Nicolae Dobrin Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Piteşti, Romania, named in 2003 after football player Nicolae Dobrin (1947–2007). It was mostly used for football matches as the home ground of FC Argeş Piteşti.
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| Former names | Stadionul 1 Mai Stadionul Municipal |
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| Address | Str. Nicolae Dobrin |
| Location | Piteşti, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°50′48″N 24°51′59″E / 44.84667°N 24.86639°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Piteşti |
| Operator | Argeş Piteşti |
| Capacity | 15,000 seated |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 2007 |
| Demolished | 2023 |
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| Argeş Piteşti (1964–2023) Internaţional Curtea de Argeş (2010) Rapid București (2011) CS Mioveni (2013–2015) Academica Argeş (2014–2015) FCSB (2015–2016) (2018–2019) FC Hermannstadt (2018) | |
The stadium had a capacity of 15,000 people, making it the 18th largest stadium in Romania, however the largest crowd ever recorded was of 28,000 people for the 1979–80 European Champions' Cup match between FC Argeş and Nottingham Forest. It was originally named "Stadionul 1 Mai" but changed simply to "Stadionul Municipal" immediately after the 1989 Romanian Revolution. The stadium's name was changed to Nicolae Dobrin in 2002.[1]
The stadium was demolished in the summer of 2023.[2]
Important matches
edit- 1964 – First match: FC Argeș Pitești 2–1 Bonsucesso Rio de Janeiro
- 1966 – FC Argeș Pitești 5–1 Toulouse
- 1972 – 1/8 European Champions Cup: FC Argeș Pitești 2–1 Real Madrid
- 1978 – 1/8 UEFA Cup: FC Argeș Pitești 2–1 Valencia
- 1979 – 1/16 European Champions Cup: FC Argeș Pitești 3–0 AEK Athens
- 1979 – 1/8 European Champions Cup: FC Argeș Pitești 1–2 Nottingham Forest
- 1999 – Liga I: FC Argeș Pitești 4–0 Steaua București
- 2009 – Liga I: FC Argeș Pitești 5–2 Dinamo București
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ "Un adevarat derbi al sudului". Gazeta de Sud (in Romanian). 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Čaušević, Endin (2024-02-25). "Samo na Balkanu: Ljetos srušili stadion na kojem su igrali 70 godina, umjesto novog dobili su blato!". SportSport (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
See also
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