Ilie Oană Stadium
Stadionul Ilie Oană is an all-seater football stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It is the current home ground of Petrolul Ploiești. It was inaugurated in September 2011 and has a current capacity of 15,073 spectators.[1]
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| Full name | Stadionul Ilie Oană |
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| Address | 26 Stadionului Street |
| Location | Ploiești, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°56′25″N 26°2′0″E |
| Owner | Consiliul Local Ploiești |
| Operator | Petrolul Ploiești Chindia Târgoviște |
| Capacity | 15,073[1] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 2010 |
| Opened | 25 September 2011 |
| Construction cost | €17,500,000 (€22 million in 2021 euros)[2] |
| Architect | Alpine Bau |
| Main contractors | All Plan Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (2011–present) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The stadium was built on the site of the former arena, which was completed in 1937, and demolished in 2010.[3]
Ilie Oană can host UEFA Europa League semifinals and UEFA Champions League group matches. It is ranked as a UEFA Category 4 stadium.[4]
The stadium is named after Ilie Oană, a legendary player and coach of Petrolul Ploiești.[5]
Milestones
- The first match to be played at the stadium was an exhibition game between a team of former Petrolul Ploiești players, the generation which won the Romanian Cup in 1995, and a selection of former Romanian internationals, amongst which Gheorghe Hagi, Gheorghe Popescu, Viorel Moldovan, Ovidiu Stângă and Daniel Prodan. The former internationals won the match 4–3.[6] The first goal scored on this stadium belonged to Cristian Zmoleanu.
- Petrolul's first competitive match at the stadium was a Liga I game against Dinamo București on 25 September 2011. Cosmin Moți scored the first goal of the game and thus the first official goal at new Ilie Oană Stadium.
- The Romania national football team played its first official match at the Ilie Oană on March 29, 2015, against Faroe Islands.
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 45.6 kilometres (28.3 mi) away from the Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni, a town located north of Bucharest's city centre.
Average attendances
The average season attendance at league matches held at the Ilie Oana for Petrolul. [7]
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* Club was in lower leagues
= Romanian Cup winners
Events
Association football
| International football matches | |||||
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| Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
| 13 August 2014 | Friendly |  Romania U21 |
 Italy U21 |
2 - 1 | ~1,000 |
| 29 March 2015 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | Romania |
 Faroe Islands |
1 - 0 | 13,898 |
| 5 October 2017 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Romania |
 Kazakhstan |
3 - 1 | 10,123 |
| 5 June 2018 | Friendly | Romania |
 Finland |
2 - 0 | 13,312 |
| 7 September 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Romania |
 Montenegro |
0 - 0 | 0 (closed doors) |
| 16 October 2018 | 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification | Romania U21 |
 Liechtenstein U21 |
4 - 0 | 12,108 |
| 17 November 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League | Romania |
 Lithuania |
3 - 0 | 50 (only away) |
| 8 September 2019 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Romania |
 Malta |
1 - 0 | 13,376 |
| 14 October 2020 | 2020-21 UEFA Nations League | Romania |
 Austria |
0 - 1 | 0 |
Association football
| International football clubs matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Competition | Home | Away | Score | Attendance |
| 12 November 2011 | Friendly | Petrolul Ploiești |
 Partizan |
1 - 0 | |
| 15 July 2012 | Friendly | Petrolul Ploiești |
 AEK Athens |
4 - 0 | ~9,000 |
| 7 September 2012 | Friendly | Petrolul Ploiești |
 Shakhtar Donetsk |
0 - 3 | 7,420 |
| 18 July 2013 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |
Víkingur |
3 - 0 | 9,854 |
| 1 August 2013 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |
 Vitesse |
1 - 1 | 11,827 |
| 29 August 2013 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |
 Swansea City |
2 - 1 | 12,880 |
| 17 July 2014 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |
 Flamurtari Vlorë |
2 - 0 | 8,714 |
| 31 July 2014 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |
 Viktoria Plzeň |
1 - 1 | 11,244 |
| 21 August 2014 | UEFA Europa League | Petrolul Ploiești |
 Dinamo Zagreb |
1 - 3 | 13,460 |
Gallery
Ilie Oană Stadium view from the Main Stand 
View from the upper tier of the Ilie Oană Stadium 
View of one of the VIP sectors 
Peluza 1, the host of many Petrolul Ploiesti choreographies
References
- "Stadium". FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2011.
- Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Romania
- "Legendarul stadion "Ilie Oană" din Ploieşti este demolat! Aici a pierdut Liverpool". Gazeta Sporturilor. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Stadionul Ilie Oană din Ploieşti, cotat de UEFA la patru stele". Adevărul (in Romanian). 10 May 2012.
- "Povestea senzațională a lui Ilie Oană! Scenariu demn de Hollywood: "Americanul" care i-a crescut pe "lupi"" [Ilie Oana's sensational story! Hollywood-worthy scenario: "The American" who raised the "wolves"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Petrolul s-a întors acasă". FC Petrolul Ploiești (in Romanian). 24 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "StadiaPostcards".