Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu, Sports stadium in Târgu Jiu, Romania.
Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu was a multi-purpose stadium in Târgu Jiu, used mainly for football as the home ground of Pandurii Târgu Jiu. It was named after the Wallachian hero Tudor Vladimirescu. The stadium was entirely demolished in 2015 and replaced by a new ground of over 12,000 seats, inaugurated in 2019.
Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu opened in 1963 as a multi-purpose ground in Târgu Jiu and served as the home of Pandurii Târgu Jiu. It hosted the 2009 Romanian Cup final between CFR Cluj and FC Timișoara. The stadium was entirely demolished in 2015 and replaced by a new arena of over 12,000 seats, inaugurated in 2019.
The stadium carries the name of Tudor Vladimirescu, a Romanian revolutionary figure who led the Wallachian uprising against Ottoman rule in 1821.
The old stadium stood in central Târgu Jiu and was demolished entirely in 2015; its replacement, seating over 12,000, opened in 2019. Visitors heading for the ground should look for the new building on the same central site rather than the 1963 structure.
The old stadium's last major match was the 2009 Romanian Cup Final, won by CFR Cluj against FC Timișoara. The ground was then demolished entirely in 2015, and its replacement, seating over 12,000, opened in 2019.
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