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| Location | 45 Ghencea Blvd., Sector 6, Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Owner | Ministerul Apărării Naționale al României |
| Capacity | 28,365 (Football) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 9 April 1974 |
| Renovated | 1996 |
| Construction cost | €20 million |
| Architect | Ministerul Apărării Naționale al României |
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Steaua București (1974–2015) Unirea Urziceni (UCL & UEL matches) (2009–2010) Romania national football team (1977–2009) |
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Coordinates: 44°24′46.10″N 26°2′25.60″E / 44.4128056°N 26.0404444°E
Steaua Stadium (Romanian: Stadionul Steaua), informally also known as Ghencea, is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, home of Ministry of National Defence of Romania. Also called Ghencea Stadium, it was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a friendly game against OFK Belgrade, 2–2.
Tătaru II was the first player to score on the new stadium. First 11 of Steaua in that match was: Coman – Sătmăreanu, Sameș, Smărăndache, Cristache – Dumitru, Iovănescu – Pantea, Iordănescu, Năstase, Ion. Reserves: Haidu, Ionescu, Dumitru, Tătaru II and Răducanu.