Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium

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The Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium, previously known as Tineretului Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Brașov, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SR Brașov and Corona Brașov. The arena was named after Silviu Ploeșteanu (1913–1969) on April 13, 2002, who managed the club between 1948 and 1968.

Silviu Ploeșteanu Stadium
The venue in 2011
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Former namesTineretului Stadium(1937–present)
AddressStr. Stadionului, nr. 1
LocationBrașov, Romania
Coordinates45°39′53.3″N 25°35′8.1″E / 45.664806°N 25.585583°E / 45.664806; 25.585583
OwnerMunicipality of Brașov
OperatorSR Brașov
Capacity8,800
Field size105 x 68 metres (114.8 x 74.3 yards)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground27 August 1933
Opened1937
Renovated1956, 1980, 2001, 2008
Tenants
SR Brașov (1939–present)
Corona Brașov (2013–2014, 2020–2021)

The central section of the stadium's North stand is the second oldest in Romanian football, its lateral sections being completed in 1980. The South stand was built in 1956, and the East and West stands were inaugurated in the 1969–1970 season. The East stand was eventually demolished in the summer of 2008.

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