Stadionul Național (1953)

Romania

The stadium Lia Manoliu was the largest football stadium in Romania.

It was built in 1953 under the name National Stadium and opened on July 31, 1953 at the World Festival of Youth and Students. Until 1990, it was inspired by the Romanian National Day 23 August the name before it was again renamed the National Stadium. In honor of the late Olympic champion in discus throw Lia Manoliu it was named after her in 1998. The last renovation took place in 2002. It was the home of the Romanian national football team and offered according to official figures, 60,120 people place. As is typical of many, often very old football stadiums in Romania, it was perfectly unüberdacht. The colors of the seats were where the Romanian flag, ie red, blue and yellow held. The playing field was surrounded by a running track.

The international match of the Romanian national team against Albania on 21 November 2007 as part of qualifying for the 2008 European Football Championship was the last event, which took place in Lia Manoliu Stadium. The old venue was demolished to make the finished in August 2011 Naţională arena for 55,600 spectators.