Lia Manoliu Stadium
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| Location | 37 Basarabia Blvd., Sector 2, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Coordinates | 44°26′13.95″N 26°09′09.03″E / 44.4372083°N 26.1525083°ECoordinates: 44°26′13.95″N 26°09′09.03″E / 44.4372083°N 26.1525083°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Bucharest |
| Executive suites | 42 |
| Capacity | 55,634 (football) |
| Record attendance | 53,329 (Romania-Netherlands, 1–4, 16 October 2012) |
| Field size | 105 x 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 20 February 2008 |
| Opened | 6 September 2011 |
| Construction cost | € 234,5 million |
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Romania national football team FC Steaua București FC Dinamo București |
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Arena Națională (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈrena nat͡si.oˈnalə], National Arena) is the national stadium of Romania, in the Lia Manoliu National Sports Complex in Bucharest. Opened in 2011, it replaced the former National Stadium. It was built for the Romania national football team, hosting its games as well as the Romanian Cup Final and the Romanian Supercup.
The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final was held at the new stadium. This was the first final of a major European football club competition hosted by Romania.UEFA has announced that the UEFA Euro 2020 Finals would be held in multiple cities all over Europe in a pan-European tournament format to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the tournament. On 19 September 2014 Bucharest has won the UEFA Euro 2020 bids and it was decided that the National Arena will host four matches (as part of the 'Standard Package'), consisting of three group stage matches + one round of 16/quarter-final match.
The old stadium was demolished between 18 December 2007 and 20 February 2008, although a symbolic removal of seats took place on 21 November 2007, after Romania defeated Albania 6-1 in a qualifying match for Euro 2008.
The construction phase generated some controversy over costs and delays, with Bucharest mayor Sorin Oprescu claiming that the works were 20 weeks behind schedule in May 2009. On 8 October 2009, it was decided that the stadium should also include a retractable roof worth €20,000,000.
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