Stadionul Iftimie Ilisei, Municipal stadium in Medgidia, Romania.
Stadionul Iftimie Ilisei is a multi-use stadium in Medgidia, Constanța County, home to CS Medgidia. It has 32,700 seats, only 800 of them seated, and was the country's third-largest stadium when it opened. It was restored after ten years without sporting activity.
The stadium opened on 22 October 1978 as Stadionul Municipal; at the time it was Romania's third-largest ground, after Stadionul 23 August and Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu. It was renamed in 2008 after Iftimie Ilisei, the former mayor of Medgidia who built it. It then sat unused for ten years and fell into heavy disrepair before being restored.
The ground is home to CS Medgidia, the town's football club. Its name honours Iftimie Ilisei, the former mayor of Medgidia who built the stadium; it carried the name Municipal Stadium until 2008. Of the 32,700 places, only 800 are seats.
The stadium is easy to locate on Podgoriilor Street, and visitors should know the facility has been recently upgraded with modern amenities. When CSM Medgidia plays at home, arriving early helps secure good parking and a convenient entrance.
Only 800 of the 32,700 places are seated, so most spectators watch from standing terraces. At its 1978 opening it was Romania's third-largest stadium, behind Stadionul 23 August and Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu.
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