Stadionul Ion Moina (1911)
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| Former names | Stadionul Oraşului |
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| Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Coordinates | 46°46′06.32″N 23°34′19.48″E / 46.7684222°N 23.5720778°E |
| Owner | Cluj-Napoca |
| Operator | Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Capacity | 28,000 |
| Surface | Grass & track |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1908 |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Renovated | 1961 |
| Expanded | 1961 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Demolished | 2009–2010[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (1919–2008) Cluj (1911–1967) | |
The new stadium construction was completed in 2012. Ion Moina Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of U Cluj. The stadium held 28,000 people and was inaugurated in 1911.
The first football and athletics stadium in Cluj-Napoca was built between 1908 and 1911. It had wooden stands and had a capacity of 1,500 people. The official inauguration in 1911 was done by organizing a game between Cluj and Galatasaray Istanbul. It was the first game in Europe for Galatasaray, and 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 is named after Ion Moina, the fastest sprinter in Europe in 1948.
On November 20, 2008, the demolition process began, and was planned to be finished in the spring of 2009. The construction of the new stadium began in the summer of 2009 and will last until October 2011.[needs update] It will be a modern stadium, with a capacity of 30,000 people. The plans also are to organize a UEFA Cup or UEFA Champions League final in the years that will follow.
American R&B star Beyoncé performed for the first time in the country in here on October 22, 2007 during her The Beyoncé Experience.
On November 22, 2008, was played the last official match on the stadium, against Mureşul Deva, which finished 0–0.