Ilie Oană Stadium
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| Full name | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
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| Location | 26 Stadionului Street, Ploiești, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°56′25″N 26°2′0″E / 44.94028°N 26.03333°ECoordinates: 44°56′25″N 26°2′0″E / 44.94028°N 26.03333°E |
| Owner | Consiliul Local Ploiești |
| Capacity | 15,500 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | August 2010 |
| Opened | 25 September 2011 |
| Construction cost | €17,500,000 |
| Architect | Alpine Bau |
| Main contractors | SC All Plan Construction SRL |
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Petrolul Ploiești (2011–present) Romania national football team (2015–present) Romania national under-21 football team (2015) |
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Stadionul Ilie Oană is an all-seater football stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It is the current home ground of Petrolul Ploiești. It was inaugurated in September 2011 and has a current capacity of 15,500 spectators.
The construction is built on the site of the former Ilie Oană Stadium, which was completed in 1937, and demolished in 2009-2010.
Ilie Oană can host UEFA Europa League semifinals and UEFA Champions League group matches. It is ranked as a UEFA Category 4 stadium.
The stadium is named after Ilie Oană, a legendary player and coach of Petrolul Ploiești. Its nickname is OZN Arena (English: UFO Arena), due to its shape.
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.
The TCE bus lines with a stop close to Ilie Oană are:
The stadium is 45.6 kilometres (28.3 mi) away from the Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, a town located north of Bucharest's city centre.
These are the matches played at Ilie Oană by Petrolul Ploiești in the UEFA Europa League:
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