Rapid-Giulești Stadium
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Address | 18 Giulești Way, Sector 6 |
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Location | Giulești, Bucharest |
Coordinates | 44°27′21.8″N 26°03′24.8″E / 44.456056°N 26.056889°E |
Owner | Ministry of Transport |
Type | Football-specific stadium |
Capacity | 14,047 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 26 February 2019 |
Opened | 26 March 2022 |
Construction cost | €67 million[1] |
Architect | Construcții Erbașu |
General contractor | CNI |
Tenants | |
Rapid București (2022–present) |
The Rapid-Giulești Stadium, known as Superbet Arena-Giulești for sponsorship reasons, is a football-specific stadium located in the Giulești neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania. It has been home to Liga I club Rapid București since its opening in March 2022, and has a capacity of 14,047 people.[2]
Rapid-Giulești cost €67 million and replaced the original Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Stadium.[3] It hosted the 2022 Cupa României Final.[4]
In November 2022, the naming rights of the stadium were sold to betting company Superbet for a period of five years.[5]
Events
[edit]Association football
[edit]International football matches | |||||
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Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
11 June 2022 | 2022 UEFA Nations League | Romania | Finland | 1–0 | 11,503 |
14 June 2022 | Romania | Montenegro | 0–3 | 13,600 | |
26 September 2022 | Romania | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | 12,693 | |
International football matches (U21 level) | |||||
Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
21 June 2023 | 2023 European U21 Championship | Ukraine | Croatia | 2–0 | 1,677 |
24 June 2023 | Spain | Croatia | 1–0 | 2,921 | |
27 June 2023 | Spain | Ukraine | 2–2 | 2,027 | |
13 October 2023 | 2025 European U21 Championship Qualification | Romania | Armenia | 2–0 | 2,346 |
17 November 2023 | Romania | Albania | 5–0 | 2,234 |
Gallery
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The stadium during the home opener
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The entrance to the stadium
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The stadium during the home opener
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Opening ceremony
See also
[edit]- Arena Națională
- Steaua Stadium
- Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
- List of football stadiums in Romania
- List of European stadia by capacity
References
[edit]- ^ "Noile preţuri la stadioanele Steaua, Rapid şi Arcul de Triumf. Peste 50 de milioane de euro în plus" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Rapid Bucuresti gains keys to new stadium". 5 January 2022.
- ^ Noul stadion din Giulești se va numi Rapid Arena. Zonele vor fi denumite după legendele clubului
- ^ "FOTO Finala Cupei României: Sepsi – FC Voluntari 2-1! Ștefănescu aduce Cupa la Sfântu Gheorghe!" [PHOTO Romanian Cup Final: Sepsi - FC Voluntari 2–1! Ștefănescu brings the Cup to Sfântu Gheorghe!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "După stadionul Rapid și stadionul din Ghencea și-ar putea schimba numele" (in Romanian). eurosport.ro. 3 November 2022.