Romania’s Craiova unveils €55m stadium design for Universitatea

CS Universitatea Craiova

By Jaroslaw Adamowski
October 24 – Romanian government authorities have unveiled the design of a planned stadium for top tier football club CS Universitatea Craiova.

Romania’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Administration Liviu Dragnea said the project is to be 90% financed by the state with a further 10% of the funds to be provided by the municipal authorities of Craiova.

“The investment will be worth a total of €55 million,” Dragnea said at a press conference accompanying the launch of the project.

Located on a site of about 77,000 square metres, the new sports facility is to replace the Ion Oblemenco stadium in Craiova. Under the plan, the designed facility will be fitted with a capacity of 30,854 seats, of which 222 are to be earmarked for disabled spectators. This would represent an increase from the current seating capacity of 25,252.

In addition to this, a parking close to the stadium will have space for 1,123 cars, and a further 74 spaces for buses and special vehicles.

Following the planned awarding of the deal for construction works, the construction is to be completed within a period of 17 months.

Based in Craiova, in Romania’s south, CS Universitatea Craiova currently competes in the Liga I, the top tier of the country’s professional football league.

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