand and a capacity of 1,500 people. The official inauguration in 1911 was done by organizing a game between a selection of Cluj and Galatasaray Istanbul. It was the first game in Europe for Galatasaray, and the selection of Cluj won 8-1.
In 1961 new stands were built and the capacity of the stadium became 28,000 on wooden benches, while the old stands were moved to Câmpia Turzii. The 1961 stands have a U-shaped appearance, as the name of the team that uses it. The stadium was named after Ion Moina, the fastest sprinter in Europe in 1948.
The demolition process of the old stadium began on November 20, 2008, so that it could free the space for the new one.
On 16 July 2009 the construction of the stadium began. The stadium was due to be finished by July 2011. By July 2011, about 90% of the new stadium was completed. The stadium officially opened for public in the first day of October. Eight days later the Scorpions held a concert 45.000 sold out the arena held a concert and the next day Smokie played at Cluj Arena. The inaugural match was held on October 11, with a friendly between Universitatea Cluj and Kuban Krasnodar.[5] The first official match was a Liga I encounter of Universitatea Cluj and FC Braşov, played on October 17.[6]
Name
There were controversies involving the name of the new stadium. Before the demolition of the 1961-built arena, the stadium was called Ion Moina, but the new one was going to be named differently. While the fans proposed the name of Mircea Luca, a "U" Cluj legendary player, the local authorities were torn between "Cluj Arena" and lending the name to an international company.
Events
Association football
2011–2012 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
16 October 2011 | Liga I | U Cluj | Brașov | 1 - 0 | 11,000 |
29 October 2011 | Liga I | U Cluj | Dinamo București | 0 - 0 | 22,000 |
27 November 2011 | Liga I | U Cluj | Oțelul Galați | 1 - 1 | 7,000 |
10 December 2011 | Liga I | U Cluj | Vaslui | 0 - 1 | 6,000 |
18 December 2011 | Liga I | U Cluj | Mioveni | 2 - 2 | 6,000 |
12 March 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Steaua București | 0 - 1 | 28,000 |
21 March 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Astra Ploiești | 3 - 1 | 6,500 |
2 April 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Târgu Mureș | 3 - 1 | 4,000 |
16 April 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 3 - 0 | 4,000 |
28 April 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 0 - 1 | 5,000 |
5 May 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Sportul Studențesc | 1 - 1 | 4,000 |
15 May 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Voința Sibiu | 3 - 1 | 2,000 |
18 May 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | CFR Cluj | 2 - 3 | 20,000 |
2012–2013 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
29 July 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Gloria Bistrița | 1 - 0 | 2,000 |
12 August 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Viitorul Constanța | 2 - 1 | 2,000 |
27 August 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Brașov | 1 - 1 | 3,000 |
7 September 2012 | Liga III | Sănătatea Cluj | Unirea Dej | 1 - 2 | |
17 September 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Astra Giurgiu | 1 - 3 | 3,500 |
22 September 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Dinamo București | 1 - 2 | 8,000 |
5 October 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 1 - 0 | 2,543 |
26 October 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Oțelul Galați | 1 - 1 | 4,000 |
12 November 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Rapid București | 1 - 2 | 8,000 |
24 November 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | CFR Cluj | 1 - 2 | 9,500 |
30 November 2012 | Liga I | U Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 1 - 1 | 2,000 |
25 February 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Steaua București | 0 - 1 | 14,200 |
11 March 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Turnu Severin | 1 - 0 | 1,000 |
29 March 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Concordia Chiajna | 1 - 0 | 500 |
13 April 2013 | Liga I Feminin | Olimpia Cluj | Târgu Mureș | 3 - 0 | |
19 April 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 3 - 4 | 3,500 |
4 May 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Vaslui | 2 - 1 | 3,000 |
13 May 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | CSMS Iași | 0 - 2 | 3,000 |
26 May 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Petrolul Ploiești | 2 - 4 | 3,500 |
2013–2014 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
21 July 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Petrolul Ploiești | 0 - 1 | 6,000 |
2 August 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 1 - 1 | 5,000 |
19 August 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Concordia Chiajna | 0 - 3 | 4,000 |
15 September 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | CFR Cluj | 0 - 0 | 12,000 |
27 September 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Săgeata Năvodari | 1 - 1 | 1,500 |
