Free entry
🏰 Attraction
Ion Oblemenco Stadium
- Today
- Open 24 hours
- Area
- Centru
- Google rating
- 4.7(7,159)out of 5 on Google
The story
Opened in 2017, 30,983 seats, and a UEFA category 4 ground — which is why Romania's national team and European ties get played here rather than only league fixtures, and why a stadium in a city of three hundred thousand is better than most in the country.
There is no standing stadium tour, so the way in is a match. Tickets for Universitatea Craiova go on sale a few days ahead and a league fixture rarely sells out; a derby does.
It is named after Ion Oblemenco, the striker who was the club's great goalscorer of the generation before the side the city actually measures everything against — Craiova Maxima, which in the spring of 1983 became the first Romanian club to reach a UEFA Cup semi-final, drawing 0–0 away at Benfica and 1–1 at home and going out on away goals without losing a match. That is why match day here feels the way it does, and the story is worth reading before you go.
One thing visitors get confused by: two clubs have used versions of the Universitatea name, arising from the institutional disputes of the post-communist decades, and which one a given local supports is not a neutral question. Check the fixture rather than the name. The football page has the hours before, getting there, and where the city watches away games.
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Frequently asked
What are the opening hours at Ion Oblemenco Stadium?
The hours published on Google are: Monday: 00:00–23:59; Tuesday: 00:00–23:59; Wednesday: 00:00–23:59; Thursday: 00:00–23:59; Friday: 00:00–23:59; Saturday: 00:00–23:59; Sunday: 00:00–23:59. Check the venue's own site before a special trip — holiday and seasonal hours often differ.
Where is Ion Oblemenco Stadium?
The address is Bulevardul Ilie Balaci 8, 200182 Craiova, in Centru.
Can I get inside Ion Oblemenco Stadium without a match ticket?
Not reliably — there is no standing stadium tour, so the way in is a match. It opened in 2017, holds 30,983 and is a UEFA category 4 ground, which is why Romania's national team and European ties get played here rather than only league fixtures. Tickets for Universitatea Craiova go on sale a few days ahead and a league game rarely sells out; a derby does.
Is Ion Oblemenco Stadium worth visiting?
It holds 4.7 out of 5 from 7,159 Google reviews — a strong score for a attraction around Craiova. Treat the rating as a starting point, not a verdict, and read a few recent reviews too.
