The Ilie Oană Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Ilie Oană) is a football stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It has been the home ground of Petrolul Ploiești since its inauguration in September 2011, and has a capacity of 15,073 spectators. The stadium was built on the site of the former arena, which was completed in 1937 and demolished in 2010.
Being ranked as a UEFA Category 4 stadium, Ilie Oană can host Europa League semi-finals and Champions League group stage matches. The stadium is named after Ilie Oană, a legendary player and coach of Petrolul Ploiești.
Notable events The first match to be played at the stadium was an exhibition game in September 2011, between a team of former Petrolul Ploiești footballers which won the Cupa României in 1995 and a selection of former Romanian internationals, among which Gheorghe Hagi, Gheorghe Popescu, Viorel Moldovan, Ovidiu Stângă and Daniel Prodan. The former internationals won the match 4–3 and the first goal scored on this stadium belonged to Cristian Zmoleanu.
On 25 September 2011, Petrolul Ploiești played its first competitive match at the stadium, a Liga I fixture against Dinamo București. Cosmin Moți scored the first goal of the game and thus the first official goal at new Ilie Oană Stadium. Petrolul played its first European game on the stadium on 13 July 2013, a 3–0 defeat of Víkingur counting for the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.
The Romania national team played its first official match at the Ilie Oană on 29 March 2015, a 1–0 win over the Faroe Islands in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers. Due to its proximity to the capital Bucharest, the stadium has continued to host Romania senior matches in recent years.
Transport connections
Tramway 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.
Bus The TCE bus lines with a stop close to Ilie Oană are: 5 - Vlahuță 5 - Tăbăcărie 28, 104, 106, 302, 305 - Maternitate
Airport The stadium is away from the Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, a town located north of Bucharest.
Events
Association football International football matchesDateCompetitionHomeAwayScoreAttendance13 August 2014Friendly Romania U21 Italy U212–1 1,00029 March 2015UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Romania Faroe Islands1–013,8985 October 20172018 FIFA World Cup qualification Romania Kazakhstan3–110,1235 June 2018Friendly Romania Finland2–013,3127 September 20182018–19 UEFA Nations League Romania Montenegro0–00 (closed doors)16 October 20182019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Romania U21 Liechtenstein U214–012,10817 November 20182018–19 UEFA Nations League Romania Lithuania3–050 (only away)8 September 2019UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Romania Malta1–013,37614 October 20202020–21 UEFA Nations League Romania Austria0–1018 November 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualification Romania San Marino7–18.426
Association football International football clubs matchesDateCompetitionHomeAwayScoreAttendance12 November 2011Friendly Petrolul Ploiești Partizan1–015 July 2012Friendly Petrolul Ploiești AEK Athens4–0 9,0007 September 2012Friendly Petrolul Ploiești Shakhtar Donetsk0–37,42018 July 2013UEFA Europa League Petrolul Ploiești Víkingur3–09,8541 August 2013UEFA Europa League Petrolul Ploiești Vitesse1–111,82729 August 2013UEFA Europa League Petrolul Ploiești Swansea City2–112,88017 July 2014UEFA Europa League Petrolul Ploiești Flamurtari Vlorë2–08,71431 July 2014UEFA Europa League Petrolul Ploiești Viktoria Plzeň1–111,24421 August 2014UEFA Europa League Petrolul Ploiești Dinamo Zagreb1–313,460
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References
External links Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești Official website Stadionul Ilie Oană at World Stadiums