Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Stadium was a football stadium in Bucharest , Romania . It was the home stadium of FC Rapid București for almost 80 years.
6-501: (Redirected from Giulești Stadium ) Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu is the name of several football stadiums. It may refer to: Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu (1939) – the original stadium, demolished in 2019 Stadionul Rapid-Giulești – its replacement, opened in 2022 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-603: The title Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stadionul_Giulești-Valentin_Stănescu&oldid=1172519663 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Stadionul Giule%C8%99ti-Valentin St%C4%83nescu (1939) It
18-586: Was entirely demolished in 2019, and has been replaced with the Rapid Arena , a new all-seater stadium that opened in 2022. Construction started in the 1936 and the stadium was inaugurated on 10 June 1939. At the time, it was the most modern stadium in Romania, a smaller replica of Arsenal 's Highbury Stadium , with a capacity of 12,160 seats. Among the guests at the opening ceremony were King Carol II of Romania , Prince Mihai of Romania and Prince Paul of Greece . It
24-469: Was named after Valentin Stănescu , the coach that helped Rapid to win its first title, but was most commonly known as the "Giulești Stadium", after the name of the neighborhood in which it was located. Landmarks near the stadium include Podul Grant , Giulești Theatre and Prunaru market. Gara de Nord is not far away from the stadium and the Grivița Railway Yards are right next to it. The stadium
30-408: Was noted for its Art Deco architecture and quickly became a symbol of the working-class Giulești neighborhood. It escaped systematization attempts from 1975 to 1990. Replacement of the north stand was completed in the mid-1990s, increasing the capacity to 19,100 seats. The stadium was renovated again in 2003. Since the summer of 2004, the stadium had been administered by Rapid București. Its capacity
36-510: Was restricted to 11,704 seats due to safety concerns regarding parts of the stadium. On 24 November 2018 the stadium was closed for demolition, with a new ground planned to take its place. The last match played in the Giulești Stadium was between FC Rapid București and Înainte Modelu , which Rapid won 1-0. On 10 January 2019 the demolition process began. It was completed on 7 May 2019. The following national team matches were held in
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