National Arena (Bucharest)

Arena Națională (National Arena) is the national stadium of Romania, at the Lia Manoliu National Sports Complex in Bucharest. Opened in 2011, it replaced the former national stadium. It was built for the Romanian national football team, where its games are held, as well as the final of the Romanian Cup and Romanian Super Cup.

Basic information

Official website: http://nab.ro/ 

Arena Capacity: 55,634 Spectators

Address: 37 Basarabia Blvd., Sector 2, Bucharest, Romania

GPS coordinates for the navigator: 44 ° 26′13.95 ″ N 26 ° 09′09.03 ″ East 

Year Built: September 6, 2011 

Cost of construction: 234 euros. 5 million

Field: a lawn with dimensions of 105 x 68 m

National Arena Seating Plan

Arena Națională has a cup design that allows you to create a continuous ring around the site. This is in contrast to the more “English style” of a separate stand on each side. There are three levels, the middle of which is a small part of the VIP seats. Here is some information about each section:

Peluza I Nord — The north stand of the stadium stands behind one of the goals and welcomes some of the most active supporters of football.

Peluza II Sud — The South Stand is directly opposite its northern equivalent and is also inclined to welcome fans of vocals.

Tribuna I Vest — the Western Stand, as a rule, is considered the main stand of the arena, in which there are locker rooms, a players tunnel and dugouts. It also breaks traditions compared to the rest of the stadium, since there are much more VIP sections in the middle tier, and here is the director’s box.

Tribuna II Est — The eastern tribune is similar in design to the northern and southern stands, has a smaller VIP zone and more space for middle supporters. Like the Western Stand on the contrary, it runs along the entire edge of the field.

Where to buy tickets?

Ticket Prices for Romania

Ticket prices for national matches vary worldwide. It depends on who the national team is against and in which tournament they play. A friendly game against a team that no one in Romania will cost much less than the World Cup qualifier against Hungary, for example. As prices vary from game to game, it is worth looking at the website of the Romanian Football Association for more information.

How to get tickets to Romania

If you want to see the Tricolors game live, you will need to go to the Federația Română de Fotbal website and go from there. Often, competitors themselves dictate ticket prices, as FIFA is responsible for the World Cup, and UEFA leads the European Championships, so you can also go to their websites for more information.

FC Steaua București Ticket Prices

To be honest, ticket prices in the Romanian League are not entirely easy to find. The club’s website is confusing without clear instructions, and Romanian newspaper articles are not much clearer. What we can tell you is that in the 2013-2014 season. Prices for seasonal club tickets ranged from 199 to 1500 lei. This is about 40 to 300 pounds, so it’s fair to assume that match tickets will be cheaper.

How to get FC Steaua București tickets

There is a website that you can go to, although it may be difficult for you to understand what you are subscribing to if you do not speak Romanian. You can also call the cash desk, but you might have the same problem there. You can also buy tickets directly from the stadium if you have time in Bucharest.

How to get there?

Bucharest is the capital of Romania, as well as the largest in the country. It is not impossible to reach, but it is not so simple, depending on your type of transport. Here’s a look at the most common ones:

Train

A train from London to Bucharest will take you first to Paris and then to Munich. Then you can get a sleeper from Munich to the Budapest Keleti station if you don’t mind traveling overnight.

Once in Bucharest, two of the best ways to get to the land are by tram or metro. The nearest metro station is Piata Muncii, which is 15 minutes on foot. If you prefer to take the tram, then any of the trams 56, 46, 40, 36 and 14 serves the stadium, and Pictor Harlescu is the nearest stop.

Bus

Arena Nationala bus station and bus station, unsurprisingly, a closet to the ground. However, it is served only by the N109, so a bus is not necessarily the best option for you.

Car

Would you like to drive a car? Good luck with that. Best of all, if you want to quickly and easily get where you are going, use a satellite antenna and insert the address of the stadium.

By plane

The miraculously named international airport of Bucharest Beneas Aurel Vlaicu is less than ten miles from the city center and is the largest airport serving the city. About fifteen miles from the hotel is Henri Coanda International Airport, which serves both domestic and international flights.

Taxi

Uber from Budapest Central Station to the land will take about twenty minutes or so, and should cost you ​​in the area of ​​20 lei.

Parking near Nationala Arena

The stadium has 2100 parking spaces, although the priority for their use belongs to VIP guests. However, you could get a seat if you are there early enough.

Arena Nationala Hotels

There are usually many hotels in the capitals, and Bucharest is no exception. Here are some of our favorite holiday destinations in Romania’s largest city.

Le Boutique Hotel Moxa — £ 60 +

Street Michael Moxa, 4, the intersection of Calea Victoriei, Bucharest 010962

This boutique hotel can recommend it, including a delightful restaurant and a pleasant bar. There is also a conference center, terrace and garden. If you want to keep fit, then a 24-hour fitness center will be for you. There is also free Wi-Fi and free parking if you are a driver.

