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Cluj Arena
Cluj Arena (Romanian: Cluj Arena) is a multi-use stadium in
Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The stadium is to be ranked as a UEFA Elite
stadium and will be ready by October 2011. It will be the new home
ground for Universitatea Cluj-Napoca.
The owner (Cluj County Council) and the Government of Romania will pay
about €45,000,000 for the new stadium, which will be able to hold
30,201 people. The stadium will be composed of 4 two-tier covered
stands and a new running track. The seats are to be grey coloured, with
different nuances depending on their position. The sports complex will
also include a 25 stories office building next to the stadium and a
multipurpose hall of about 7.000 seats.
In November 2008 the demolishing process of the old stadium began, so that it could make place for the new one.
On 16 July 2009 the construction of the stadium began. The stadium was
due to be finished by July 2011. By July 2011, about 90% of the new
stadium was completed, with great chances to open in the near future.
There are controversies involving the name of the new stadium. Before
the demolition of the 1961-built arena, the stadium was called Ion
Moina, but chances are that the new one will be named differently.
While the fans proposed the name of Dan Anca (an "U" Cluj legend
player), the local authorities are torn between "Cluj Arena" and
lending the name to an international company, like in the case of the
Allianz Arena.
Cluj Arena will be built on the same location as the old stadium, west
of the Central Park and next to the Someşul Mic River. The area
represents the city's old sport complex, built at the beginning of the
century, which included the old stadium, the old indoor arena, and a
sports oriented park. There were projects involving the stadium being
built in other locations, but the authorities ceased due to public
pressure and decided to build the new arena on the same premises.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluj_Arena
