Stadionul Steaua, Multi-purpose sports venue in Sector 2, Romania.
Arena Națională is a football stadium in Bucharest with 55,634 seats, the largest in Romania, built on the site of the former National Stadium. Its retractable roof covers the pitch, and a video cube with four 30 m² screens hangs above the centre of the field. Yellow and red seats rise steeply around the grass, under a pale canopy held by slender white masts and cables.
The facility was built between 2008 and 2011 on the site of the former Lia Manoliu Stadium and was designed for international competitions. A few years after completion it hosted matches of the 2020 European Football Championship, which took place a year later due to the pandemic.
The stadium is officially named Arena Națională, not after a club; FCSB has played its home matches here since April 2015, when the club was evicted from the Ghencea sports base and its Stadionul Steaua. The Romanian Cup final and the season-opening Supercupa României are usually held here, and the national team plays most of its home fixtures in front of the yellow and red seats.
Access is provided by Piața Muncii metro station and several bus, trolleybus and tram lines nearby. On event days it is advisable to arrive earlier, as the surrounding area becomes busy and queues at the entrance may form.
The roof can fully open or close in around 15 minutes, which is useful when weather changes during an event. The arena received the highest UEFA category classification, qualifying it to host finals of major competitions.
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