The Arcul de Triumf National Rugby Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. Being constructed on the site of the former stadium, it mostly hosts home matches of the Romania national rugby union team[1] and FC Dinamo București. It was originally planned to host games at the 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
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Full name | Arcul de Triumf National Rugby Stadium |
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Former names | Stadionul Tineretului |
Address | 18-20 Mărăști Boulevard, Sector 1 |
Location | Bucharest, Romania |
Operator | National Sports Agency |
Capacity | 8,207 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 2019 |
Opened | 3 July 2021 |
Construction cost | €36.92 million |
General contractor | CNI |
Tenants | |
Romania national rugby union team (2021–present) FC Dinamo Bucuresti (2022-present) | |
Website | |
https://csnarculdetriumf.ro/ |
It is named after the nearby triumphal arch in Bucharest.
Austria, France and Ukraine's squads were based at the stadium during preparation for (and between matches at) UEFA Euro 2020.[3][4]
The first sporting event held at the stadium was on 3 July 2021 when a rugby union crowd of 4,400 watched the summer internationals header featuring Romania v Argentina, which ended with a 17-24 loss.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Viorica Dancila: Investitiile la stadionul Steaua vor fi de 301,7 milioane de lei, iar la stadionul Arcul de Triumf de 126,4 milioane de lei" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "UEFA a stabilit data la care România va găzdui Europenele Under 19. Pe ce stadioane se va juca". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "Radio Romania International - Big league football comes to Bucharest". Radio Romania International. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "Euro 2020. Ucraina s-a antrenat în premieră pe "Arcul de Triumf" » Cosmin Contra, special guest". GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "International Match (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2022-12-03.