Stadium
Romania national team plays its home games at Arena Naţională, the biggest stadium in the country, built in 2011 and with a capacity of 55,600 places.
The National Stadium is a Category 4 venue and as such, it hosted the UEFA Europa League 2011–12 final.
Some friendly matches or minor FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championship qualification matches are played at other venues.
The former national stadium Lia Manoliu which held 60,120 places was completely demolished at the end of 2007. The last football match played was a 6–1 win against Albania on 21 November 2007.
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Famous quotes containing the word stadium:
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—Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)
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—Patricia K. Page (b. 1916)