21 October 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Poli Timișoara | 1 - 2 | 1,000 |
4 November 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Viitorul Constanța | 3 - 1 | 2,000 |
25 November 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Corona Brașov | 3 - 2 | 1,300 |
29 November 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Brașov | 2 - 0 | 1,000 |
19 December 2013 | Liga I | U Cluj | Oțelul Galați | 1 - 0 | 1,300 |
28 February 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Astra Giurgiu | 1 - 0 | 2,500 |
15 March 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Dinamo București | 0 - 1 | 8,000 |
31 March 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1 - 0 | 1,500 |
14 April 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Botoșani | 2 - 1 | 2,953 |
26 April 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Vaslui | 1 - 0 | 3,400 |
8 May 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Steaua Bucureşti | 0 - 1 | 17,000 |
20 May 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 0 - 3 | 6,000 |
2014–2015 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
20 July 2014 | Cupa Ligii | U Cluj | Petrolul Ploiești | 1 - 0 | 3,000 |
4 August 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Dinamo București | 2 - 3 | 8,000 |
18 August 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Brașov | 1 - 1 | 3,500 |
1 September 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Politehnica Iași | 2 - 0 | 2,600 |
22 September 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | CS U Craiova | 0 - 2 | 3,000 |
4 October 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2 - 0 | 4,000 |
25 October 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Viitorul Constanța | 2 - 2 | 1,460 |
8 November 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Petrolul Ploiești | 0 - 3 | 3,000 |
29 November 2014 | Liga I | U Cluj | Oțelul Galați | 0 - 0 | 1,000 |
3 December 2014 | Cupa României | U Cluj | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 1 - 0 | 1,000 |
22 February 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Târgu Mureș | 0 - 3 | 2,000 |
8 March 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Concordia Chiajna | 0 - 0 | 2,647 |
17 March 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Botoșani | 0 - 0 | 1,803 |
1 April 2015 | Cupa României | U Cluj | CFR Cluj | 0 - 0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | 9,533 |
4 April 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Rapid București | 1 - 0 | 2,842 |
10 April 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | CFR Cluj | 1 - 0 | 4,700 |
25 April 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Steaua București | 0 - 3 | 14,031 |
3 May 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0 - 1 | 3,424 |
18 May 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Astra Giurgiu | 0 - 0 | 3,367 |
27 May 2015 | Liga I | U Cluj | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2 - 0 | 1,000 |
2015–2016 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
5 September 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | UTA Arad | 0 - 1 | 3,000 |
19 September 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0 - 1 | 2,500 |
24 September 2015 | Cupa României | U Cluj | Steaua București | 0 - 1 | 10,000 |
27 September 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Șoimii Pâncota | 0 - 1 | 1,100 |
6 October 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Olimpia Satu Mare | 1 - 2 | 1,500 |
17 October 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Brașov | 0 - 0 | 1,000 |
31 October 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Caransebeș | 4 - 0 | 700 |
11 November 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Bihor Oradea | 2 - 0 | 600 |
14 November 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Chindia Târgoviște | 2 - 1 | 1,200 |
25 November 2015 | Liga II | U Cluj | Unirea Tărlungeni | 0 - 0 | 600 |
27 February 2016 | Liga II | U Cluj | Mioveni | 0 - 0 | 2,000 |
9 April 2016 | Liga II | U Cluj | Unirea Tărlungeni | 0 - 0 | 300 |
23 April 2016 | Liga II | U Cluj | Șoimii Pâncota | 1 - 2 | 600 |
30 April 2016 | Liga II | U Cluj | Metalul Reșița | 2 - 0 | 300 |
14 May 2016 | Liga II | U Cluj | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 2 - 1 | 300 |
28 May 2016 | Liga II | U Cluj | Olimpia Satu Mare | 1 - 1 | 700 |
2016–2017 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
10 September 2016 | Liga IV | Unirea Tritenii de Jos | U Cluj | 0 - 12 | 2,500 |
17 September 2016 | Liga IV | U Cluj | CFR Dej | 7 - 0 | 3,000 |
28 September 2016 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Unirea Florești | 9 - 1 | 2,000 |
5 October 2016 | Cupa României–County Round | U Cluj | Sticla Arieșul Turda | 5 - 1 | 1,500 |
8 October 2016 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Atletic Olimpia Gherla | 2 - 0 | 2,200 |
19 October 2016 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Ardealul Cluj | 2 - 0 | 1,000 |
22 October 2016 | Liga IV | Florești | U Cluj | 1 - 2 | 1,000 |
