Stadionul 1 Mai, Municipal stadium in Slobozia, Romania.
Stadionul 1 Mai is a multi-use stadium in Slobozia, Ialomița County, home to the football club Unirea Slobozia. It has 6,000 all-seated places, a hybrid turf pitch with drainage and heating, and a modern tartan athletics track.
The sources document no construction date for Stadionul 1 Mai; the claim of an early-1950s build is unsupported. What is recorded is a modernisation carried out in 2025 to bring the arena up to Liga I standards, with a new hybrid turf pitch, drainage and heating, and a tartan athletics track. The work concluded in early 2026 with the installation of floodlights.
The stadium is the home ground of Unirea Slobozia, the town's football club, and also hosts other sports competitions. Its name, 1 Mai, marks 1 May, the date of International Workers' Day. The arena was upgraded in 2025 to meet Liga I standards, with work completed in early 2026 when floodlights were installed.
The stadium is located within the urban area of Slobozia and can be reached on foot or by car without difficulty. It is worth checking in advance whether a match or event is scheduled on the day you plan to visit.
The name 1 Mai, referring to May 1st, was given to many sports venues across Romania during the communist period. The stadium in Slobozia is one of the few that has kept this name to this day.
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