Hotel Christina — £ 70 +

13 Ion Slatineanu St., Bucharest, 010601

Hotel Christina also has free parking and free Wi-Fi, but it is a much smaller hotel than either of the other two that we recommend for those of you who prefer a more personalized service. There is a terrace and a business center, as well as a vacationer and a bar.

Radisson BLU Bucharest — £ 90 +

Calea Victoriei 63-81, Sector 1, Bucharest, 010065

Sometimes you just need a chain hotel to help you feel that you know where you are. This is where Radisson appears. It has a total of 500 rooms, a casino, five restaurants, indoor and outdoor pools, a health club and a business center. It is fair to assume that this place is the knees of bees. There is also free Wi-Fi and parking with valet parking, if you are interested.

Pubs and Bars Near  Nationala

Romania is a great place to have a drink and a snack. Here are some of the best places we have experienced.

Saint Patrick

Strada Smardan 23-25, Bucharest, 030072

Nothing says “Bucharest nightlife” like an Irish bar. Here you can buy typical Irish drinks such as Guinness and Baileys, as well as delicious food. It’s just a pub, but it’s tasty, hot and fresh, and not worth complaining about. Around this place there are many TVs, especially in the “party room”.

La Rocca

Strada Theodore Am an Pictor 36, Bucharest, 010779

La Rocca calls itself a “restaurant and more”, mainly because there are several different places under the umbrella of La Rocca. None of them is a sports bar, as these are mostly very good restaurants and bars serving good food and good drinks. We put it here to give you an alternative to Irish bars…

Edgar Irish Pub

Strada Edgar Quinet, Bucharest, 030167

You should not bother here, the name itself speaks for itself. This is an Irish pub, which is one of the most popular places in the city. It offers a decent menu, as well as all the standard Irish drinks. You will also find several televisions located above the bar, so you can convince the bartender to attach the match that you wanted to watch all day.

Facilities

The stadium contains all the usual facilities that you expect to receive for the venue where the games of both the national team and the most successful club team in the country are held. There are many places to eat and drink before and during the match, as well as many convenient places throughout. There is also a retractable roof if you are interested in such things.

The venue accommodates 55 634 people. 3600 VIP seats are available, another 126 seats are allocated for the press (with the possibility of expanding to 548 seats). The stadium includes about 360 latrines and a retractable roof that can be opened or closed in 15 minutes. It is also endowed with a searchlight system and 2100 parking spaces. The roof design is very similar to the design of the national stadium in Warsaw. These two stadiums also have the same capacity and age.

Hospitality

Finding hospitality information for matches played at Arena Nationala is not easy. What we can say, however, is that there are many places on earth where you can enjoy style. Along with the usual comfortable seats, lodges and executive boxes are also located throughout the earth. In short, if you want to watch the game with extreme comfort, then you can definitely. After all, there are 3600 VIP seats inside.

Private rental

As with hospitality packages, we cannot tell you about private rentals. The stadium is full of amazing halls and rooms that are definitely suitable for holding a conference or meeting, so if you really need it desperately, we can say with confidence that you can.

Building

The old stadium was demolished from December 18, 2007 to February 20, 2008, although a symbolic removal of seats occurred on November 21, 2007, after Romania defeated Albania with a score of 6: 1 in the qualifying match for Euro 2008.

At the construction stage, disagreement arose over costs and delays, as Bucharest Mayor Sorin Oprescu said the work was 20 weeks after the schedule in May 2009. On October 8, 2009, it was decided that the stadium should also have a roof with a table with a return of 20,000,000 euros.

Construction was temporarily suspended in December 2009 due to adverse weather conditions.

Usage

The National Stadium is the venue for category 4 events and, as such, hosted the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Final, as announced by UEFA A in Nyon on January 29, 2009. At least two major events were required, starting in July 2011, one with an attendance of 10,000, and the second with an attendance of at least 40,000.

History

The official inauguration was originally scheduled for August 10, 2011 and a football match between Romania and Argentina was due to take place.

However, on July 26, Argentina officially canceled the friendly match after their manager Sergio Batista left the team, so on September 6, 2011, a stadium was opened instead of the match of the Euro 2012 qualifying tournament of group D between the Roman and French national teams. The game ended 0–0 in front of a crowd of 49,137 people.

Famous matches with a high audience

The largest audience for the football match was reached in the qualifying match of the World Cup 2014 between Romania and the Netherlands, which took place on October 16, 2012, and 53.32 9 people gathered at the stadium.

2nd place in terms of the number of viewers was reached in the final of the UEFA Europa League, which took place on May 9, 2012. The game of two Spanish teams, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, brought 52 347 people to the stadium.