29 October 2016 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Viile Dejului | 10 - 0 | 700 |
12 November 2016 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Arieșul Mihai Viteazu | 11 - 0 | 900 |
19 November 2016 | Liga IV | Armenopolis Gherla | U Cluj | 0 - 2 | 1,000 |
26 November 2016 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Vulturul Mintiu-Gherlii | 8 - 0 | 1,000 |
7 April 2017 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Sticla Arieșul Turda | 3 - 0 | 1,700 |
7 May 2017 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Florești | 5 - 1 | 1,800 |
28 May 2017 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Armenopolis Gherla | 8 - 0 | 1,000 |
17 June 2017 | Liga IV | U Cluj | Lăpușul Târgu Lăpuș | 8 - 0 | 4,500 |
2017–2018 National football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
26 August 2017 | Liga III | U Cluj | CFR II Cluj | 1 - 1 | 6,200 |
13 September 2017 | Cupa României | U Cluj | ACSF Recea | 5 - 1 | 1,500 |
23 September 2017 | Liga III | U Cluj | Performanța Ighiu | 3 - 0 | 1,000 |
30 September 2017 | Liga III | U Cluj | Viitorul Ghimbav | 7 - 2 | 1,500 |
3 October 2017 | Cupa României | U Cluj | Olimpia Satu Mare | 2 - 0 | 3,300 |
14 October 2017 | Liga III | U Cluj | Avrig | 4 - 0 | 2,000 |
24 October 2017 | Cupa României | U Cluj | Știința Miroslava | 2 - 1 | 2,000 |
25 October 2017 | Cupa României | Sănătatea Cluj | Steaua București | 1 - 6 | 4,500 |
28 October 2017 | Liga III | U Cluj | Unirea Alba Iulia | 1 - 0 | 1,500 |
11 November 2017 | Liga III | U Cluj | ACSF Recea | 3 - 2 | 1,500 |
Rugby
National rugby union matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
30 March 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | Steaua București | 8 - 19 | 1,500 |
14 April 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | CSM Bucureşti | 49 - 26 | |
27 April 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | RCM Timişoara | 3 - 45 | |
3 May 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | CSM Baia Mare | 3 - 67 | |
18 May 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | Farul Constanţa | 22 - 34 | |
20 July 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | Dinamo București | 13 - 17 | |
16 August 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | CSM Bucureşti | 24-19 | |
23 August 2013 | SuperLiga | U Cluj | Dinamo București | 27-10 |
Concerts
Concerts at Cluj Arena | |||
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Date | Artist | Tour | Attendance |
8 October 2011 | Scorpions | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour | 40,000 |
9 October 2011 | Smokie | 20,000 | |
19 July 2012 | Roxette | World Tour | 22,000 |
7 June 2013 | Deep Purple | Cluj Arena Music Fest | 20,000 |
8 June 2013 | UB40 | Cluj Arena Music Fest | 13,000 |
17 May 2014 | various | Forza ZU[8][9] | 55,000 |
30 July - 2 August 2015 | various | Untold Festival | 240,000 |
4-7 August 2016 | various | Untold Festival | 300,000 |
25 June 2017 | Andrea Bocelli | Andrea Bocelli World Tour 2017 | 15,000 |
23 July 2017 | Depeche Mode | Global Spirit Tour | 31,923 |
3-6 August 2017 | various | Untold Festival | 330,000 |
Location
Cluj Arena is built on the same location as the old stadium, west of the Central Park and next to the Someşul Mic river. The area represents the city's old sport complex, built at the beginning of the century, which included the old stadium, the old indoor arena, and a sports oriented park. There were projects involving the stadium being built in other locations, but the authorities ceased due to public pressure and decided to build the new arena on the same premises.
Gallery
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Cluj Arena by day -
Cluj Arena by sunset -
Cluj Arena by day (exterior) -
Cluj Arena by night (exterior) -
Exterior view of the Main Stand -
Exterior view of the offices -
Exterior view of the offices and Main Stand -
Mircea Luca statue in front of Cluj Arena -
View of the 2nd and Outer Sectors from the Main Stand -
View of the 2nd and 1st Outer Sector from the Main Stand -
Inaugural match - 11 October 2011
Universitatea Cluj VS Kuban Krasnodar -
View of the stadium from the pitch
References
- ^ "Disectia tehnica a super arenei din Cluj" (in Romanian). stirileprotv.ro. 2014-04-04.
- ^ http://www.cjcluj.ro/montare-scaune-la-cluj-arena/
- ^ Mihai Prodan (August 5, 2017). "Record la Untold, 82.000 la cel mai mare festival din țară, cei mai mulți din istorie". Actual de Cluj.
- ^ "Încă un stadion!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Familia "U" s-a intors acasa!" (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Ne bucuram foarte mult pentru cele trei puncte!" (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "România - Spania 0-0. "Tricolorii", egalii campioanei Europei. Ocazii mari Stanciu şi Andone". Digi Sport. 27 March 2016.
- ^ "FORZA ZU a adunat peste 50.000 de oameni pe Cluj Arena!" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Ce trebuie să știi despre FORZA ZU. Informații despre acces, orar și altele" (in Romanian). Radio ZU. 15 May 2014.