Cluj Arena () is a multi-purpose stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It serves as the home of Universitatea Cluj of the Liga I and was completed on 1 October 2011. It is also the home of the Untold Festival. The facility, owned by the county council of Cluj, can also be used for a variety of other activities such as track and field events and rugby union games. It replaced the Stadionul Ion Moina, which served as Universitatea Cluj's home from 1919 until the end of the 2007-08 season.
The stadium seats 30,355, making it the fourth largest stadium in Romania by seating capacity. It has four two-tiered stands, all of them covered. The seats of the stadium are grey.
The building is located west of Central Park, and next to the Someșul Mic river and the BT Arena.
History
The first stadium for football and track and field was built from 1908 to 1911. The Stadionul Ion Moina was opened in 1911, consisting of a single wooden stand with a capacity of just 1,500. The first game at the new stadium was a friendly against Turkish team Galatasaray, which Cluj won 8–1.
New wooden stands were built in 1961, increasing the capacity to 28,000. Demolition of the Stadionul Ion Moina officially began on 20 November 2008. Construction of the new Cluj Arena began on July 16, 2009 The stadium opened its gate for the public on 1 October 2011. Eight days later, Scorpions performed at the stadium. The show was sold out with a crowd of 45,000. The next day, Smokie played at Cluj Arena. The first match at the stadium was a game played between Universitatea Cluj and Kuban Krasnodar. The first official match was Universitatea Cluj vs. FC Brașov on 17 October 2011, which finished 1–0.
Matches Romania national football team International football matchesDateCompetitionHomeAwayScoreAttendance 27 March 2016Friendly Romania Spain 0–028,0004 September 20162018 FIFA World Cup qualification Romania Montenegro 1–125,46826 March 20172018 FIFA World Cup qualification Romania Denmark 0–026,89513 June 2017Friendly Romania Chile 3–29,000 16 June 2018Friendly Romania Legends Barça Legends 0–228,00017 November 2022Friendly Romania Slovenia 1–26,845
Other events Concerts Concerts at Cluj ArenaDateArtistTourAttendance8 October 2011 ScorpionsGet Your Sting and Blackout World Tour 40,0009 October 2011 Smokie 20,00019 July 2012 RoxetteWorld Tour 22,0007 June 2013 Deep PurpleCluj Arena Music Fest 20,0008 June 2013 UB40Cluj Arena Music Fest 13,00017 May 2014 variousForza ZU 55,000 30 July – 2 August 2015 variousUntold Festival 240,000 4–7 August 2016 variousUntold Festival 300,000 25 June 2017 Andrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli World Tour 2017 15,00023 July 2017 Depeche ModeGlobal Spirit Tour 31,9232–5 August 2018 variousUntold Festival355,0001–4 August 2019 variousUntold Festival372,0009–12 September 2021 variousUntold Festival265,0004 August 2023 Imagine DragonsMercury World Tour
Gallery
See also List of football stadiums in Romania List of European stadiums by capacity Lists of stadiums
References
External links
clujarena.ro – the venue's official website