Stadionul Steaua 5.65

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Bd. Ghencea
Bucharest, 061701
Romania

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Steaua Stadium, informally also known as Ghencea, is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, home of Ministry of National Defence of Romania. Also called Ghencea Stadium, it was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a friendly game against OFK Belgrade, 2–2.Tătaru II was the first player to score on the new stadium. First 11 of Steaua in that match was: Coman – Sătmăreanu, Sameș, Smărăndache, Cristache – Dumitru, Iovănescu – Pantea, Iordănescu, Năstase, Ion. Reserves: Haidu, Ionescu, Dumitru, Tătaru II and Răducanu.HistoryAt the time it was one of the first football-only stadiums ever built in Romania, as there are no athletic (track and field) facilities, and the stands are very close to the pitch.