## Ion Oblemenco Stadium (Stadionul Ion Oblemenco): What to Know Before You Go (Craiova, Romania)

Ion Oblemenco Stadium is a modern, all-seater football stadium in Craiova, Romania, with a listed seating capacity of 30,983. It’s used by CS Universitatea Craiova (operator) and has also hosted matches involving the Romania national football team.

### Quick facts (verified)
– Type: Football stadium (all-seater)
– City: Craiova, Romania
– Coordinates: 44.3140°N, 23.7843°E (matches the at the mapped coordinates)
– Capacity: 30,983
– Field size: 105 m × 68 m
– Surface: Grass
– Broke ground: 7 September 2015
– Built: 2015–2017
– Opened: 10 November 2017
– Owner: Municipality of Craiova
– Architect: Dico și Țigănaș
– Construction cost: €52 million (Wikipedia)

Potentially outdated / inconsistent data to be aware of: different reputable sources publish different street addresses for the same stadium (details below). Treat the address as something to verify in your maps app before you travel.

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## Address + how to get there (and why you should double-check it)

You provided this address:

– Bulevardul Ilie Balaci 8, Craiova 200182, Romania

However, other official/major sources list a different boulevard and number for “Ion Oblemenco” in Craiova:

– Bulevardul Știrbei Vodă 36, Craiova (Romanian Football Federation ticketing site)
– 36 Boulevard Știrbei Vodă (Wikipedia)

Because these don’t match, the safest factual guidance is: use the coordinates (44.3140, 23.7843) and confirm the address label in Google/Apple Maps right before you go.

### Public transport (bus lines listed by FRF)
The Romanian Football Federation’s ticketing page lists these bus lines for reaching the stadium area:
– Bus: 10, 20, 4, E1R, E1T

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## What the stadium is used for

### Club football + national team matches
Ion Oblemenco Stadium is associated with:
– CS Universitatea Craiova (2017–present)
– Romania national football team (2018–present)

Wikipedia also lists FC U Craiova (2021–2024) as a tenant during that period.

### Events beyond football
The stadium has hosted events outside football; one source explicitly describes it as able to host “concerts and major events.”
(If you’re planning around a non-match event, treat schedules/times as variable and confirm via the official event organizer or ticketing platform.)

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## Architecture + build context (what’s actually documented)

A 2018 case-study article (about stadium systems) describes Ion Oblemenco Stadium as:
– “Officially inaugurated in October 2017” (note: this differs from the “Opened 10 November 2017” date listed elsewhere) Magazine
– Capacity “over 30,000 seats” Magazine
– Built “over the course of two-and-a-half years” Magazine
– Total cost stated as EUR 51 million (another mismatch vs €52 million above) Magazine
– Inspired by the art of Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși Magazine
– Ranked fourth on StadiumDB’s “Stadium of the Year 2017” list Magazine

How to interpret the mismatches (dates + cost): these sources are close but not identical. The most defensible approach is to treat:
– 10 November 2017 as the published opening date
– “Inaugurated in October 2017” as a separate milestone (e.g., ceremony/official inauguration language) Magazine
– Cost as €51–52 million depending on source Magazine

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## What visitors rate it (and what that rating actually represents)

One travel aggregation source lists:
– Review score: 4.7 / 5
– Based on 6,935 reviews (the page indicates Google reviews aggregation)

That score aligns with the 4.7 rating you provided, but it’s important to treat ratings as time-sensitive: counts and averages change continuously.

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## Practical advice for match day (facts-first)

### Planning basics
– If you are going specifically for football, your plan depends on the competition calendar and ticket release timing (not stable enough to state without a live lookup).
– For navigation, use the coordinates and confirm the address label in your maps app due to conflicting published addresses.

### Accessibility + inclusion note
The Romanian Football Federation’s ticketing navigation includes dedicated supporter information sections such as “Dizabilitati” (Disabilities) and “Family zone” in its stadium/ticketing environment, indicating structured guidance exists for different attendee needs.
Because policies can change, the reliable action is to check the current rules on the relevant ticketing page for your specific event.

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## What to verify before publishing (to keep your post factually clean)

If you’re publishing this as a standalone guide page, the only pieces that are likely to drift or be inconsistently reported across sources are:
– Street address label (Ilie Balaci 8 vs Știrbei Vodă 36)
– Inauguration/opening wording (Oct 2017 inauguration vs 10 Nov 2017 opening) Magazine
– Construction cost (€51m vs €52m) Magazine
– Ratings + review counts (always time-sensitive)

Everything else above is anchored to published references.

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